Central Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut, CCSU,[5] Central Connecticut State,[6] or informally Central) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 1849 as the State Normal School, CCSU is Connecticut's oldest publicly-funded university. It is made up of four schools: the Ammon College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; the School of Business; the School of Education and Professional Studies; and the School of Engineering, Science, and Technology. As of Spring 2022, the university was attended by 8,898 students: 7,054 undergraduate students and 1,844 graduate students.[7] More than half of students live off campus and 96 percent are Connecticut residents.[7] The school is part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system (CSCU), which also oversees Eastern, Western, and Southern Connecticut State Universities.[8]
Elihu Burritt Library Central Connecticut State University was founded in 1849 as the State Normal School to train teachers.[9] It was the sixth normal school in the United States and is the oldest public university in Connecticut.[10][11] It ran until 1867 when the school was temporarily closed due to opposition in the Connecticut General Assembly.[12] Two years later, the Normal School resumed its services and continued to do so until the 1930s. In 1933, the Connecticut General Assembly created the Teachers College of Connecticut and the first bachelor's degrees were granted.[13] In 1922, the campus moved to its current location on Stanley Street. In Fall 2023, the university unveiled its new logo.
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