Quinebaug Valley Community College

Quinebaug Valley Community College
Motto	Learners, Leaders, Partners
Type	Public Community college
Established	1971
President	Dr. Carlee Drummer
Location	Danielson, Connecticut, United States
Website	www.qvcc.commnet.edu

Quinebaug Valley Community College (also known as QVCC) is a community college in northeastern Connecticut. Recipient of numerous state and national awards, the college is located in the town of Danielson, Connecticut.

History

Opened in September 1971,^[1] the college has an open admissions policy with 17 programs leading to 2-year Associate's degrees and 24 certificate programs ranging from Allied Health to Plastics technology. The main campus is at 742 Upper Maple Street in Danielson. In 1986, the Willimantic Center opened to offer residents in the southwestern corner of QVCC's service region access to the educational offerings of QVCC. The Willimantic Center was expanded and moved to its current location at 729 Main Street, Willimantic, CT in 2005. An 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m²) addition to the main campus was completed in the fall of 2006.

Presidents

The first president of QVCC was Dr. Robert E. Miller. He was succeeded in May 1992 by President Dianne E. Williams, who announced her retirement in the summer of 2009. On January 12, 2010, the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut Community Colleges selected Dr. Ross Tomlin to serve as the next president. Dr. Carlee Drummer became the fourth president of Quinebaug Community College on July 1, 2014.

References

↑ QVCC History QVCC History

QVCC History

Colleges and universities in Connecticut

Public institutions	Central Connecticut State University Charter Oak State College Eastern Connecticut State University Southern Connecticut State University University of Connecticut Western Connecticut State University

Private institutions	Albertus Magnus Connecticut College Fairfield Goodwin Holy Apostles Lincoln College of New England LACFA Mitchell Paier Post Quinnipiac Rensselaer at Hartford Sacred Heart Saint Joseph Trinity University of Bridgeport University of Hartford University of New Haven Wesleyan Yale

Federal institutions	United States Coast Guard Academy

Community Colleges	Asnuntuck Capital Gateway Housatonic Manchester Middlesex Naugatuck Valley Northwestern Connecticut Norwalk Quinebaug Valley Three Rivers Tunxis

Graduate, professional, and research institutions	Berkeley Divinity School Hartford Seminary Quinnipiac School of Law Quinnipiac School of Medicine University of Connecticut Health Center University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine University of Connecticut School of Law Yale Law School Yale School of Drama Yale School of Medicine

Coordinates: 41°49′33″N 71°53′32″W / 41.8259°N 71.8923°W / 41.8259; -71.8923

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