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About @ Capital

A weblog for alumni and friends of the Capital Community College Foundation, Hartford, Connecticut active from 2009 to 2022, Comments and information pertaining to the College and College Foundation are welcome. John McNamara (Editor) Director of Institutional Advancement and Foundation Liaison Retired.

Eversource Foundation Grant Paves Way For Line Worker Certification Program At Capital

Posted on June 29, 2021 by @ Capital

A group of students are enrolled in a new Line Worker Certificate Program on Capital’s campus in June that will lead to employment at Eversource, the region’s electric utility. A $20,000 grant from the Eversource Foundation with additional support from … Continue reading →

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Capital Community College 2021 Commencement Gallery

Posted on May 30, 2021 by @ Capital

YouTube Link To The 2021 Commencement https://youtu.be/ne32ErMOi-Q

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Commencement 2021: Capital Community College Graduates 369 at Dunkin Donuts Park May 27th

Posted on May 29, 2021 by @ Capital

Capital Community College held its 2021 Commencement exercises at Dunkin’ Donuts Park on Thursday, May 27th a short walk from its downtown Hartford campus under cloudless skies. Chief Executive Office G. Duncan Harris, Ed.D, greeted faculty, guests and 369 graduates … Continue reading →

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CCC Foundation: 2021-2022 Scholarship Applications Due June 30th

Posted on May 19, 2021 by @ Capital

The  Capital Community College Foundation is accepting applications for scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. The closing date for applications is June 30, 2021. The Foundation provides merit and need-based scholarships each year to new and continuing students contingent on … Continue reading →

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Nominations Invited For The 2021 Alumni Wall of Fame at Capital Community College

Posted on May 17, 2021 by @ Capital

The Capital Community College (CCC) Alumni Wall of Fame recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their professions and communities and are supportive of CCC and the CCC Foundation. Nominations for the Class of 2021 inductees are invited and … Continue reading →

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May 7th Capital Golf Classic Raises Funds For Scholarships, OASIS Center for Students With Military Service

Posted on May 14, 2021 by @ Capital

Capital Community College’s 2021 Golf Classic held at Keney Park Golf Course on May 7th drew more than 100 golfers and guests in support of Foundation scholarships and the OASIS Center for students with military service. The event raised $28,000 … Continue reading →

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Back To The Future: Campus News from 30 Years Ago

Posted on March 28, 2021 by @ Capital

The May 1991 issue of The Correspondent, “the newsletter of Greater Hartford Community College”, provides a look back at academic and student life one year before Greater Hartford Community College would change its name. In 1992, GHCC would merge with … Continue reading →

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Scholarship will honor memory of 2019 Nursing Alumna Priscilla Gonzalez

Posted on March 26, 2021 by @ Capital

A 2021 nursing scholarship will honor the memory of Priscilla M. Gonzalez, a 2019 graduate and Waterbury Hospital nurse, who died last November at the age of 32. Shenika Carroll, RN, MSN, a clinical instructor for Capital’s nursing program and … Continue reading →

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2nd Capital Golf Classic To Benefit Veterans’ OASIS Center and Scholarship Fund On Friday, May 7th

Posted on March 12, 2021 by @ Capital

Capital Community College’s Golf Classic, postponed in 2020 because of the pandemic, returns in the spring on Friday, May 7th at Keney Park Golf Course.  The College’s Foundation  is raising funds  for the Scholarship Fund and the Oasis Center , … Continue reading →

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Associate Dean Miranda To Lead CCC’s Re-Entry Task Force

Posted on March 10, 2021 by @ Capital

Capital Community College (CCC) is forming a task force focused on education and training leading to sustainable employment for formerly incarcerated individuals as they re-enter the community, CCC Chief Executive Officer G. Duncan Harris announced. The task force, working with … Continue reading →

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