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Humanities Chair Jeff Partridge Appointed To State Historic Preservation Council

Posted on July 6, 2016 by @ Capital

Jeffrey F.L. Partridge, Ph.D, Capital Community College’s Chair of Humanities, has been appointed a member of the Connecticut Historic Preservation Council by Governor Dannel P. Malloy. Partridge, an English professor and Director of the College’s Hartford Heritage Project, was appointed to the … Continue reading →

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Hartford Heritage: American Lit Course Returns To Twain, Stowe Houses In Fall 2016

Posted on June 15, 2016 by @ Capital

Capital Community College’s American Literature course (English 220) will return to the historic Mark Twain House & Museum and Harriet Beecher Stowe Center  in Hartford’s West End in the fall of 2016. Launched last year through the college’s Hartford Heritage … Continue reading →

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Community College Student Is A Special Guest Of Obamas for Last State of the Union message

Posted on January 11, 2016 by @ Capital

President Obama will deliver the last State of the Union address of his Presidency on Tuesday, January 12th. To highlight the value of  community colleges helping non-traditional students earn degrees and obtain career track employment, Jennifer Bragdon, a Texas mother … Continue reading →

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Excellence In Diversity Award Goes To Capital For A Third Year

Posted on September 15, 2015 by @ Capital

For the third year, Capital Community College (CCC) has received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award … Continue reading →

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Capital CC On List Of Two-Year Institutions Where Grads Earn Higher Salaries

Posted on September 14, 2015 by @ Capital

Homeroom, the official blog of the U.S. Department of Education, has cited Capital Community College as one of 45 institutions across the country where graduates can expect higher career earnings. In a recent blog post  the Education Department based the … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Oasis, 21st Century Classroom, Welcome Center Mural Highlight Campus Improvements; Lunch Tour September 15th 12- 2 PM

Posted on September 2, 2015 by @ Capital

Capital Community College’s campus, which opened 13 years ago this fall in a transformed G. Fox & Company Department Store, is introducing new resources and improvements for incoming students who began classes on August 31st. Friends, neighbors and partners of … Continue reading →

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Capital Grads Start Nursing Careers At Saint Francis Hospital

Posted on July 22, 2015 by @ Capital

Fourteen members of Capital Community College’s (CCC) 2015 graduating class began their nursing careers this week at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Director of Nursing Cynthia Adams RN, MSN, EdD, announced. Capital and five other Connecticut community colleges offer … Continue reading →

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Retired ESL Director Nancy Caddigan Recognized With A Window To The Future

Posted on April 14, 2015 by @ Capital

Nancy Caddigan, Capital Community College’s longtime director of the College’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program, was honored at a “surprise” April 9th reception held at the Student Success Center on Capital’s campus. More than 100 colleagues, friends and … Continue reading →

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Responses To President’s Free Community College Initiative

Posted on January 14, 2015 by @ Capital

I Owe It All to Community College: Tom Hanks on His Two Years at Chabot College “President Obama hopes to make two years of free community college accessible for up to nine million Americans. I’m guessing the new Congress will … Continue reading →

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Giving Tuesday: The Value of Scholarship Giving @ Capital

Posted on December 2, 2014 by @ Capital

“Growing up in inner city Hartford, the youngest of twelve children, college seemed out of reach. Capital Community College not only afforded me the opportunity to obtain a college education but also gave me my career in nursing….I applaud the … Continue reading →

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