Degree Works is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, web-based academic advising and degree audit tool that helps you and your advisor successfully navigate curriculum requirements.
Please Note: Degree Works is designed to aid and facilitate academic advising, but is not intended to replace face-to-face advising sessions or the college catalog. Degree Works is neither an official academic transcript nor an official notification of completion of degree requirements.
If you have any questions about graduation requirements, please contact your faculty or Guided Pathway advisor. For other Degree Works-related questions, please email CTState-DegreeWorks@ct.edu.
Degree Works is a web-based tool students can use to monitor their academic progress toward degree completion. Degree Works also allows students and their advisors to plan future academic coursework by viewing the remaining courses needed for their degree or certificate.
Once you've logged into myCTState, click on “Access Degree Works” on the Student Self-Service card or Advisor Self-Service card.
A Degree Works degree evaluation is a review of past, current and in-progress coursework that provides information on completed and outstanding requirements necessary to complete a degree or certificate.
A degree evaluation will display the courses a student has taken and any courses in progress. It will also show any degree requirements that have been met by the courses taken or that may be met upon satisfactory completion of courses in progress.
No. Degree Works is a degree evaluation of your progress toward graduation as well as an outline of requirements still needed to complete your program of study. You can access an official or unofficial transcript on the Student Self-Service card in myCTState.
Yes. Once grades have been processed at the end of the semester, they are viewable in Degree Works. Courses that are currently in progress are listed with a grade of ‘REG’ with the credits in parentheses.
No. Degree Works is a snapshot of courses that are in progress and an academic history. Registration, add/drop, etc., are still handled through the registration function in myCTState.
A degree evaluation will outline the courses still needed to meet degree requirements. In order to view only the courses remaining, choose “Courses Remaining” in the drop-down box that displays “Degree Evaluation.” Students can use this information to discuss their plan with their faculty advisor.
Courses from which a student has withdrawn will appear in the “Insufficient” block on the degree evaluation.
The “What If” function shows what a degree evaluation would look like with a different program. The new “What If” degree evaluation will show the student what coursework is required for the new major, what courses must be taken that satisfy requirements and what courses are remaining.
Note: New programs may appear in the ‘What-If’ Function before they appear in the CT State college catalog.
No. The “What If” function shows what a degree evaluation would look like with a different program. This DOES NOT officially change the student’s record.
Yes, you can print a degree evaluation by clicking on the “Print” button at the top. For a more print-friendly view, save the degree evaluation as a PDF (click “Save as PDF” button) and then print the document. Be sure to treat a printed degree evaluation with the same level of confidentiality as you would any other student record.
If you’re enrolled in two academic programs, you can view both programs by choosing from the program drop-down list to the right of your name in the Degree Works display.
Yes. Degree Works is accessed through a secure login to myCTState. Degree Works will open in a new window. It is very important that you log out when you are finished to ensure that your information remains confidential.
Only you and college staff will be able to see your degree evaluation. Other students will not be able to see your degree evaluation unless you let them or if you fail to log out when you are finished on a public computer.
Yes. Click on the three buttons in the upper right corner and select “Class History” for a printable list of courses you’ve already taken.
You should consult your Guided Pathway or faculty advisor and review your degree evaluation if you have any questions.
You cannot update course or curriculum information in Degree Works. If you need to change your major you must complete a Change or Declaration of Program form. This form is also available in your campus Enrollment Services office.
Degree Works uses the information that is currently on your student record. You will be able to view any courses that have been completed, registered for or transferred in by the date your degree evaluation was last refreshed (an overnight process each night). Keep in mind that any transfer work or grade changes that have not been formally submitted and accepted will not appear on your degree evaluation.
To view any prerequisites required and course sections available for the upcoming semester, use the course search function in myCTState.
Yes, but only if you process the “What If” while working with your faculty advisor in Degree Works or if you click the “Process as PDF” button and then save the PDF to your desktop. The PDF can then be emailed or printed.
No. “What If” plans are not saved in Degree Works. You would need to run a new “What If” scenario next time you log in to see it again. However, you may save a “What If” as a PDF by choosing the “Process as PDF” button and then saving to your desktop.
Note: If you view your “What If” when your advisor is logged into Degree Works, they can save the “What If” to be viewed later.
Speak with your Guided Pathway or faculty advisor. If you would like to change your major you must complete a Change or Declaration of Program form or from your campus Enrollment Services office.
No, you can find any student by entering their Banner ID in the ID field (the @ sign must be included) or clicking on “Advanced Search” and searching using different parameters in the search window.
All students who have attended CT State (or one the previous twelve CT community colleges) since 2018 are included in Degree Works, and all new accepted students since Fall 2023 are included.
There are a couple of reasons that this may occur:
If a student is enrolled in two academic programs, the advisor will be able to view both programs by choosing from the program drop-down list to the right of the student’s name in the Degree Works display.
Yes. When viewing a student’s degree evaluation, click on the ‘Class History’ link at the top for a printable list of courses taken.
You should contact the One Stop Enrollment Center, identify the information that you believe is in error, and request that they review the student’s record.
Degree Works uses the information currently on a student’s transcript. Any courses completed, registered for or transferred in by the date the degree evaluation was last refreshed (an overnight process each night) will be displayed. Keep in mind that any transfer work or grade changes that have not been formally submitted and accepted will not appear on a student’s degree evaluation.
Note: If the student’s record has had any Banner changes since the nightly run (grades, registration, add/drop, etc.), advisors can click the “Process New” button to refresh the degree evaluation with the very latest Banner data.
By clicking on a course in the “Degree Evaluation” or “Courses Remaining” screens, you can view any prerequisites required, as well as course sections available for the upcoming semester.
Yes. “What If” plans can be saved in Degree Works and be viewed later in “What If History” provided the advisors save the “What If.” Students will not be able to view a saved “What If” unless they are viewing it with their advisor logged in.
If a student would like to change their major they must complete a Change or Declaration of Program form. This form is also available in your campus Enrollment Services office.
Notes track conversations and advice provided to students. All Notes entered into Degree Works are viewable by the student! Never enter personal information about the student, such as about health, disabilities, financial information, etc.
Yes! All notes entered in Degree Works are viewable by the student and other college staff! Never enter personal information about the student, such as about health, disabilities, financial information, etc.
The notes content will be displayed on a student audit and should be kept very succinct.
No, but notes will print on the PDF audit if a student chooses this option.
When notes are displayed, the author and date of the note will be included.
No, notes entered in Degree Works will remain with the student’s audit in Degree Works but WILL NOT appear anywhere in Banner.
Only the degree auditors can edit or delete any notes on a student’s record. Email CTState-DegreeWorks@ct.edu with your request and the necessary information (student ID and note to be removed or edited).
When a substitution request has met all approvals, it will appear on a student’s degree evaluation as an “Exception”. Exceptions are permanently part of the student’s Degree Works audit and will be viewable only in Degree Works.
Faculty and Staff can initiate an exception through the online course substitution process. The final step in the waiver process will be the degree auditor entering the exception into Degree Works on the student audit.
In February 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Education and Training Administration (ETA) awarded $40M for the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants program to 11 colleges nationwide. CT State Norwalk is the lead institution for the grant-funded project called CT Statewide Healthcare Industry Pathways (CT SHIP). The total cost of CT SHIP is $6.9M. $3.4M (49%) is funded through a U.S Department of Labor – ETA grant and another $3.5M (51%) is committed through non-federal state and local resources. With CT State Norwalk as the lead, the five consortium partners include Gateway, Housatonic, Middlesex and Tunxis.
“The Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants will play an important role in helping workers to reskill as quickly as possible with industry-recognized credentials and accelerated pathways to degrees,” said Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training John Pallasch. “These grants are among the range of actions the Department is taking to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.”
Read more about the Strengthening Community College Grant
References: dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20210115-1
The CT Statewide Healthcare Industry Pathways (CT SHIP) project is a 4-year SCC grant funded project (2/1/2021 – 1/31/2025). During the project period, CT SHIP capacity-building strategies will touch approximately 2,200 students in three healthcare career pathways that:
The CT SHIP will address gaps, as well as stark disparities in postsecondary credential attainment based on race/ethnicity and family income that prevent Connecticut from achieving its overarching goals of economic vitality and expanded employment opportunities. The CSCU System Office will lead efforts to scale successful strategies to all campuses of CT State Community College.
| Non-credit certificates | Medical Billing & Coding Professional Coder Medical Office Assistant Certified Nursing Assistant Patient Care Technician |
| Credit certificates | Health Information Management Certificate |
| Associate’s degrees | Health Information Management Surgical Technology |
Lead Institution
Cheryl DeVonish, CEO
CT State Norwalk
Renee Dunbar
Grant Project Assistant
Email: renee.dunbar@ctstate.edu
| Workforce Development System Partners | |
| Governor’s Workforce Council (GWC) | State workforce development board |
| Capital Workforce Partners (North Central CT) | Local workforce development board |
| Workforce Alliance (South Central CT) | Local workforce development board |
| The WorkPlace, Inc. (Southwestern CT) | Local workforce development board |
| CT Department of Labor | American Job Centers partner (and State Apprenticeship agency) |
| Employer Partners | |
| Yale New Haven Health | Healthcare system (statewide) |
| Hartford HealthCare | Healthcare system (statewide) |
| Stamford Health | Healthcare system (Southwest CT) |
| Norwalk Hospital | Healthcare employer (Southwest CT) |
| Optional Partners | |
| CT Dept of Economic & Community Development | Economic development state agency |
| SEIU Healthcare 1199NE Training & Upgrading Fund | Labor Group |
| Connecticut League for Nursing | Professional association |
| CT Health Information Management Association | Professional association |
| Amazon Web Services | Training and technology partner |
| CT College of Technology | Training and technology partner |
The Gateway and Manchester campuses each house culinary arts programs offering fine dining options to students, faculty and staff, and the local community.
Learn more about each program's dining options by choosing from the campuses above.
CT State Gateway is pleased to welcome the public to our culinary program’s restaurant, Café Vincenzo. Touted as a “hidden gem” by Mara Lavitt of NewHavenEats, the café offers a gourmet meal with fine dining ambiance, while Gateway’s culinary students gain real-world work experience preparing for careers in the hospitality industry.
Location: South Building, Room 102
Corner of George and Church. The south building is bordered by George Street (the best entrance for the Cafe), Church Street, M.L.K. Jr. Blvd, and Temple Street. The college validates parking for the Temple Street Garage, which has entrances on Crown and George Street. Guests must check in with security when entering the campus buildings (security validates parking tickets).
Reservations are required. Reservation requests and questions can be directed to Will Stewart, Culinary Associate, gw-cafevincenzo@ctstate.edu, 203-285-2269. Please include your name, telephone number, the number people in your party, and the date(s) that you’d like to dine. Someone will confirm your request prior to your visit. Payment is due on the date of your visit.
Buon Appetito!
Our culinary students are cooking, and the kitchen’s open to the public! Join us at the CT State Manchester Culinary Arts Center for luncheons and dinners featuring a full-course menu of tantalizing, classic dishes. While our student “chefs-in-training” will wow you with their culinary skills, our wait staff of culinary arts and hospitality students will provide you with superior table service. We invite you to join our students as they learn and you enjoy a relaxing and delicious meal.
Savor the vibrant flavors of South America at CT State Manchester’s annual Gourmet Dinner! Enjoy a multi-course meal crafted by Culinary Arts and Hospitality students. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Program at CT State Manchester.
Gourmet Dinner Registration 2025
Open Kitchen Luncheons
Lunches begin at noon and are $18.91 per person, which includes Eventbrite fees.
Open Kitchen Dinners
Dinners begin at 7 p.m. and are $24.25 per person, which includes Eventbrite fees.
Reservations for Open Kitchen Meals
Reservations are required for all meals. All reservations must be placed through Eventbrite. Please continue to check Eventbrite for dates and meals.
BYOB Services
BYOB services are available in our Open Kitchen meals to assist our students with hands-on training in beverage service.
Our most popular public food events are our series of Open Kitchen meals, which are served in the dining room of our Culinary Arts Center during the fall and spring semesters. The meals feature a multi-course menu of classic dishes prepared by student chefs. Meals are served during the week and are scheduled to coincide with our students’ culinary arts classes. For a schedule of meal dates, please visit Eventbrite. Please note that once reservations are closed, the meal will no longer be featured as an available option.
Yes, Manchester's Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts students are responsible for preparing, cooking and serving the Open Kitchen meals at the Culinary Arts Center. Staging and executing these meals provides students with real-world, hands-on training, which is an integral part of our culinary arts curriculum. Chef instructors carefully coordinate and supervise all meals. Students plan the menus, purchase the food, manage their fellow classmates and serve you in the dining room. Students are evaluated and graded based on their ability to meet the standards we set as part of this learning experience. We appreciate and thank you for joining us and for contributing to this educational process by participating as guests at our luncheons.
The Open Kitchen meals at the Culinary Arts Center typically feature a prix-fixe menu, a multi-course meal at a fixed price. Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts students plan, budget, cook and serve the meals.
Guests can make reservations through Eventbrite.
Yes, because of the popularity of our meals and the limited number of seats, we require that all guests make advanced dining reservations. In fact, we suggest that guests make their reservations as early as possible because most of the meals sell out quickly. We do not accept walk-in guests. Hospitality Manangement and Culinary Arts students plan, budget, cook and serve the meals based on advanced reservations. You may make dining reservations at Eventbrite.
Our meals are served during the students’ fall and spring semesters (meals are not served during the summer). Dates, times and menus for our meals are made available to the public at the beginning of each semester (the first week of September for the fall semester and the first week of February for the spring semester).
All of our Open Kitchen meals are served in the dining room of our Culinary Arts Center, which is located on the second floor of the Student Services Center.
We typically do not offer meals on weekends. Students attend classes during the week, and our meals are incorporated into our culinary arts students’ class schedules. What’s more, the majority of our students work at local restaurants, hotels and food service facilities on the weekends, which means many students are not available on Saturdays or Sundays.
We do not have the resources or the equipment to service private functions, such as weddings, but groups or organizations are welcome to contact us to discuss the possibility of making arrangements to tie one of your events or functions into one of our Open Kitchen meals or one of our catering classes. For more information about how you can tie your event or function into one of our Open Kitchen meals or a catering class, please refer to the questions below.
We invite you to contact us to discuss the possibility of using one of our Open Kitchen meals for the exclusive use of your group or organization. We conduct our meals to coincide with our students’ culinary arts classes; therefore, only certain days of the week are available. As expected, our menu prices are discounted for groups doing business related to the mission of our college.
We cater a limited number of events on campus to coincide with our students’ catering classes. Similar to our Open Kitchen meals, this type of event has to be held during our students’ scheduled class times. The catering class meets one day a week. Each semester, the catering course alternates between day and evening classes. As part of the learning experience, students work with a local group or organization (their “clients”) and plan—from start to finish—a catered event, which is held in our Culinary Arts Center. Under the direction of a chef instructor, students assist their clients with selecting a menu and calculating the costs. Menus range from hors d’oeuvres only to a complete buffet meal.
Our ability to provide this service depends on whether or not we can recruit enough students (paid or volunteer) to accommodate your request. The Manchester Student Hospitality Association is also a possibility for providing this type of service. We will do our best to accommodate your request.
We do not cater private events held off-campus. We will occasionally cater off-site functions for State of Connecticut agencies and at state facilities. Overall, the department is not equipped to be an off-premise food provider.
If you are interested in obtaining more information about the opportunities listed above, the department chairpersons, Kathy Kern or Ricardo Aragon, accept email requests from groups and organizations during the semester preceding the semester in which you are interested in hosting your event.
Please contact either of the department chairpersons and include your name, the name of the group or organization, the estimated number of guests, several dates that would accommodate your schedule, and any other important information regarding your request. We look forward to receiving your request, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
CT State is committed to providing a safe, equitable and welcoming educational environment for all. The guides listed on this page are intended to provide information on how to support the diverse populations our college serves, while fostering greater understanding and empathy among our CT State community.
Should you have additional questions or would like more information on how to support members of our diverse community, please contact the Office of Equity and Civil Rights directly at: CTState-CivilRights@commnet.edu.