Connecticut College

Connecticut College is a coeducational, private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1911, it was a women's school until 1969. It is located just up Route 32 from the United States Coast Guard Academy. Across the Thames River which the college's crew and sailing teams practice on, is the city of Groton.

Academics at Connecticut College

The Four Interdisciplinary Centers:

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• Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology (CAT) Through the Ammerman Center, faculty and students can shape the study, use and creation of new technologies, probe the forefront of their fields and work in new markets with innovative products.
• Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts (CISLA) The CISLA mission is to encourage students to become public intellectuals: those who are politically concerned, socially engaged, and culturally sensitive and informed. CISLA prepares them to internationalize their majors and become responsible citizens in a global community.
• Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy (PICA) The Center orchestrates College and community resources to build on assets, respond to needs, and facilitate community revitalization and problem solving.
• Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies (CCBES) The Center is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program that builds on one of the nation's leading undergraduate environmental studies programs. The Center fosters research, education, and curriculum development aimed at understanding contemporary ecological challenges.