The Connecticut Community Colleges are established under C.G.S. 10a-71 et.seq. The System consists of
twelve regional community colleges and a system office. Each community college operates as a separate
college within the larger community college system. The responsibility for the administration and
management of the System, including the oversight and control of financial operations, rests with the
Board of Trustees (BOT). C.G.S. 10a-72 (b) (1) requires the Board to make rules for the governance
of thecolleges, determine the general policies of said colleges and direct the expenditure of said
colleges funds within the amounts available