Connecticut State Community College (CT State)
Public two-year college in New Britain, CT that costs an average of $9,195 a year after financial aid and graduates 25% of full-time students.
Net price / year
$9,195
Acceptance rate
Open
Graduation rate
25%
Earnings after 10 yrs
$46,642
PublicMidsize city33,645 undergraduates
Cost of CT State
| Total cost of attendance (per year) | $17,211 |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees, in-state | $5,338 |
| Tuition and fees, out-of-state | $15,596 |
| Books and supplies | $1,500 |
| Average net price after aid | $9,195 |
Net price by family income
| Family income | Average net price / year |
|---|---|
| $0–30,000 | $8,947 |
| $30,001–48,000 | $8,711 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,489 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $10,184 |
| $110,001+ | $11,533 |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships (in-state students). Get your own estimate with CT State's net price calculator ↗.
Admissions
| Acceptance rate | Open admission (everyone admitted) |
|---|
Graduation, earnings and debt
| Graduation rate | 25% |
|---|---|
| First-year retention | 69% |
| Median earnings 6 years after enrolling | $39,329 |
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $46,642 |
| Rank in Connecticut (earnings) | 2nd of 2 similar colleges |
| Median debt of graduates | $6,500 |
| Typical monthly loan payment | $74 (10-year plan) |
| Students with Pell grants | 49% |
| Students with federal loans | 6.8% |
Majors and programs at CT State
Earnings one year after graduation and median debt, by program. Click a program for details and comparisons.
Certificate programs (81)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 60 | $79,624 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 76 | $50,053 | — |
| Legal Support Services | 60 | $49,307 | — |
| Precision Metal Working | 303 | $47,444 | $5,500 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 66 | $45,524 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 155 | $37,536 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 99 | — | — |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | 14 | — | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 10 | — | — |
| Archeology | 1 | — | — |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | 14 | — | — |
| Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education | — | — | — |
| Biotechnology | 1 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 152 | — | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 29 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce | 98 | — | — |
| Citizenship Activities | — | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 31 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 3 | — | — |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | 16 | — | — |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 5 | — | — |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | — | — | — |
| Computer Programming | 25 | — | — |
| Computer Science | 7 | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 11 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 20 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 14 | — | — |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 2 | — | — |
| Construction Management | 23 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 18 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 41 | — | — |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | 2 | — | — |
| Data Processing | — | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 39 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 9 | — | — |
| Dispute Resolution | — | — | — |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 61 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | — | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 6 | — | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | 32 | — | — |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | — | — | — |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 6 | — | — |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | — | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 8 | — | — |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | 28 | — | — |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 1 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 3 | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 3 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 33 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 4 | — | — |
| Fire Protection | 2 | — | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 6 | — | — |
| Gerontology | 2 | — | — |
| Homeland Security | 3 | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 7 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 27 | — | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 5 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 1 | — | — |
| Library and Archives Assisting | 29 | — | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 38 | — | — |
| Marketing | 57 | — | — |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | 47 | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 84 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 2 | — | — |
| Plant Sciences | 19 | — | — |
| Public Health | 12 | — | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 1 | — | — |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | 5 | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 27 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 5 | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 28 | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Security Science and Technology | 1 | — | — |
| Social Work | 5 | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 2 | — | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 1 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | — | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 108 | — | — |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | — | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 54 | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 2 | — | — |
Associate's degree programs (101)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 945 | $83,768 | $9,225 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 378 | $75,339 | $9,167 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 40 | $71,011 | $11,975 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 78 | $61,626 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 169 | $48,398 | — |
| Business/Commerce | 399 | $47,182 | $6,244 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 124 | $44,413 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 216 | $43,770 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 531 | $42,804 | $5,137 |
| Social Work | 185 | $40,963 | $9,500 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 35 | $40,806 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 106 | $40,585 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 326 | $40,388 | $6,250 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 69 | $39,744 | — |
| Human Services | 73 | $39,120 | — |
| Computer Science | 165 | $35,403 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 2,426 | $35,260 | $5,250 |
| Psychology | 384 | $33,735 | $5,375 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 247 | $32,464 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 51 | $29,805 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 174 | $25,381 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 114 | $21,577 | — |
| Air Transportation | — | — | — |
| American Sign Language | — | — | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 4 | — | — |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 16 | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 1 | — | — |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | — | — | — |
| Behavioral Sciences | — | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 2 | — | — |
| Biology | 69 | — | — |
| Biotechnology | 3 | — | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 19 | — | — |
| Chemistry | 7 | — | — |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | — | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 16 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 95 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 1 | — | — |
| Computer Engineering | 25 | — | — |
| Computer Programming | 21 | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 52 | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 15 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 67 | — | — |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 62 | — | — |
| Construction Management | 7 | — | — |
| Criminology | 83 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 49 | — | — |
| Data Processing | 1 | — | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 13 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 28 | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 1 | — | — |
| Economics | 10 | — | — |
| Education | 58 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 25 | — | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | 4 | — | — |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | 3 | — | — |
| Engineering Science | 122 | — | — |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | 4 | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 7 | — | — |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | 15 | — | — |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 1 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | — | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 3 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 18 | — | — |
| Fire Protection | 8 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 1 | — | — |
| Gerontology | 1 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 48 | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 4 | — | — |
| History | 50 | — | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 23 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 29 | — | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 6 | — | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 44 | — | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 19 | — | — |
| Legal Support Services | 38 | — | — |
| Literature | 46 | — | — |
| Marketing | 48 | — | — |
| Mathematics | 24 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 26 | — | — |
| Music | 16 | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 18 | — | — |
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians | 30 | — | — |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions | 24 | — | — |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 3 | — | — |
| Physics | 7 | — | — |
| Plant Sciences | 15 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government | 47 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working | 7 | — | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | — | — | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 13 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 7 | — | — |
| Social Sciences | 12 | — | — |
| Sociology | 17 | — | — |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | 12 | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 1 | — | — |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 1 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 33 | — | — |
| Sustainability Studies | 1 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 45 | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 66 | — | — |
Similar colleges in Connecticut
| College | City | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin University | East Hartford | $31,759 | — | $52,576 |
About CT State
| Type | Public two-year college |
|---|---|
| Location | New Britain, CT |
| Setting | Midsize city |
| Undergraduates | 33,645 |
| Student-to-faculty ratio | 15 to 1 |
| Accreditor | New England Commission on Higher Education |
| Website | ctstate.edu ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
How much does CT State cost per year?
The full cost of attendance is $17,211 a year (tuition and fees: $5,338 in-state, $15,596 out-of-state). After grants and scholarships the average student pays $9,195 a year, and students from families earning under $30,000 pay about $8,947.
How much do CT State graduates earn?
Former students earn a median of $46,642 a year, 10 years after first enrolling — 2nd of 2 similar colleges in Connecticut.
What is CT State's graduation rate?
25% of full-time students graduate within 150% of the normal program length, and 69% of first-year students return for a second year.