Concord is a very richly historical area. Along with beauty and history, is a great opportunity for higher education. New Hampshire Technical Institute, a division of New Hampshire Department of Community Technical Colleges, is one of the few technical colleges in New Hampshire. It is a public two-year community technical college providing a high level of technical, academic and professional preparation for the people in New Hampshire and the region. The Institute has twenty-eight associate degree programs, two diploma programs and twenty certificate programs. The Institute’s curriculum undergoes a process of constant reevaluation and revision to remain up-to-date in the content and methods of teaching. 

    Also located in Concord is the Franklin Pierce Law Center, an American Bar Association accredited law school. Its relatively small student body is diverse, representing thirty-two countries. U.S. News and World Report ranked Franklin Pierce Law Center among the top five law schools in the nation for the study of intellectual property law in its latest edition of America's Best Graduate Schools 2001. [U.S. News and World] Being in Concord, this college offers a beautiful scenic background, as well as a wealth of history. 

    In Durham is located one of the most highly attended colleges in the state of NH. The University of New Hampshire is a public University serving an undergraduate population of 10,500 students. The setting of UNH Durham couldn’t be more ideal; it’s located within 20 minutes of the Maine and New Hampshire seacoasts, and one hour of Boston, Portland, and the White Mountains. [UNH] Durham is not the only location of UNH. Within its seven schools, the University offers 2,000 courses in over 100 majors. A comprehensive land-, sea-, and space-grant university, UNH offers diverse curricula in which students are encouraged to pursue their interests across disciplinary lines. [UNH].

    Hanover contains NH’s only Ivy League school, Dartmouth College. Dartmouth describes itself as " [a college with] an excellent undergraduate program, small enough to ensure the intimacy of a classic liberal arts college, with instruction provided by faculty members committed to undergraduate teaching; yet one large enough to provide faculty depth and curricular breadth of a kind typically found only at research universities." It enrolls approximately 4,300 undergraduates in the liberal arts and 1,200 graduate students. Dartmouth Medical School is the fourth oldest in the country, and also holds the first graduate school of management in the world: the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, established in 1900. It’s location is beautiful; close to the Vermont border, and the White Mountains, it is a great place to go for skiing, hiking, and other mountain sports. 

    Keene New Hampshire contains both public and private universities. Antioch New England Graduate School is a small private school. It is a branch of Antioch University, which has five campuses nationwide. It offers masters programs in applied psychology, education, environmental studies, and organization & management. It also offers doctoral programs in clinical psychology and environmental studies. Antioch New England Institute, A nonprofit environmental and educational consulting organization of Antioch New England Graduate School, promotes a vibrant and sustainable environment, economy, and society through informed civic engagement. They provide training and resources to communities and organizations in the following areas: environmental education, leadership training, environmental policy development, nonprofit management, exhibit planning and design, public administration, facilitation, and democracy-building. [Antioch, News Events, and Other Items of Business].

    The public school in Keene is Keene State College. Because Keen is a small city in the scenic Monadnock Region of New Hampshire, many students are attracted to this campus by it’s natural beauty and landscapes. Some of the most popular majors include education, psychology, and management, but other than that, Keene offers over forty other areas of study [Keen State College] Keene also offers a good independent study and faculty research program. 

    Manchester too includes both public and private education opportunities. New Hampshire College is "a private, coeducational college known for its solid educational programs and excellent connections with employers." [NHC] The college awards associate's and bachelor's degrees in business, liberal arts and hospitality administration, as well as the associate of applied science degree in culinary arts. New Hampshire College also awards master's and doctoral degrees through the Graduate School of Business. The campus is on the banks of the Merrimack River in Manchester, NH, close to Boston and the beaches of NH.
 

    Saint Anslem College was founded in 1889 by the Benedictine monks of St. Mary's Abbey of Newark, New Jersey. It is a private Catholic college. "The Benedictine 
tradition of leadership in education spans more than 15 centuries and the strong influence of this ageless tradition helps to create at the college a unique educational environment." [St. Anslems] The college is dually noted for its challenging academic atmosphere and its nationally recognized humanities program, "Portraits of Human Greatness". 
 

    UNH at Manchester is the sixth branch of the University of New Hampshire that is located throughout the state. It is considered UNH’s commuter college, and provides the Merrimack Valley with a educational and cultural resources and opportunities. The college is founded on a strong liberal arts base, and is mainly a place for adult education. 

    Nashua New Hampshire contains one private school; Daniel Webster College. Daniel Webster College is a high-tech college with a "small college feel". [DWC] The framework of Daniel Webster College is built on an upgraded ‘network system’ built only last year. . Information Technology Services, the on campus service that runs that network, is "committed to keeping the college running smoothly on the information superhighway." Daniel Webster also offers many academic support services for it’s students. Three support areas, the Writing Center, the Math/Science Support Center, and Academic Support Services, are available to all students there. Daniel Webster College is a very student oriented school.

    New London offers one private school, Colby-Sawyer College. Colby-Sawyer is an independent, coeducational, residential, undergraduate college, which offers studies in both the liberal arts and sciences. Colby-Sawyer offers classes ranging from art, business management, child development, history society and culture, biology, nursing, and psychology. 

    Plymouth State College is located in Plymouth New Hampshire. It’s a residential campus school in the University System of New Hampshire. This college prides itself in a great education at a fraction of the price of a private college. Against the "dramatic backdrop" in the foothills of the White Mountains, Plymouth provides a "safe, dynamic, learning community". [Plymouth State College] It is located , 45 miles north of Concord, and 120 miles north of Boston. Plymouth State enrolls about 3,500 undergraduates and 500 graduate students in 50 undergraduate programs in liberal arts, education, business, and physical education, two graduate programs; the CAGS program and a continuing education division. 

    Franklin Pierce College is located in beautiful, yet remote, Rindge New Hampshire. The community within this college is small, yet big enough to be cultural and diverse. Over ninety percent of students at FPC live on campus, which is on a very beautiful plot of land, surrounded by colorful trees in the autumn, and wonderful blankets of white snow in the fall.

    From liberal arts to technical schools, Ivy League to community college, autumn to winter, and mountains to beaches, one can plainly see that New Hampshire offers many opportunities for the student. It is an ideal place to educate the entire person, body and soul.