Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT)

Name

Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology (ConnCAT)

Legal name

The Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology, Inc.

Website

https://conncat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development and Adult Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Culinary Arts (Chef Training) (EDAOAKAA), Phlebotomy & Specimen Collection (EDAOAJAC), Construction, Engineering & Skilled Trades Licensure Prep (EDAAANAL)

Keywords

• Workforce development
• Job training programs
• Youth arts education
• Bioscience training
• Culinary arts training

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: ConnCAT relies on charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors. The organization conducts fundraising campaigns and events including galas and community events. Donation tiers include $1,000 (buys uniforms for 16 culinary students), $5,000 (pays for 10 children in Youth Summer Arts program), and $10,000 (pays tuition/textbooks for 20 adult students).
2. Foundation and Government Grants: ConnCAT receives grant funding from foundations and government sources. The organization has partnerships with major funders including Yale New Haven Hospital, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, and Seedlings Foundation.
3. Program Services Revenue: While all programs are offered at no cost to participants thanks to donor support, the organization generates some revenue through community programs and events such as the Art Gallery (digital art prints for sale at $100 each) and Orchid Café catering services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ConnCAT delivers free, donor-funded adult job-training programs in health sciences (BioLaunch bioscience/biotechnology, Phlebotomy Technician, Medical Billing & Coding) and skilled trades (Culinary Arts Academy, CCT Construction Academy), complemented by free youth arts education programs and a Career Pathways job-readiness service. All programs combine didactic classroom instruction with hands-on training in specialized labs/kitchens and externship/internship placements at industry partner sites.

Product overview

ConnCAT operates as a single unified nonprofit organization offering free job-training programs and youth development services. Its adult programs portfolio includes five distinct training tracks: BioLaunch (bioscience/biotechnology, 6 months), Culinary Arts Academy (6 months), Medical Billing & Coding Program (8 months), Phlebotomy Technician Program (5 months), and CCT Construction Academy (22 weeks). Youth Programs provide year-round after-school and Summer Arts programming. The Career Pathways Program provides integrated career readiness support across all adult programs. Additionally, Orchid Café was an auxiliary catering/hospitality service (now closed), and First Haven in Dixwell is an affiliated redevelopment project. All programs are offered at no cost to participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Training Programs Comprehensive portfolio of free, full-time job-training programs for unemployed and under-employed adults, including BioLaunch (6 months, bioscience), Culinary Arts Academy (6 months), Medical Billing & Coding (8 months), Phlebotomy Technician (5 months), and Construction Academy (22 weeks). Programs combine classroom instruction with industry externships.
• BioLaunch A 6-month bioscience and biotechnology training program for adults, consisting of a 2-week Science Academy, 4 months of laboratory instruction (pipetting, aseptic technique, cell culture, biosafety cabinet operation), and a 2-month industry internship at bioscience partners.
• Culinary Arts Academy A 6-month culinary arts training program emphasizing superior culinary skills (food sanitation, advanced culinary skills, baking, garde manger) and including an 80-hour industry externship; SNAP-approved and includes Food Service Protection Manager certification.
• Medical Billing & Coding Program An 8-month training program preparing adults for careers in medical billing and coding within the healthcare industry.
• Phlebotomy Technician Program A 5-month training program preparing adults for careers as certified phlebotomy technicians, conducted in ConnCAT's on-site phlebotomy lab.
• CCT Construction Academy A 22-week construction training program covering OSHA, HVACR, Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry, Math, and Professional Development, designed to enhance quality, safety, and competitiveness in the construction industry.
• Youth Programs Free year-round after-school and Summer Arts programs for middle and high school students in Greater New Haven, including Agriculture, Art, Chess, Cookology, Graphic Arts, Hip Hop Sociology, Theater, Dance, and Science experiments.
• Career Pathways Program A professional development program integrated into ConnCAT's adult training, complementing classroom instruction and externships with career readiness activities, resume development, mock interviews, and networking support.

Quantifiable outcome

• All programs offered at no cost to participants through donor support
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Yale New Haven HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey strategic partner and funder. Marna Borgstrom served as President and CEO of Yale New Haven Hospital. The hospital provides support for ConnCAT's mission to provide job training and youth programs in Greater New Haven.
• ArvinasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner. Provides internship opportunities for ConnCAT bioscience/biotechnology graduates.
• AlexionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner. Provides internship opportunities for ConnCAT bioscience/biotechnology graduates.
• Yale UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner. Provides internship opportunities for ConnCAT bioscience/biotechnology graduates.
• Halda TherapeuticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner providing bioscience training internships.
• EvolveImmune TherapeuticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner providing bioscience training internships.
• Siduma TherapeuticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner providing bioscience training internships.
• Cybrexa TherapeuticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner providing bioscience training internships.
• BioHavencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner providing bioscience training internships.
• IsoplexiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner providing bioscience training internships.
• Artizan BiosciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioLaunch industry internship partner providing bioscience training internships.
• ZinccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary Arts Academy externship partner. Fine dining restaurant in New Haven, CT providing 80-hour externship opportunities for culinary students.
• Union League CafécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary Arts Academy externship partner in New Haven, CT providing externship opportunities for culinary students.
• Tre Scalini RestaurantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary Arts Academy externship partner in New Haven, CT providing externship opportunities for culinary students.
• Pacificio RestaurantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary Arts Academy externship partner in New Haven, CT providing externship opportunities for culinary students.
• New Haven Lawn ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary Arts Academy externship partner in New Haven, CT providing externship opportunities for culinary students.
• Hamilton ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary Arts Academy externship partner in New Haven, CT providing externship opportunities for culinary students.
• Texas Roadhouse RestaurantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCulinary Arts Academy externship partner in West Haven, CT providing externship opportunities for culinary students.
• Manchester Bidwell CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnCAT is modeled after Pittsburgh's highly successful Manchester Bidwell Corporation, founded by Bill Strickland (MacArthur Fellow). ConnCAT is an affiliate of Manchester Bidwell's National Center for Arts & Technology (NCAT).
• ConnCORP (Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnCORP is focused on economic development in New Haven and was designed to advance ConnCAT's mission to provide opportunities to underserved residents. Manages the First Haven in Dixwell redevelopment project.
• Wallingford Country ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnCORP has acquired strategic management of the Wallingford Country Club Kitchen, expanding culinary and hospitality training opportunities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Year Up: National workforce development nonprofit providing free, employer-aligned training and job placement for young adults from underserved communities — directly comparable mission, target population, and employer-partnership GTM.
• Per Scholas: National nonprofit offering no-cost technology training and career development for adults from underserved communities. Comparable free-training model, employer partnership structure, and career-pathway outcomes focus.
• Phipps Neighborhoods: NYC-based community nonprofit combining education, workforce development, and youth services for underserved residents. Operates similar hybrid adult-job-training + youth-arts/community-development model in an urban setting.
• Jewish Vocational Service (JVS): Workforce development nonprofit providing free job training, career coaching, and employer partnerships for unemployed/under-employed adults — directly comparable population, funding model, and program structure.
• Manchester Bidwell Corporation: Pittsburgh-based nonprofit and original model that ConnCAT is explicitly built after. Operates the same formula of free vocational training in culinary, healthcare, and technology combined with youth arts programming for underserved populations.
• NPower: Nonprofit providing free tech and cybersecurity training for underserved young adults and military veterans, with employer partnerships for placement. Closely comparable in training-plus-placement nonprofit model serving low-income adults.

Broad incumbents

• Goodwill Industries International: Large national nonprofit operating job-training, workforce development, and youth programs across the U.S. Overlaps with ConnCAT's mission but at vastly greater scale and broader retail-funded operating model.

Emerging players

• The Knowledge House: Bronx-based nonprofit delivering tech and digital workforce training to underserved young adults. Comparable free-training model and urban-community focus, though narrower in trade scope (tech-focused).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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