Community College System of New Hampshire

The Community College System of N.H. comprises seven colleges, offering associate degree and certificate programs, professional training, transfer pathways to four-year degrees, and dual-credit partnerships with N.H. high schools. The system's colleges are Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth and Rochester; Lakes Region Community College in Laconia; Manchester Community College; Nashua Community College; NHTI-Concord's Community College; River Valley Community College in Claremont, Lebanon and Keene; and White Mountains Community College in Berlin, Littleton and North Conway. The system's seven community colleges are committed to working with businesses throughout the state to train and retain employees to develop a robust workforce across all sectors and embraces the "65 by 25 Initiative," which calls for 65% of N.H. citizens to have some form of postsecondary education by 2025 to meet future workforce demands. Candace Williams is director for strategic initiatives, New England Board of Higher Education.