The Community College System of New Hampshire (previously New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges (NHCTC) and prior to that New Hampshire Vocational Technical Colleges (NHVTC)) is an organization of seven public
community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school (also known as senior sec ...
s located throughout
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
. 95% of enrolled students are New Hampshire residents.
The colleges offer over 80 associate degree programs. They also have
Project Lead the Way programs where they partner with New Hampshire high schools to allow students to enroll in courses to receive college
credits. On January 30, 2008, the
Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
and
Executive Council unanimously approved changing the names of six member schools. The changes were completed by July 1, 2008.
Member schools
The colleges are located in the following New Hampshire cities:
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Public university systems in the United States
Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing
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