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Western Connecticut State University (also known as WCSU and WestConn) is a public university founded in 1903 as a teacher’s college in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. WCSU is part of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system.

WCSU consists of four schools: the AACSB-accredited Ancell School of Business; the ACS-accredited Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences, with the only undergraduate degree in meteorology studies in Connecticut; the School of Professional Studies; and the NASAD, NASM and NAST-accredited School of Visual and Performing Arts.

WCSU offers 38 Bachelor’s degree programs, 15 Master’s degree programs and two Doctoral programs, including the Applied Behavior Analysis program and the Master of Science in Biological Diversity.

WCSU’s average student/teacher ratio is 12 to 1 and nearly 85% of WCSU bachelor’s degree recipients report employment in the year following graduation.

WCSU is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE),  the State of Connecticut Board of Governors of Higher Education; the Connecticut State Department of Education, the Collegiate Commission on Nursing Education, the Council on Social Work Education (Baccalaureate level) and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs.

Attendance costs start at $5,672.00 per semester for in-state undergraduates. Scholarships are available as well as financial assistance'''. Full-time undergraduate students from''' New York (NY) and New Jersey (NJ)  attend WCSU at in-state CT tuition costs. Students from New England can also attend for a reduced cost under the New England Regional tuition program.