New Hampshire Community Colleges (2-Yr Colleges)

New Hampshire Junior Colleges, Technical Schools, and Institutes

The State of New Hampshire administers its own system of higher education which operate at least two tiers of public colleges. One being the community colleges in New Hampshire, sometimes called New Hampshire junior colleges, or New Hampshire technical institutes, and so-called "four-year" colleges which award bachelor's and master's degrees. The "two-year" community educational institutions provide post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees in New Hampshire. The name, "community colleges" derives from the fact that "two-year" colleges primarily accept, and attract, students from the New Hampshire local community

The New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges are an outgrowth of two trade schools established after WWII to provide occupational training to returning veterans as well as local youths and adults interested in the trades or technical vocations. In 1949, the state trade schools became known as the New Hampshire Technical Institutes.

In 1961, to relieve overcrowding at the existing schools, the legislature authorized the development of five vocational institutes and one technical institute. In 1967, the State Board of Education authorized the institutes to grant associate degrees, and by 1975, all colleges received full postsecondary accreditation. In response to a state mandate to reduce budgets, the seven technical institutes were consolidated into four technical community colleges, although there are still seven campuses.

New Hampshire College Degrees, Certificates, & Diplomas

New Hampshire Cities Colleges:

New Hampshire Community Colleges

• New Hampshire Community Technical College System
  • Great Bay CC
  • Lakes Region CC
  • Manchester CC
  • Nashua CC
  • NHTI-Concord
  • River Valley CC
    with an academic center in Keene
  • White Mountains CC
    with 3 academic centers in Littleton, Woodsville and Conway.