Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state is bordered by Massachusetts to the north, Rhode Island to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and New York to the west. It is the southernmost of the New England states and one of the original 13 colonies. Connecticut is the third smallest state; only Delaware and Rhode Island are smaller. Its capital city is Hartford. Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. River that approximately bisects the state. Connecticut's landscape includes lakes, waterfalls, rivers, river valleys, sandy shores, rocky coastlines, and forests. The Connecticut River runs through the center of the state and empties into Long Island Sound, Connecticut's outlet to the Atlantic Ocean. The river is the longest in the nation without a major port at its mouth. The name of the river comes from the Native American word "Quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river."  

The people of Connecticut have always been very creative and industrious. The state received more patents in proportion to its population than any other state in the first 150 years of the United States Patent Office. This led to industry in cities like New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury, Bridgeport, Danbury, and Meriden. Hartford is called the "Insurance City" because about 50 insurance companies have headquarters there. Connecticut is also important because of its production. Workers in the state were the first to make bikes, dyed silk, friction matches, printing type, repeating pistols, rubber shoes, and vulcanized rubber. United States steel manufacturing began in Connecticut. The world's first nuclear powered submarine, the Nautilus, was launched in the state in 1954. Today, Connecticut is an important producer of electronic equipment, aircraft engines, helicopters, propellers, nuclear-powered submarines, spacecraft equipment, ball and roller bearings, cutlery, machine tools, and optical equipment. The state is also a chief processor of copper.

For international students studying in Connecticut, open access to such well-developed cities and rural infrastructure is certainly an advantage not easily available elsewhere in the country. The important thing is that Connecticut (just like its neighboring states in the New England area) is home to some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the entire United States, not the least of which is the incomparable and internationally renowned Yale University, located in the city of New Haven. While Yale University needs little in the way of an introduction, some other very worthwhile institutions that may be slightly less well known to international students interested to study in Connecticut include Albert Magnus College, Southern Connecticut State University and University of New Haven. International students who are interested to study in Connecticut have many incredible options when it comes to quality education.

List of colleges and universities in Connecticut

Official website for the State of Connecticut

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