Category Archives: Student Success

Changing Lives: Alumni Honorees Shared Their Stories In 2021

Annual Event that recognized four graduates for Alumni Wall of Fame induction continued support for scholarships and student success programs. The Capital Community College Foundation recognized programs in manufacturing and workforce training in October and honored a 2021 class of … Continue reading

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Capital Community College 2021 Commencement Gallery

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

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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COVID-19 Response: Capital Cares Student Fund Gets $20,000 Boost From CCC Foundation

The Capital Community College Foundation is boosting an Emergency Microgrant Fund for students with a $20,000 grant to help undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic that closed the campus on March 12th and moved all courses online for the remainder of … Continue reading

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Nominations Invited For The Class of 2020 Alumni Wall of Fame

Fifty three years ago Capital Community College then known as Greater Hartford Community College opened its doors at a two-story Sequassen Street building in Hartford’s Colt Park. From an opening enrollment of 339 students more than 300,000 have enrolled and … Continue reading

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Harvard Economist Keynotes Opening of Equity & Diversity Center

Economist Anna Stansbury was the keynote speaker at the opening of the College’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Center on December 5th. The opening, co-sponsored by the Hartford Chamber of Commerce, involved community partners and organizations, faculty, staff and students. … Continue reading

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Capital Touts Career Advancement Programs, Downtown Partnerships At 2019 Town and Legislative Forum

State legislators, city and town officials, students and corporate partners participated in a Town and Legislative lunch forum on March 14th at Capital Community College (CCC). The forum, held at the College’s Walter J. Markiewicz’ Community Room, focused on Capital’s … Continue reading

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Capital’s First Golf Classic At Keney To Benefit 2019 Summer College Transition Program

Capital Community College Foundation will hold its first Golf Classic on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Keney Park Golf Course  — a scramble tournament in support of a summer program to  ease the transition of first-time students  going into college. … Continue reading

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#Giving Tuesday: Invest in Hartford’s Community College

  “These are places where young people can continue their education without taking on a lot of debt. These are places where workers can gain new skills to move up in their careers. These are places where anyone with a … Continue reading

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Capital Community College Ranked 10th Best In Nation, #1 In New England For Adult Learners

Hartford’s Capital Community College is one of the 10 best two-year colleges for adult learners in the nation, according to a survey by the Washington Monthly magazine in its September-October 2017 edition. The monthly’s 2017 college rankings were reported in … Continue reading

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