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Central Connecticut State University is a state university in New Britain, Connecticut. It is the...

Central Connecticut State University is a state university in New Britain, Connecticut. It is the oldest public university in Connecticut and ranks third oldest of all universities in Connecticut, having been founded in 1849. Founded in 1849, Central Connecticut State University is the oldest public institution of higher education in Connecticut. At the beginning, the School was founded as a Normal School to train teachers. The Normal School at New Britain, Connecticut was the sixth normal school to be founded in the United States. Normal Schools had been previously established in West Newton, Bridgewater, and Westfield Massachusetts. The states of New York and Pennsylvania had also established Normal Schools in Albany and Philadelphia. The school was briefly closed between 1867 and 1869 due to opposition in the Connecticut 1867 General Assembly. The school was moved to the present campus in 1922. During the 1920s, a number of states had started teaching four year education programs and granting regular college degrees. Principal Marcus White was quoted to say in 1920 "I hope that Connecticut will fall into line with the increasing number of progressive states which have authorized