CCSU : A Flagship Campus
Prestigious Award-Winning Academics CCSU ’ s undergraduate curriculum , nationally recognized for its excellence by the Association of American Colleges & Universities , offers 100 majors in more than 80 fields of study .
Carol A . Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Carol A . Ammon , a very successful businesswoman and a Central alumna , Class of 1973 , has made a generous $ 8 million contribution to CCSU through the Carol A . Ammon Foundation . Her gift will be used for student scholarships and academic program support .
School of Business Our AACSB accredited School of Business offers Bachelors of Science degrees in Accounting , Finance , Management & Organization , Management Information Systems , and Marketing . CCSU ’ s School of Business joins the ranks of other prestigious institutions in Connecticut , including Yale and UConn . Only about 5 percent of business schools in the United States and 49 countries and territories worldwide have received the coveted AACSB stamp of approval .
School of Education & Professional Studies CCSU is Connecticut ’ s oldest public institution of higher education – founded first as the New Britain Normal School in 1849 and later becoming the Teachers College of Connecticut ( 1933 ), then becoming Central Connecticut State College in 1959 . Ultimately ending up as Central Connecticut State University that is the nationally recognized brand today . Accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education ( NCATE ) longer than any institution in the state of Connecticut . Our University ’ s teacher preparation program is the best in the state according to a recent ranking by ToBecomeATeacher . org .
School of Engineering , Science & Technology Our programs adhere to the highest standards and are nationally accredited by ABET , ACCE , ATMAE , CAC , and NCATE . Graduates have remarkable success in finding career-starting jobs . Placement rates often approach 100 percent !
School of Graduate Studies Central Connecticut State University offers graduate degree programs in approximately 40 fields of study , with many of the degrees offering specializations that provide additional focuses .
Popular Majors of Study
• . Business , Management , Marketing & Related Support Services
• Social Sciences
• Education
• Psychology
• Engineering Technologies and Engineering Related Fields
The University has a full time faculty of 400 members , more than 75 % possess a doctorate . In addition to some 400 part-time instructors . CCSU faculty have earned Ph . D . s at Harvard , Yale , Stanford , Brown , Cornell , Columbia , Duke , the universities of Pennsylvania , Michigan , NYU and other world-class institutions .
Points of Pride
. The college guide book , Great Colleges for the Real World : Get in Get out , Get a Job , selected CCSU as one of the “ best 200 colleges ” in the nation .
Recognizing the University ’ s many community engagement activities , The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching designated CCSU as one of the Foundation ’ s Community Engagement Institutions .