Norwalk Community College

Norwalk Community College was formed when Norwalk State Technical College and Norwalk Community College merged in 1992. The college occupies a 30-acre campus and includes two buildings. A branch campus is situated at the Rippowam Center in Stamford. NCC also provides online education and a satellite program in Nursing at the Gateway Community College in New Haven, Connecticut.

NCC offers over 20 certificate programs and more than 40 associate degrees in Science, Applied Science and the Arts. The William H. Schwab Center for Information Technology prepares students for careers in advanced technology. Famous alumni include MLB pitcher Erik Bedard and Michael Fedele, Connecticut’s lieutenant governor.

Campus Location

188 Richards Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
Main Tel: (203) 857-7060
Web Site

Norwalk Community College Highlights

Where Norwalk Community College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in family and social work, engineering, design, hospitality, business and management, office and administration, and law.
High faculty salary.
Large number of students.
Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Racially diverse student body.

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	430	36
< 1 year certificate	83	19

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Norwalk Community College:

School	Location	Enrollment
Gateway Community College	New Haven, CT	5,965
Governors State University	University Park, IL	5,692
Capital Community College	Hartford, CT	3,726
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College	Chicago, IL	6,140
Housatonic Community College	Bridgeport, CT	4,475
Texas Southmost College	Brownsville, TX	12,395
Manchester Community College	Manchester, CT	6,484
Naugatuck Valley Community College	Waterbury, CT	5,966
Las Positas College	Livermore, CA	8,024
California State University-Dominguez Hills	Carson, CA	12,082

Students

The student enrollment at Norwalk Community College was 6,231 in 2007 (3,551 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (98 awarded)

Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
Banking and Financial Support Services
Business Administration and Management
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

Computer Programming/Programmer
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences
Information Science/Studies

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (7 awarded)

Culinary Arts and Related Services

DESIGN (17 awarded)

Design and Visual Communications
Graphic Design
Interior Design

ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

Archeology
Engineering Science

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (9 awarded)

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Tech
Engineering Technology
Industrial Technology/Technician
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (53 awarded)

Child Care and Support Services Management
Child Development
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management

HOSPITALITY (13 awarded)

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (22 awarded)

Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (132 awarded)

General Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (9 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION (7 awarded)

Medical Office Management/Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (20 awarded)

Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

Gerontology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (47 awarded)

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (32 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

Commercial and Advertising Art

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (15 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Police Science
Fire Services Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling