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About Connecticut

Returning to the shoreline, the coastal Fairfield region presents a range of outdoor and youthful fun: the Beardsley Zoo, a favorite for kids; the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk; the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport. New Haven and its environs are the home of Yale University, with its magnificent architecture and world-class art museums; the Hammonasset Beach State Park, with miles of sandy beaches; and the Thimble Islands. Moving toward Mystic, on the eastern shore, the tables are busy every day of the year at the world-renowned Mohegan Sun Casino and the Foxwoods Resort and Casino. Don’t miss the chance to dine at the assortment of fine restaurants at the casinos.

Connecticut, an easy drive from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and eastern Pennsylvania for day and weekend trips, is the picturesque southern gateway to New England. The northwestern part of the Nutmeg State – the Litchfield Hills – is rich with rolling landscapes, dainty villages centered upon town greens, lots of hiking and bicycling trails, and many antique shops.

Public and Private liberal arts colleges
• Albertus Magnus College – New Haven
• Connecticut College – New London
• Eastern Connecticut State University – Willimantic
• Central Connecticut State University – New Britain
• Charter Oak State College – New Britain
• Southern Connecticut State University – New Haven
• Western Connecticut State University – Danbury
• Saint Joseph College – West Hartford (woman’s college)
• Trinity College – Hartford
• Wesleyan University – Middletown

Private colleges and universities
• Berkeley Divinity School – New Haven
• Briarwoood College – Southington
• University of Bridgeport – Bridgeport
• Fairfield University – Fairfield
• Hartford Seminary – Hartford
• University of Hartford – West Hartford
• Holy Apostles College and Seminary – Cromwell
• Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts – Old Lyme
• Mitchell College – New London
• University of New Haven – West Haven
• Paier College of Art – Hamden
• Post University – Waterbury
• Quinnipiac University – Hamden
• Rensselaer at Hartford – Hartford
• Sacred Heart University – Fairfield
• Yale University – New Haven
• Goodwin College – East Hartford