[3] In July 2023, it became Connecticut State Community College Housatonic, as part of a merger of twelve institutions.

[4] The first building on campus was Lafayette Hall, which currently hosts most of the college's STEM programs.

In August 2017, construction was completed on a large expansion of the building,[5] which now houses almost all of the school's administrative offices and student services (previously located in the original building), including admissions, advising, and the bursar's office.

The Housatonic Museum of Art is located on campus, with works displayed throughout the college and in the Burt Chernow Galleries.

[9] Chi Rho is a chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa, an academic honor society for two-year colleges.