New England College

New England College (NEC) is an accredited, private, non-profit college in Henniker, New Hampshire, about 15 minutes from Concord, 30 minutes from Manchester and 90 minutes from Boston. It was founded in 1946 to serve students attending college on the GI Bill after World War II, and it is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. According to the college, it serves more than 5,000 undergraduate, graduate and online students a year, from 86 or more countries.

• More than 60 associate and bachelor's degree programmes
• More than 20 master's degree programmes, including an MBA taught in English and Spanish
• Doctoral programmes, including a Doctor of Education
• A three-year cooperative BSN nursing programme, accredited by CCNE
• Online and graduate programmes, and pre-college courses

Programmes follow the liberal arts tradition with an emphasis on experiential learning. The 220-acre campus offers more than 40 student clubs and over 20 NCAA Division III teams, and qualifying undergraduates can ski for free at Pats Peak. Professor-led study trips abroad during winter or spring break are included in tuition.