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Students rockin’ the trades: Community College System scores $75,000 Metallica Scholars grant

read more…: Students rockin’ the trades: Community College System scores $75,000 Metallica Scholars grant

“When we launched the Metallica Scholars Initiative, it really spoke to me. A collective goal of breaking the stigma of trade skills. Trade skills are vital to society, and what’s even more important is to support the many folks who are trying to create a career by learning and using these skills. I am so proud – we all are – to see how this program is changing lives by providing much-needed resources to empower students, and it’s great that we’re able to make our biggest grant yet to support these students and the future workforce. – “James Hetfield, Metallica

Need-based community college system ‘Promise Program’ provides gap funding for NH students

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The Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) will be offering a significant, new need-based funding program for the 2023-24 academic year. CCSNH’s Promise Program will help New Hampshire students who qualify based on financial need by bridging the gap between grants, scholarships, and the cost of tuition and required comprehensive fees, at all seven of New Hampshire’s community colleges. The program was announced by system leadership on July 12 at Manchester Community College, with students, guests and college personnel in attendance.   

NH community colleges expand ‘NoLo’ program to reduce student textbook costs in 2020-21

read more…: NH community colleges expand ‘NoLo’ program to reduce student textbook costs in 2020-21

Most of the NoLo resources are available online rather than in print and are also called Open Educational Resources (or “OER”.) Statewide, 45 percent of all NH Community College students are registered in “NoLo” courses this fall, compared to 22 percent last year.   

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