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Norwalk Community College (NCC), formerly known as Norwalk State Technical College and Norwalk Community-Technical College, is a public community college in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is the second-largest of the twelve colleges in the Connecticut Community Colleges.〔Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges, Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges Board of Trustees Manual. 2006.〕 The school, which has an open admissions policy, offers 45 associate degree and 26 certificate programs. Classes are offered in two semesters (fall and spring) and three summer sessions.〔''Norwalk Community College Catalog 2004-2006'', page 3〕 NCC has about 6,000 full- and part-time students in credit programs and about 5,800 students in noncredit programs. A commuter school with no dormitories, the college's primary service area includes ten towns in southwest Fairfield County.〔''Norwalk Community College Catalog 2004-2006'', page 10〕 Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Gateway Community College in New Haven and North Haven, and Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury are the nearest of the state's other community colleges. Along with certificates, the college grants degrees in Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science. Graduates of NCC are eligible for articulated admission to the Connecticut state university system and the University of Connecticut.〔 ==Dr. David L. Levinson== Dr. David L. Levinson has been president of the school since August 2004. He previously served as the academic vice president at Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey. Levinson has taught at Bergen Community College, Merrimack College, Norwalk Community College, the Teachers College of Columbia University, and Tufts University. He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the State University of New York at New Paltz, and both a master's degree and doctorate in sociology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Levinson sits on the state government's Early Childhood Research and Policy Council, the American Council of Education's Commission on Lifelong Learning and the governing boards of the U Thant Institute, Connecticut Campus Compact, Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, Norwalk Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk Children's Foundation, Norwalk/Wilton United Way, and the Norwalk Youth Symphony.〔Web page titled ("President's Bio" ) at the Norwalk Community College website, accessed May 3, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Norwalk Community College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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