Consortium Fast Facts
Founded 1972
12 Members – 5 public, 5 private, 2 seminaries: Capital Community College, Central CT State University, Charter Oak State College, Goodwin College, Hartford Seminary, Manchester Community College, Rensselaer at Hartford, St. Thomas Seminary, Trinity College, University of CT Greater Hartford Campus, University of Hartford, University of Saint Joseph; Affiliate: CT Public Television
Annual Consortium operating budget: $421,000
Board of Directors: president or campus leader of each member
Consortium staff: 5 FT & PT
Consortium programs:
- Career Beginnings (started 1986): college access resources and mentoring for Hartford area public high school students serving 600+ annually
- Graduate! CT (started 2010): adults returning to college resource program in collaboration with MetroHartford Alliance serving more than 1,000 annually
- Legislative advocacy-federal and state
- Cross-registration in selected courses and departments for students, faculty and staff at member institutions
- Mini-grants for cooperative initiatives among members’ faculty and staff
- Internships for college students in Consortium programs
- Civic engagement with corporate community in Hartford to support workforce development through higher education
Students (full- and part-time) enrolled in Consortium member institutions: 36,000+
Faculty at Consortium institutions: more than 4,000
Courses available: 4,000+
Degrees offered: associates, bachelors, masters, doctorates in 475 fields of study
Certificate programs offered: 150
Library volumes: 2.5 million
Annual payroll: $300,000,000+ that helps to drive the region's economy
Campus events open to the public annually (concerts, lectures, sports, exhibits, etc.): +1,800