Stupid Question of the Week: Is Charter Oak Really a State College?

I know it's called Charter Oak State College, but is it really a state sponsored school? Like SUNY or CSU? If not, why is it called a "state college"?

 

COSC is really a State school. It's part of the State College System of Connecticut. It is actually located on the campus of Central Connecticut State University (has a building there and shares some facilities).

http://www.charteroak.edu/AboutUs/

The "Charter Oak" is a legendary tree in Connecticut State History (its where colonists hid the charter from the kings men).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_Oak

 

If more people asked "stupid" questions like this, things would be much harder for the phonies, who regularly call themselves "state universities" such as the biggest US-based phony ever, Columbia State University ($72 million in sales in four years).

 

Good point by you. I drive to Groton/New London pretty regularly and once you're into the Nutmeg State you can actually see those Charter Oak State University decals in car windows. It's the real deal, a DL state university.

 

As usual, you've confused everybody. Please expound.

 

OK, thanks, that clears up everything for everyone.

 

... or Breyer State University.

 

What brings you here? I currently live in Groton/New London.

 

Sometimes it's the beach and sometimes it's submarines.

 

Cool......

 

Isn't this clarification unnecessary? The OP asked if Charter Oak State College is a Connecticut state college, not a part of the state university system.

It was created by the Connecticut state legislature, and is a state-funded public institution.

 

Hehe....oh the controversy!

Sorry I wasn't more succinct and specific!

Here is a link to the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education, Scroll down a little to find both the "State System" and Charter Oak State College. http://www.ctregents.org/

Charter Oak is listed on their site as one of the 17 schools that make up the State Colleges and Universities (there are also 12 CC's) http://www.ctregents.org/about

I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.

 

From the Regents site:

"The 17 Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (ConnSCU) governed by the Board of Regents offer students an affordable, accessible option to further their education or career training. With 12 community colleges, 4 state universities and an online college, no matter where you live or work, there's a ConnSCU campus close to you."

 

Then you have Mountain State University, which, while a legitimate school, is a private not-for-profit.

 

And then you have American Public University which, despite the name, is a private university. It is a very legitimate accredited school.

 

Perhaps Connecticut has a similar requirement as New York state. My understanding is that in NY only educational institutions that award doctorates can only be named a university - hence Regents College.

 

That's a good guess but it's incorrect. You've got UConn (in Storrs) but you've also got Eastern Connecticut State University (in Willimantic), CCSU, WCSU, etc. Charter Oak fits right in. The funny thing is that UConn and Eastern are virtually right next to each other. Eastern is the urban school and UConn is hugely rural despite the fact that they're just a few miles apart.