NH higher-education leaders tout transfer gains, warn of shrinking enrollment and budget strain

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Chancellors from the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System told a legislative study committee they have expanded transfer pathways and launched a direct-admit outreach, but they cautioned a shrinking college-age population, federal policy changes and a projected $10 million state funding cut could force program and job

Catherine Provencher, chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire, and Mark Rubinstein, chancellor of the Community College System, told the Legislature’s public higher education study committee on the annual report that the two systems have expanded student transfer pathways and are working to streamline admissions between the sectors.

"We're now up to over a 100 universal pathways," Rubinstein said, later noting his most recent check put the number closer to 130 and that last academic year community college graduates transferring to the university system increased by about 30 percent. Provencher described a new direct-admit outreach that automatically notifies community-college graduates who meet GPA criteria and connects them to university enrollment staff.

The report stems from recommendations of Governor Sununu’s task force on public higher education, the chancellors said. The proclamation read at the meeting also marked the…

NH higher-education leaders tout transfer gains, warn of shrinking enrollment and budget strain

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