Manchester Community College (NH)

Manchester Community College is one of the seven colleges falling under the auspices of the Community College System of New Hampshire. Serving the needs of the Merrimack Valley, the college is governed collectively by the state's Governor, Executive Council, System Board of Trustees, and individually by Advisory Committees, a President and a Chief Academic Officer.

The college enrolls about 3,000 students per semester and offers more than 20 degree and certificate programs as well as workshops and professional development programs. The college includes a Center for Academic Planning and Support, a spacious new Library, state-of-the-art instructional labs, auditoriums, and a full-service Childhood Education Center.

Located on 57 acres near the banks of the Merrimack River, north of the city center, the Manchester campus offers classes and programs in three major connected buildings, and has ample room for future growth while retaining more than adequate green space and parking. As part of New Hampshire's largest city, the campus is actively engaged in community outreach, and plays an integral role in the increasing ethnic and cultural diversity of the area.

Manchester Community College is dedicated to the belief that each individual should be provided a continuing opportunity for the development of skills and knowledge, and an increasing awareness of his or her role and responsibility in society. The college is devoted to serving the occupational/educational needs of the State of New Hampshire and assumes a responsibility to help meet the requirements for a skilled workforce through a cooperative effort with local industry, business, service and health organizations.

The college prepares learners for essential professional and workforce occupations with broad, high quality, practical education. Programs employ equipment and materials consistent with the modern workplace, and the faculty blend academic credentials with pertinent work experience. The major programs of study include liberal arts and the intellectual skills necessary for the competent, lifelong learner.

The college believes it is important that individuals establish a set of personal values which are able to be reflected in their own eyes and in the eyes of the community. These values increase through an educational program geared to the continual development of human potential. Acquisition of basic knowledge and saleable skills is only the beginning of the process of education and development that continues throughout life.