NHTI – Concord's Community College is a

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Concord, New Hampshire Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat, seat of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 43,976, making it the List of municipalities ...

. It is part of the

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and is accredited by the

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. The college, which opened in 1965, was known as New Hampshire Technical Institute until 2007, when its current name was adopted to reflect its growth as a community college with broad offerings in both technical and general education.

History

The college's roots and its former name comes from post-World War II veterans' training programs in

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and

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on ...

. However, neither of these institutions were accredited colleges. The college was created by legislation passed in the

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in 1961. The legislation followed several years of investigation and exploration by a special committee. The group took special guidance from the two-year college system then operating in

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. Two-year colleges were an innovation in New Hampshire. The legislation created six colleges and led to an active search for campus sites in Concord, Nashua, Manchester, Portsmouth,

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. Only the Concord college retained the NHTI designation; the six others were named New Hampshire Vocational Technical College at ame of city

Academics

NHTI offers 45

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programs and 55

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programs of study. Individual majors are available within six programs. Majors range from

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, and also include a wide range of healthcare options, such as

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, and

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training. The robotics and automation engineering technology (RAET) program was added in 2013 under the support of a $19.97 million federal grant, with the first class of students graduating in May 2015. This program focuses on the usage of industrial robots in various industries, as well as the use of PLC units in mass production. It additionally includes a course on

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, one of the most advanced and efficient ways of manufacturing, invented by

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. Some of the students who graduate from NHTI choose to transfer to another four-year institution to continue their education. NHTI offers a variety of transfer agreements with various universities that accept most to all of the credits earned at NHTI. NHTI offers credits for high schools around New Hampshire. Specific classes taken at the high school level can be accredited towards an associate degree.

Campus

NHTI's main campus in Concord covers , includes three

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, and is also home to the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Academy, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, and the offices for the Community College System of New Hampshire.

References

External links

Official website
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