FCS School of the Day #16 - Central Connecticut State
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:38 pm
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
Public
Founded 1849
New Britian, Connecticut
Undergraduates: 9,678
Graduates: 2,637
Northeast Conference
Colors: Blue and White
Arute Field (3,500)
2008 Record: 7-4, 4-3
Founded in 1849, Central Connecticut State University is the oldest public institution of higher education in Connecticut.
New Britain Normal School
At the beginning, the School was founded as a Normal School to train teachers. The Normal School at New Britain, Connecticut was the sixth normal school to be founded in the United States. Normal Schools had been previously established in West Newton, Bridgewater, and Westfield Massachusetts. The states of New York and Pennsylvania had also established Normal Schools in Albany and Philadelphia. The School was briefly closed between 1867 and 1869 due to opposition in the Connecticut 1867 General Assembly. The School was moved to the present campus in 1922.
Public
Founded 1849
New Britian, Connecticut
Undergraduates: 9,678
Graduates: 2,637
Northeast Conference
Colors: Blue and White
Arute Field (3,500)
2008 Record: 7-4, 4-3
Founded in 1849, Central Connecticut State University is the oldest public institution of higher education in Connecticut.
New Britain Normal School
At the beginning, the School was founded as a Normal School to train teachers. The Normal School at New Britain, Connecticut was the sixth normal school to be founded in the United States. Normal Schools had been previously established in West Newton, Bridgewater, and Westfield Massachusetts. The states of New York and Pennsylvania had also established Normal Schools in Albany and Philadelphia. The School was briefly closed between 1867 and 1869 due to opposition in the Connecticut 1867 General Assembly. The School was moved to the present campus in 1922.