Statutory Mission of the Connecticut Community College System
Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 92-126:
- The primary responsibilities of the regional community-technical colleges shall
be:
- to provide programs of occupational, vocational, technical and technological and career education designed to provide training for immediate employment, job retraining or upgrading of skills to meet individual, community, and state manpower needs;
- to provide programs of general study including, but not limited to, remediation, general and adult education and continuing education designed to meet individual student goals;
- to provide programs of study for college transfer representing the first two years of baccalaureate education;
- to provide community service programs as defined in subsection (b) of this section; and
- to provide student support services including, but not limited to, admissions,
counseling, testing, placement, individualized instruction and efforts to serve
students with special needs.
- As used in this section, “community service programs” means educational,
cultural, recreational and community-directed services which a community college may
provide in addition to its regular academic program. Such community service programs
may include, but shall not be limited to:
- activities designed to enrich the intellectual, cultural and social life of the community;
- educational services designed to promote the development of skills for the effective use of leisure time;
- activities and programs designed to assist in the identification and solution of community problems; and
- utilization of college facilities and services by community groups to the extent that such usage does not conflict with the regular schedule of the college.