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 Skyline View of HartfordGuide to West Hartford CenterProfessor Goodheart holds class outsideGraduate students from GHC's Department of Public Policy work on a Habitat for Humanity project in New Orleans. Photo by Thomas Craemer  

UCONN Greater Hartford

 

As its name indicates, the Greater Hartford Campus serves a broad section of the area’s populace. Opened in 1946 in the City of Hartford, the University of Connecticut’s Greater Hartford Campus moved in 1970 to its present park-like location in West Hartford.  The Greater Hartford Campus offers students from the Hartford Metropolitan Region the flexibility of balancing family, work, and other personal commitments while receiving the full benefit of the University of Connecticut’s high quality education and resources.

The Greater Hartford Campus offers a wide range of Liberal Arts and Sciences courses and degrees to over 1430 undergraduate and more than 600 graduate students.  Students pursue undergraduate degrees in American Studies, Business and Technology, General Studies, Human Development and Family Studies, Individualized Studies, Psychology, and Urban and Community Studies. The Center for Continuing Studies provides a number of certificate program options, in addition to the Bachelor of General Studies, an interdisciplinary degree program tailored to meet individual needs and goals of returning, non-traditional, part-time adult students. Due to the Greater Hartford Campus’ proximity to the State Capitol and legislative offices, the University’s Department of Public Policy is based on the Greater Hartford Campus and offers a Master of Arts in Survey Research and a Master of Public Administration, as well as certificate programs. The University’s School of Social Work is also located at the Greater Hartford Campus and offers a Master of Social Work and Ph.D in Social Work. GHC also offers the popular one-year Master of Education with Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates.

Located in a beautiful, 58-acre setting, the Greater Hartford campus facilities include the Harleigh B. Trecker Library, which is fully integrated with and linked to the University Library System, including Storrs, all Regional Campuses, the Law School, and the UConn Health Center; a state- of-the-art Information Technology Center which features high-tech computer labs and distance learning facilities; the Writing and Quantitative Center, a peaceful study environment for tutorial help and assistance in Writing, Math, Accounting, Chemistry, Biology and Statistics; the UConn Co-op; and an art gallery.  The Hartford County Cooperative Extension Center delivers objective, research-based information to help manage resources in the community.

The Greater Hartford Campus serves the Metropolitan Region through extensive community outreach programs which connect the university with those who are underrepresented or disadvantaged in the community.  Through on-going partnerships with schools, businesses, government, national and neighborhood organizations, GHC outreach provides hands-on learning experiences and serves as a model of community service, opportunity, and success for urban campuses.

A link to all the resources of a top ranked research university adds educational value, academic integrity, and the opportunity to assist professors in research, preparing you to accomplish goals in professional and personal life.

 

Greater Hartford offers:

  • A diverse campus community that reflects global cultures that accent valuable learning in the classroom and in life.  
  • A campus environment enriched by the Gampel Student Center, the Fitness Center, the Blue & White Café, clubs, intramural sports, and playing fields, build community.
  • Student Services include a W and Q Resource Center, Tutors, Disabilities Counselor, CAP/Student Support Services Advisor, and Academic Advisors.
  • Complete a baccalaurate degree program on-site, through our partnership with campuses in Waterbury and Torrington. or make an easy transition to the Storrs campus after fulfilling university “change of campus requirements”.