Institutional Characteristics

Date: August 1, 2001

1. Corporate name of institution: Quinebaug Valley Community College

2. Address (city, state, zip code): 742 Upper Maple Street, Danielson, CT 06239

Phone: (860) 774-1130

3. Date institution was chartered or authorized: 1971

4. Date institution enrolled first students in degree programs: 1971

5. Date institution awarded first degrees: 1973

6. Type of control: State

7. By what agency is the institution legally authorized to provide a program of education beyond high school, and what degrees is it authorized to grant? Legal authorization is found in the General Statutes of Connecticut. QVCC is authorized by the Board of Governors for Higher Education to grant the following degrees: Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Applied Science.

8. Level of postsecondary offering:

Ø Less than one year of work

Ø At least one but less than two years

Ø Associate degree granting program of at least two years

9. Type of undergraduate programs:

Ø Occupational training at the craftsman/clerical level (certificate or diploma)

Ø Occupational training at the technical or semi-professional level (degree)

Ø Two-year programs designed for full transfer to a baccalaureate degree

Ø Liberal arts and general

10. The calendar system at the institution is: Semester

11. What constitutes a “normal” credit hour load for students each semester? 12 credit hours

12. Student population: Fall 2000

1. How many full-time students in degree programs?

Headcount: 375

Male: 141

Female: 23

2. How many part-time students in degree programs?

Headcount: 826

Male: 214

Female: 612

3. How many full time equivalents (total student population)? 693.4

d. How many students (headcount) in non-credit, short-term courses? 1525

13. The programs accredited by a nationally recognized, specialized accrediting agency are listed below.

PROGRAM	ACCREDITING AGENCY
Medical Assisting	American Association of Medical Assistants

14. The names and titles of the chief administrative officers of the institution are listed below.

FUNCTION OR OFFICIAL	NAME	EXACT TITLE
Chair Board of Trustees	Lawrence Zollo	Chair
President/Director	Dianne E. Williams	President
Executive Vice President	None	None
Chief Academic Officer Chief Student Services Officer	Susan Huard	Dean of Learning and Student Development
Deans of Schools and Colleges	None
Chief Financial Officer	John Boland	Dean of Administrative Services
Planning	None	None
Institutional Research	Paul Carmichael	Director of Research and Assessment
Development	Maureen Boyd	Coordinator of College Development
Library	Hyunyong Kim	Director of the Library
Continuing Education	Richard Fontaine	Director of the Center for Community and Professional Learning
Grants/Research	None	None
Admissions	Joan Macneil	Director of Outreach and Employment Services
Registrar	Antonio Veloso	Director of Enrollment and Research
Financial Aid	Monica Mattscheck	Director of Financial Aid
Public Relations	Margaret Huoppi	Public Information Assistant
Alumni Association	None	None
Other	None	None

15. A chart of the organization of the College is appended (Appendix V).

16. The central elements in the history of the College are listed below.

1971 The College was authorized and funded (January)

Dr. Robert E. Miller was selected as president (July)

The College opened in classrooms leased from secondary schools and with some offices housed in trailers. About 200 students enrolled (September).

1973 College held its first commencement. Nineteen graduates received degrees.

1976 The associate degree program in Aviation Maintenance was approved. QVCC became the first community college in Connecticut authorized to confer the Associate in Applied Science degree.

1979 The College received initial accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

1980 The College began offering English as a Second Language classes in Willimantic. A classroom was rented from the YMCA.

1981 Property was acquired for the development of a campus

1982 Reaccredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, QVCC became the first community college in Connecticut to receive accreditation for a ten-year period

Fall semester enrollment exceeded 1,000 for the first time

1983 The College moved to the new building

1986 The Willimantic Center moved into a leased facility on Valley Street

1989 On the Danielson campus, the Rogers Amphitheater was dedicated

1992 Reaccredidation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges for ten years

1992 Retirement of Dr. Robert E. Miller as president and appointment of Dianne E. Williams as the College’s second president

1993 Willimantic Center moved to a leased facility in a new shopping plaza

1994 The philosophy of Total Quality was adopted and the total Quality Council formed

1994 A plastics laboratory was secured and set up on the campus

1997 The College changed its organizational architecture, including the combining of two divisions into the Learning and Student Development Division with one dean

1997 The College received the Connecticut Award for Excellence at the Nutmeg Level

1999 Willimantic Center moved to its present leased facility on Main Street with double the space of previous facility

1999 Willimantic Center was approved as a Branch Campus by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

2000 The College was designated a Learning Champion by the League for Innovation in the Community College

2000 The Board of Governors for Higher Education approved the offering of more than 50% of four degrees at the Willimantic Center