Other Dept 56 Collections

Connecticut College is a coeducational, highly selective private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut. Chartered in 1911, it was a women's college until 1969. It is located on the Thames River, on which the college's crew and sailing teams regularly practice. more...

Home
Cultures, Ethnicities
Decorative Collectibles
All God's Children
Andrea by Sadek
ANRI
Armani
Avon
Bing & Grondahl Coll Plates
Blue Sky Clayworks
Boyds
Bradford Exchange
Byers Choice
Cat's Meow Village
Charming Tails
Christopher Radko
Danbury Mint
David Winter
Dept 56
Alpine Village
Christmas in the City
Dickens Village
Accessories
Buildings
Mixed Lots
Other Items
Heritage Village
New England Village
North Pole
Other Dept 56 Collections
Snow Village
Accessories
Buildings
Mixed Lots
Other Items
Snowbabies
Figurines
Figurines Baby
Figurines Christmas
Figurines Friends
Hinged Boxes
Ornaments
Other Figurines
Other Items
Snowbunnies
Dreamsicles
Duncan Royale
Enesco
Faberge
Fitz & Floyd
Flambro
Franklin Mint
Halcyon Days
Hallmark
Hamilton Collector Plates
Harbour Lights
Harmony Kingdom
HOMCO
Hummel, Goebel
Josef
Knowles Collector Plates
Lefton Figurines
Lenox
Liberty Falls
Lilliput Lane
Limoges
Lladro
Longaberger
Madame Alexander
Margaret Furlong
Mary Engelbreit
Midwest of Cannon Falls
Norman Rockwell
Old World
Other Brands
PartyLite
Patricia Breen
Pendelfin
Polonaise
Precious Moments
Rein Poortvliet
Roman
Royal Copenhagen Coll Plates
Royal Doulton
San Francisco Music Box
Sarah's Attic
Schmid
Sebastian Miniatures
Shelia's
Slavic Treasures
Swarovski
Thomas Kinkade
Tom Clark
Unbranded
Wade Figurines
Wedgwood
Willitts
Willow Tree
Holiday, Seasonal
Religions, Spirituality

Connecticut College's riverside location and its wooded campus are reflected in the College seal.

In fall 2004, Connecticut College published its fourth strategic plan, which included the college's new mission statement: Connecticut College educates students to put the liberal arts into action as citizens in a global society.

About Connecticut College

Connecticut College's enrolls about 1,900 men and women from 41 states, Washington D.C., and 42 countries. Forty percent of students are men.

The college is particularly known for interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning.

Students live under the College's 84-year-old student-adjudicated Honor Code and without a Greek system. The Honor Code, which distinguishes Connecticut College from its peers, underpins all academic and social interactions at the College and creates a palpable spirit of trust and cooperation between students and faculty. Other benefits of the Code include the tradition of shared governance among faculty and students and self-scheduled, unproctored final exams.

According to The Princeton Review 2005 and Campus Compact, Connecticut College is one of the nation’s best colleges for fostering social responsibility and public service. A January 2006 ranking noted that Connecticut College is among the 25 top small colleges in terms of the number of graduates who serve in the Peace Corps.

Connecticut College is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Watson Foundation List, the Annapolis Group and the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).

Connecticut College Statistics

In "America's Best Colleges 2006" published by U.S. News and World Report, Connecticut College was ranked 36th out of 215 national liberal arts colleges. In subcategories, ranked No. 27 for admission selectivity, No. 26 for graduation and retention rates, and No. 32 for alumni giving.;

Connecticut College has 162 full-time professors in Academic Year 2005-06; 89 percent hold a doctorate or equivalent. All classes are taught by professors. The student-faculty ratio is 10:1.;

For the 2005-06 academic year, domestic students of color accounted for about 16% of all full-time and part-time students. International students accounted for about another 2% of the student body. The countries from which the most international students come are Turkey, China, Bulgaria, and India.;

Academics at Connecticut College

The College offers more than 1,000 courses in 29 academic departments and 7 interdisciplinary programs, and students can choose from 54 traditional majors plus opportunities for self-designed courses of study. The most common majors among graduates of the Class of 2005 were Government, Economics, English, Psychology, International Relations, Biological Sciences, Anthropology, and History. About 18-20% of Connecticut College students graduate with double majors (the most common combinations of which are Government/History, Economics/International Relations, and Economics/Government).

Read more at Wikipedia.org