College Connections Program

Asnuntuck Community College has established a series of technology programs designed to provide high school juniors and seniors with opportunities to consider career paths in manufacturing. 

Through the College Connections program, students from local high schools can participate in a series of courses in electronics, machine, and welding technologies and related subject matter and can earn both high school and college credit.

The program provides basic and advanced technology education directed specifically at the needs of the school population and the requirements of the employer community in North Central Connecticut. 

The College Connections coursework involves both classroom and manufacturing lab settings and includes regularly scheduled exams and independent assignments. The classes are conducted at Asnuntuck Community College during the regular school day. College credits earned through the College Connections program can be used towards Manufacturing Technology certificate and degree programs at Asnuntuck.

The program offers the unique opportunity for high school junior and senior students to gain high school and college credit as well as the ability to establish long-term manufacturing technology competencies and an appreciation for continuous learning and improvement.

Certificate and Degree Programs for 2009 – 2010

Welding Technology
Electronics Technology
Machine Technology

College Connections Planned Course Schedule for 2009 – 2010 (subject to change)

Welding Technology at Asnuntuck Community College

Coursework:  Welding I, Welding II, Blueprint Reading, Math I, and Blueprint Reading for Welders

Electronics Controls Technology at Asnuntuck Community College

Coursework:  Circuit Theory I, Mathematics for Electricity and Electronics, Digital Fundamentals, Circuit Theory II, and Robotics

Machine Technology at Asnuntuck Community College

Coursework:  Benchwork, Blueprint Reading I, Drill Press, Milling I, Lathe I, CNC I, Lathe II

 All college credits apply towards degree and certificate programs at Asnuntuck Community College and may be applied to the Industrial Technology degree program at Central Connecticut State University.

College connections is funded in part through a grant from the College of Technology and its NSF Regional Center for NEXT Generation Manufacturing.

Asnuntuck Community College
170 Elm Street
Enfield, CT 06082
The college is located 1 mile east from
Exit 48, Rte 91