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New Hampshire offers excellent educational opportunities throughout the state. Children can be
schooled via public, private, or home schools. Higher education in New Hampshire is well represented
throughout the state, whether via public universities, private colleges, or community colleges.
New Hampshire is home to several public higher education institutions. The University System of New Hampshire is comprised of four public universities. The
University of New Hampshire (UNH), based out of
Durham, is a land, sea, and space grant institution with an urban branch at the University of New Hampshire-Manchester. Approximately 13,000 students take
advantage of dozens of institutes and research centers at UNH. Granite State College in Concord enrolls over 4,000 students annually and operates
a network of nine statewide learning centers. Keene
State College in Keene enrolls over 5,100 students and provides a strong liberal arts tradition.
Plymouth State University in Plymouth enrolls
nearly 7,000 students.
The Granite State offers many private higher education opportunities. The Ivy League university
Dartmouth College in Hanover has provided a
four-year liberal arts education since 1769. Approximately 4,100 undergraduate and 1,600 graduate
students benefit from 29 departments and 10 interdisciplinary programs, as well as graduate schools of
arts and sciences, medicine, engineering, and business. Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene offers practice-oriented, values-based
graduate study to its 1,200 students. Chester
College of New England in Chester offers a foundation of study in the liberal arts and fine arts.
Colby-Sawyer College in New London, founded
in 1837, provides an innovative combination of liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation
to its nearly 900 undergraduate students. Daniel Webster
College in Nashua is a four-year, private, non-sectarian co-education residential and commuter
college focusing on experiential learning. Magdalen
College in Warner offers a Catholic-based liberal arts education. Rivier College in Nashua offers over 60 degree programs for undergraduates and
graduates within its four-year Catholic institution. Saint
Anselm College in Manchester, founded in 1889 by the Benedictine Catholic order, enrolls
approximately 2,000 undergraduates. Southern New
Hampshire University in Manchester offers solid educational programs and employer connections to
its 1,900 undergraduate, 1,800 graduate, and 2,700 continuing education students.
New Hampshire provides several community colleges for students seeking a wide range of professional
education training. The New Hampshire Community
Technical College System is the statewide system of two-year colleges. Campuses reside in
Berlin, Laconia, Claremont,
Concord, Manchester, Nashua, and
Stratham. Hesser College, located in Manchester, Concord, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem,
offers several certificate, diploma, associate’s, or bachelor’s degree options in top fields. Other
notable colleges include McIntosh College
in Dover and the New Hampshire Technical Institute
in Concord.
With so many remarkable options for education within New Hampshire, the Granite State ensures great
promise for intellectual endeavors.
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