American Eagle is the largest federal credit union in Connecticut with over 96,000 members and $1 billion dollars in assets. The Credit Union operates 17 branches in Central Connecticut. Deposits are federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). 

Central Connecticut State University is a regional, comprehensive public university dedicated to learning in the liberal arts and sciences and to education for the professions.  Comprising five schools-Arts & Sciences, Business, Education & Professional Studies, Engineering & Technology, and Graduate Studies-CCSU offers undergraduate and graduate programs through the Master's and sixth-year levels and the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. 

Committed to offering Connecticut citizens access to distinctive academic programs of high quality, the University is also a responsive and creative intellectual and economic resource for the people and institutions of our state's Capitol Region.  More than 85 percent of CCSU graduates remain in Connecticut, contributing to the intellectual, cultural, and economic health of the state.

 The Connecticut State University System is the largest public university system in Connecticut and consists of four comprehensive universities with more than 35,000 students and 180,000 alumni. Students from all 169 Connecticut towns, all 50 states, and 82 foreign nations attend CSUS universities Central, Eastern, Southern and Western Connecticut State Universities.

The Connecticut State University System offers affordable, accessible high-quality graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 160 subject areas and provide extensive opportunities for internships, community service and cultural engagement. In Connecticut, the Connecticut State University System awards the most bachelor's degrees mathematics and statistics, computer/formation science & systems, and business administration as well as other related degrees.

DECD is focused on strengthening Connecticut’s competitive position in the new economy and solidifying the state’s reputation as a high-tech leader in innovation and productivity.

DECD staff is composed of highly trained economic and community development professionals who work directly with businesses, developers, housing advocates, community groups and municipalities. They help promote business development, job growth, affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization in the communities they serve.

Within the Connecticut State University System, Eastern Connecticut State University is the state's designated public liberal arts college. As a predominantly undergraduate institution, Eastern attracts and welcomes, a diverse community of learners, supported by a teaching faculty, staff, administrators, and a residential campus, all of which promote intellectual curiosity, integrity, and social responsibilty.

Eastern's committment to a liberal arts education is exemplified in it's Liberal Arts Core Curriculum, a sequenced, and interdisciplinary program that alll students share, independent of their majors and career aspirations. In it's role as a public university, Eastern develops students that can become productive, engaged community leaders. Eastern also serves as a social, cultural, and economic catalyst for the region and the state of Connecticut.

Southern Connecticut State University, a flourishing community of more than 12,000 students located less than three miles from downtown New Haven, near the artsy and historic Westville Village section of the city.

Founded as a teachers college in 1893, Southern has evolved into a comprehensive university offering 116 graduate and undergraduate programs. More than 700 faculty members lead students through a wide range of studies and research specialties.

Southern Connecticut State University provides exemplary graduate and undergraduate education in the liberal arts and professional disciplines.  As an intentionally diverse and comprehensive university, Southern is committed to academic excellence, access, social justice, and service for the public good.

Western Connecticut State University serves as an accessible, responsive and creative intellectual resource for the people and institutions of Connecticut. We strive to meet the educational needs of a diversified student body through instruction, scholarship and public service. 

Western aspires to be a public university of choice for programs of excellence in the liberal arts and the professions by providing full-time and part-time students with the necessary background to be successful in their chosen careers and to be productive members of society.