New England College

New England College is located in an area that is surrounded by natural beauty. It is in the town of Henniker that has the population of just over 4,000 residents and is about an hour and a half from Boston. The Contoocook River adds to the charm of this town it runs right through it and alongside the campus of NEC. The New England College offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs that lead to:
- Bachelor of Arts degrees
- Bachelor of Science degrees
- Master of Education degrees
- Master of Science degrees
About New England College
New England College has been challenging and supporting students for more than 50 years. The school’s students have diverse academic and cultural backgrounds, which creates an atmosphere of mutual concern and respect. The goal of NEC is to make sure that their students thrive while they aim to achieve their academic, personal, and social goals.
Why Choose New England College?
NEC has built the new Center for Educational Innovation, which will help the school to make the transition from a traditional liberal arts college with professional programs to a technologically cutting-edge, comprehensive liberal arts center for learning. The Center for Educational Innovation is also a sign of growth at New England College and it gives the school the ability to provide for the future educational needs of its students.
New England College Accolades
Most colleges and universities have not incorporated a commitment to global ecology through sustainability in their mission statements. New England College has written into their mission statement “the pursuit of ecological sustainability” as one of the College’s nine core values. This is one of the reasons why The Princeton Review named NEC to their 2010-11 Guide to 286 Green Colleges.
Accreditations and Associations
New England College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc. (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. NEASC accreditation attests to “substantial compliance with established qualitative standards, integrity in statements to the public describing the institution’s program, institutional commitment to improvement, and sufficiency of institutional resources.”

















