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Community College System of New Hampshire touts early‑college growth and workforce programs, asks for continued funding
Summary
Chancellor Mark Rubinstein and Community College System staff reported growth in dual/concurrent enrollment, workforce training and apprenticeships; they urged continued state investment, noting a $2.5 million annual state investment in early college underwrites tens of thousands of credits and yields measurable tuition savings for families.
Mark Rubinstein, chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, and staff told Finance - Division II that the system is focused on accessible, career‑aligned programming and highlighted state investments that expand early‑college opportunities and short‑term workforce training.
Rubinstein and Shannon Reed, the system’s director of government affairs, said the community college system has a presence in every region of the state and that roughly 30% of core instruction is delivered online. They reported that about 93% of community college students are New Hampshire residents.
Reed said the Legislature’s biennial investment of $2.5 million per year to underwrite early‑college credits produced 54,000 credits last year that would have cost about $13 million at…
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