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The '''Connecticut State Colleges & Universities''' ('''CSU'''CSCU) areis parta system of thesix public colleges and universities that include four Connecticut State CollegesUniversities, &Connecticut UniversitiesState Community College (with 12 campuses), and Charter Oak State College, the largeststate's publiconly higheronline educationcollege. systemCSCU inenrolls [[Connecticut]]85,000 students in certificate and thedegree programs and provides affordable, innovative, and secondrigorous largestprograms in Newliberal England.arts, Thesciences, fourfine arts, applied fields, and professional disciplines. CSCU’s comprehensive statedegree [[universities]]and enrollcertificate almostprograms, workforce-focused learning 35opportunities,000 and job skills training programs allow students to achieve their personal and 180,000career alumnigoals.<ref name="Ninety-six percent (96%) of CSCU’s students are from Connecticut Boardand come from each of Regentsthe forstate’s Higher169 Education"cities and towns. The vast majority of CSCU graduates spend their lives and careers in the state, making life-long contributions to the cultural and economic growth and vitality of Connecticut. /> The first of the universities to be founded was [[Central Connecticut State University]], established in 1849 as a [[normal school]] for teacher education. Over time the other three institutions were founded as normal schools and in 1959 they were converted into state colleges to reflect their expanded mission. From their founding until 1965, they were overseen by the [[Connecticut State Department of Education]]. In 1965 the [[Connecticut General Assembly|General Assembly]] transferred control of the then-colleges to an independent board of trustees.<ref name='BOT'>{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.edu/trustees/responsibilities/ |title=Board of Trustees Responsibilities |accessdate=2009-04-08 |publisher=Connecticut State University System}}</ref> In 1983, the four institutions were converted into universities, together constituting the Connecticut State University System.
The universities are governed by the [[Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education]], established in 2011 to license and accredit the institutions and their programs, approve budgets, support planning, and coordinate technology operations. The presidentChancellor of the BoardConnecticut State Colleges and Universities is MarkTerrence E. OjakianCheng.<ref>{{Cite web|url=httphttps://www.ct.edu/aboutchancellor/leadership/mark_e._ojakianbio|title=Mark E.Terrence OjakianCheng|last=Education|first=Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher|website=www.ct.edu|access-date=2016-07-28}}</ref> The Connecticut State University System Foundation, provides financial support from private donations to assist the missions of the universities.<ref name='F'>{{cite web|url=http://www.csusystemfoundation.org/ |title=Connecticut State University System Foundation |accessdate=2009-04-08 |publisher=Connecticut State University System Foundation}}</ref>
The systemfour publishesuniversities a– regular[[Central magazine,Connecticut [http://www.ct.edu/newsroom/universe/State ''Universe''University|Central]], highlighting[[Eastern theConnecticut academicState andUniversity|Eastern]], civic[[Southern initiativesConnecticut ofState the universities,University|Southern]] and a semi-annual [[academicWestern journalConnecticut State University|journalWestern]] of– [[contemporaryoffer literature]]graduate and essaysundergraduate knownprograms asin themore [https://webthan 160 subject areas.archive.org/web/20110809183306/http://www.ct.edu/ctreview/ ''Connecticut Review'']Ninety-six thatpercent wasof foundedstudents are in-state 1967residents byand thea Boardvast majority of Trusteessystem graduates reside in Connecticut after graduation.<ref name='J'"Connecticut State University System">{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.edu/ctreview/about/stats/students/ |title=CTTotal Review:Enrollment About UsStats |accessdate=2009-04-08 |publisher=Connecticut State University System |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617041757/http://www.ct.edu/ctreview/about/ |archive-date=2010-06-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The four universities – [[Central Connecticut State University|Central]], [[Eastern Connecticut State University|Eastern]], [[Southern Connecticut State University|Southern]] and [[Western Connecticut State University|Western]] – offer graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 160 subject areas. Ninety-three percent of students are in-state residents and 86% of system graduates reside in Connecticut after graduation.<ref name="Connecticut State University System">{{cite web |url=http://www.ct.edu/about/stats/students/ |title=Total Enrollment Stats |accessdate=2009-04-08 |publisher=Connecticut State University System}}</ref> The universities have experienced steady growth in recent years, as full-time enrollment is currently at an all-time high, and overall enrollment is at the highest level in the past two decades.<ref name='growth'>{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.edu/about/stats/students/ |title=CSUS FTE at all-time high|accessdate=2011-07-07 |publisher=Connecticut State University System}}</ref>
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