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Connecticut State Community College

New Britain, Connecticut · Midsize city

#4 best value in Connecticut

13%
Transfer rate: $11,513
Avg net price: 24%
Grad / completion: $41,344
Median earnings

Connecticut State Community College is a public associate-granting institution in New Britain, Connecticut (midsize city setting), enrolling 33,645 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicLarge · 33,645 undergradsMidsize cityCold wintersSnowy

About New Britain, Connecticut

New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. New Britain was settled in 1687. New Britain is home to the global headquarters of the Fortune 500 manufacturing conglomerate Stanley Black & Decker. Other companies headquartered in New Britain include Gaffney, Bennett and Associates, Tomasso Group, Creed Monarch, Guida's Dairy, and Polamer Precision. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: Hartford, CT
To the ocean: 31 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to Bradley (BDL) · major hub

How Connecticut State Community College compares

#42 · Largest Colleges by Enrollment

Graduation rate24%

Higher than 7% · #23 of 23 in Connecticut

First-year retention69%

Higher than 41%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,344

Higher than 74% · #7 of 13 in Connecticut

Average net price$11,513

Cheaper than 64% · #4 cheapest of 23 in Connecticut

Median debt at graduation$9,200

Lower than 65%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment33,645

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare Connecticut State Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Connecticut.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women23,80771%
Men9,83829%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White37%
Black17%
Hispanic33%
Asian4.2%
Other or multiracial8.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 33,645
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 45%
First-generation students: 58%
Students over 25: 32%
Median family income: $18,008
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $86,913
Endowment: $69,567,277

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 7,978 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Connecticut99%
Other U.S. states0.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Connecticut State Community College draws overwhelmingly from Connecticut.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,338
Out-of-state tuition: $15,596
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,500
Total cost of attendance: $18,370
Average net price: $11,513

Outcomes

Graduated: 24%
First-year retention: 69%
Transferred to another college: 13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $35,849
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,344
Median debt at graduation: $9,200
Students with federal loans: 8%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 33%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

24%

Low-income (Pell)

13%

First-generation

13%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 9
Property offenses (2022–2024): 4

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.3reported offenses a year

3.0 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault

1.3

Robbery

1.0

Burglary

1.0

Rape

0.7

Motor vehicle theft

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$11,009

$30–48k

$11,280

$48–75k

$12,173

$75–110k

$12,512

$110k+

$13,551

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

30%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,580

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 30% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,580. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 5,020 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $41,344
Typical debt at graduation: $9,200
Debt vs. one year's pay: 22%
Out-earn a HS grad: 46%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$38,792

Men

$45,738

Men out-earn women by $6,946 (18%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 85°F
Winter low: 20°F
Annual rain: 42.8″
Annual snow: 51.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hartford Brainard Fld, CT US station (2.5 mi from campus).

What Connecticut State Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

1,280 grads$25k 1 yr$43k 5 yr$6k debt

1,280$25,072$42,979$6,050 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

471 grads$76k 1 yr$89k 5 yr$18k debt

471$76,364$89,425$17,876 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

399 grads$37k 1 yr$47k 5 yr— debt

399$37,152$47,393—Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

192 grads$31k 1 yr$48k 5 yr— debt

192$31,345$48,075—Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

185 grads$66k 1 yr$76k 5 yr— debt

185$65,724$75,644—Precision Metal WorkingCert.

167 grads$41k 1 yr$54k 5 yr— debt

167$41,378$53,598—Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

155 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

155———Accounting and Related ServicesAssoc.

132 grads$43k 1 yr$52k 5 yr— debt

132$42,591$52,127—Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

101 grads$30k 1 yr$34k 5 yr— debt

101$29,811$33,816—Business/Commerce, GeneralCert.

98 grads— 1 yr$50k 5 yr— debt

98—$49,931—Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

94 grads— 1 yr$67k 5 yr— debt

94—$66,525—Fine and Studio ArtsAssoc.

93 grads$22k 1 yr$30k 5 yr— debt

93$22,100$29,600—

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.