[3] The BOR consists of 19 members who are Connecticut community leaders and reflect the state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity.
The board establishes terms and conditions of employment of its staff, prescribes their duties, and fixes the compensation of its professional and technical personnel.
Various back office functions, such as facilities, financial aid, fiscal affairs, human resources, information technology, and institutional research were also planned for consolidation.
[22] The proposal was rejected on April 24, 2018 by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges-Commission on Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE), serving as a regional accreditor for the community colleges, although the Commission left open the possibility of pursuing the plan as a new institution.
[23] On March 24, 2022, the New England Commission of Higher Education accepted CSCU’s substantive change proposal, giving the system the green light to proceed with the plans to merge Connecticut’s 12 legacy community colleges.