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While constantly renewing and restoring its vintage treasures, Connecticut has managed to keep pace with the most advanced of technologies. As the home of internationally acclaimed Yale University, the state upholds the highest of educational standards and programs. Students consistently earn high grades and national honors throughout their educational careers, whether they attend public or private schools. The state is well known for an abundance of prestigious private preparatory schools in the caliber
of Taft and Choate-Rosemary Hall. High school graduates of all ages can choose from more than 20 private institutions of higher learning and five state universities that include the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. An excellent community and technical college system provides two-year degree programs and career or vocational studies.

The professional and service sectors are also well developed, particularly in the area of healthcare. Quality medical services are located no more than ten miles from any resident. The state is also well known for state-of-the-art teaching medical centers, specialized compassionate health services for the elderly, and specialized care for veterans and children. Prestigious hospitals, medical centers, and research companies in Connecticut are some of the nation’s finest. The influence of such world-renowned institutions like Yale University School of Medicine is constantly raising the bar in advanced care. Since its founding in 1810, the Yale University School of Medicine has been setting the benchmark in the education of leaders in research, medical education, and patient care.

Every aspect of life is enhanced by the efficiency of a modern transportation network. Three major interstates—84, 91, and 95—connect with state and federal highways and local thoroughfares. The heavily landscaped Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways are often traveled for their scenery as well as their convenience. Metro-North schedules commuter trains to New York’s Grand Central Station, and Amtrak has added the high-speed Acela Express to its regional passenger rail service. Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks offers national and international flights. Water ferries make daily trips across the Sound from New London and Bridgeport to Orient Point and Port Jefferson on Long Island in New York.