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An inside look at Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State is Connecticuts' only public Liberal Arts university. Located in Willimantic, Eastern is located about 30 minutes East of Hartford. Eastern has over 5,000 students, with 4,500 being full-time undergraduates. Eastern has a very diverse population with 165 of the 169 Connecticut towns being represented as well as 27 states and 23 countries. Eastern offers 34 undergratuate majors and also offers 54 undergraduate minors. 91% of Eastern Connecticut graduates are employed or enrolled at graduate school within six months of graduation.

The Eastern Connecticut State Warriors compete in the NCAA Division III. All 17 of Easterns men's and women's teams compete out of the Little East Conference. The Little East is home to 8 schools from all over New England ranging from University of Southern Maine all the way to Western Connecticut State University. Eastern Connecticut has been very succesful over the years capturing 49 Little East tournament championships in the Warriors athletic history.