OfficeofInstitutionalResearch,Planning,andEffectiveness,BeaconHall,205&291,X5171

Fall2016FreshmenFastFacts:1,101NewFreshmen

Classof2018(Full-TimeStudents)and2020(Part-TimeStudents)

Gender:Male:479(43.5%)Female:622(56.5%)MedianCreditHours:12creditsClassStatus:Full-Time:685(62.2%)Part-Time:416(37.8%)MedianAge:19ResidenceinServiceArea:In:1,025(93.1%)Out:76(6.9%)

NewFreshmenEnrollment:AssociateDegreeSeeking:978(88.8%)CertificateDegreeSeeking:76(6.9%)Non-DegreeSeeking:47(4.3%)LearningEnvironment:Traditional:96.3%Online/Hybrid:3.7%Race/Ethnicity:White:282(25.6%)Black/AfricanAm.:324(29.4%)Hispanic:410(37.2%)Asian:30(2.7%)AmericanIndian/Alaskan:1(<1%)PacificIslander:3(<1%)MultiRace:13(1.2%)Didnotrespond:38(3.5%)

TopMajors:

• GeneralStudies• CriminalJustice• BusinessAdministration• HumanServices• LiberalArts• AdvanceManufacturingMachineTechnology

Tuition:(In-State)AnnualFull-Time:$4,188.00(Out-of-State)AnnualFull-Time:$12,524.00AllFinancialAidAwardedin2015-16:$1,979,346ReceivePellGrants:46.7%DidnotreceivePellGrants:52.3%

FreeWaystoSucceed:- AcademicSupportCenter(LafayetteB120):Onefreehourperweekperstudent.- WritingCenter(LafayetteB120):StatisticsshowthatstudentswhotakeadvantageofHCC’sWritingCentersignificantlyimprovetheirabilitytostayin

schoolandgraduate.Theygethighergradesintheirclasseswhentheyhavesupportintheirwriting.- ComputerLabs(LafayetteA230&232,BeaconHall111&114):HCCStudentscantakeadvantageoffourcomputerlabswhichareopenand

availableforstudent’sacademicuse.- GuidanceCounseling(LafayetteA108):On-campus,professionalcounselingisavailabletoHCCstudentsforanyproblem.- LibraryServices(LafayetteHall):Youcancheckoutbooks,videos,movies,usethecomputers,accessresearchdatabases,print,makecopies,scan,

andusethespecialresourcestheprofessorshaveonreserveforstudentuse.- Women’sCenter(BeaconHall371):SupportandprogrammingforwomenatHCC.Menarealwayswelcome.- FamilyEconomicSecurityProgram(LafayetteB104&B115):CareerCoaching,FinancialAdvisement,AcademicCounseling,and

Scholarshipsavailable.ContactAlanaWiensat203-332-8517

HonorSocieties,HCCHonorsProgram(seecatalogpg.22)

- PhiThetaKappa:InternationalHonorSociety.Youneedtohave24credithoursatHCC,cumulativeGPAof3.5+inadegreeprogram.ContactDebbieKuchmas,BeaconHall217,calltomakeappointment203-332-5279.Asktolearnhowfreshmenstudentscanbeeligible!

- PsiBeta:NationalPsychologyHonorSociety.InvitationbytheHCCChapter,accumulated12credithoursinadegreeprogramwith3.4GPA.ContactDr.MichaelAmico,203-332-5163.

- AlphaBetaGamma:InternationalBusinessHonorSociety.YoumustbeenrolledinBusinessdegree-seekingcurriculum,have40credithours,GPAof3.2.ContactProfessorThomasWagner203-332-5968foreligibility.

- TauUpsilonAlpha:NationalHumanServicesHonorSociety.ContactDr.EdwardKeeneat203-332-5165andLauraTurianoat203-332-5878.- EpsilonPiTau:InternationalTechnologyHonorSociety.YoumustbeenrolledinScience,Engineering,orTechnologyprograms,have30credithours,

withGPAof3.0+.Facultyrecommendationisrequired.ContactProfessorRobRyderat203-332-5258- HCCHonorsProgram:Youmusthaveearned12credithoursandhaveacumulativeGPAof3.5+.Facultyrecommendationsarerequired.ContactDr.

KirkHughes203-332-5137formoreinformationonyoureligibilityfortheprogram.

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OfficeofInstitutionalResearch,Planning,andEffectiveness,BeaconHall,205&291,X5171

2015-16GraduatingClass

… “Sometimes it takes a good friend, a mentor, a teacher, or in some cases, a family member to identify and point out our talents and possibly the unforeseen potential

that may be contributing to our ability to succeed… …

“DON’T TAKE your education for granted. You have what it takes to invoke change …

“Take time to have a dialogue with other people whose belief system is different than yours. It’s a beautiful thing. Listen carefully and respect one another. After

all, that is what makes America great. It’s the differences in cultures, fused together with unique ideas that can lead this country to be what you want it to be.”

DaltonMiller(HCCGraduateClassof2009,HCCCommencementSpeaker2016)

MedianGPA:3.12HighHonors(3.8min):31graduatesHighestHonors(4.0min):6graduatesPhiThetaKappaMembers:44graduates

Most2016GradsTransferredTo:• SouthernConnectStateU.• U.ofConnecticut(UCONN)• U.ofBridgeport• SacredHeartU.• U.ofNewHaven

DegreesAwarded:462CertificatesAwarded:105Gender:Males:212(41%)Females:307(59%)

NextStepsforHCCGraduates…aSampling:

- EtheringtonScholar’sProgram(Wesleyan):ScholarshipfortuitionandfeesforHCCgraduatesinfinancialneed.- AdaComstock(Mt.Holyoke,Wellesley,Smith):Scholarshipfortuition,roomandboardforHCCgraduates.- CEINProgram:UCONNone-yearNursingprogramagreement.- FoundationScholarships:forvariousfour-yearcollegesanduniversitiestoqualifiedHCCgraduates.- Leadingrolesandproductionpositionswithprofessionaltheaterandperformingcompanies.- 2016MissConnecticut.- ChiefofPolice.- ExecutiveVicePresidentofLifeBridge.- ChiefofHumanResourceOfficer.- InternshipsforBig4consultantagencies,andothermajorcompanies.- WinneroftheAnnualHPOGGrantFavoriteSuccessStory.- InternshipatYaletoworkwithDr.MarkMamulaonCancerResearch.- TeachingAbroadinChinagraduatesoftheHCCEarlyChildhoodInclusiveProgram.- VassarScholarship:Fullscholarshipsfortuition,roomandboard,SummerProgramsforHCCgraduates(inprogress).- SpelmanScholarship:SpelmanCollegeinAtlantaforcommunitycollegegraduates(inprogress).- 100%EmploymentgraduatesoftheHCCAdvancedManufacturingCenter.

AND:

- Agreementswithmanyfour-yearinstitutionsforseamlesstransferinspecificprogramsincludingNYU,LesleyUniversity,SavannahCollegeofArtandDesign,WheelockCollege,FairfieldU.,MarymountCollege,PostU.,Quinnipiac,AlbertusMagnus,BridgeportU.,NewHavenU.,SacredHeart,MonserratCollegeofArt,UConn,andConnecticutUniversities.(seecatalogpg.30).NewtransferagreementshavebeengrantedbyRinglingCollegeofArtandDesign,Sarasota,Florida,andwiththeSavannahCollegeofArtandDesign(SCAD)

- AwardsandScholarships.ContacttheCounselingCenter,LHA108,203-332-5097ortheFoundationOffice(LHB124),203-332-5078formoreinformation.(seemoreinformationincatalogpg.31)

- EmploymentAssistance.Informationaboutdeterminingyourmajor,currentstudentinternships,andpost-graduateemploymentatCareerServicesinBH272.Studentscanalsogethelpwithresumesandinterviewingtechniques.Call203-332-5983.

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