The University of Bridgeport, a prestigious private university in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Originally known as the Junior College of Connecticut, it is the sole educational institution in Bridgeport and one of the largest in Connecticut. With over 60 degree programs, it caters to over 5,000 students pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. The university offers exclusive naturopathy and Chinese medicine programs, medical laboratory sciences programs, and is the sole chiropractic school on the East Coast. Established in 1947, the university acquired the former P. T. Barnum estate and transformed into a four-year institution.