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Nashua Community College

Nashua, New Hampshire Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Nashua Community College is a public two-year institution based in Nashua, New Hampshire. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 1,342 students in fall 2024. It is part of Community College System of New Hampshire.

Nashua Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 36 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Business Administration and Management, and General Studies. It awarded 309 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,342
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
309
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
36
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 36

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Health Professions 4
Education 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Engineering Technologies 4
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
English Language and Literature 1
Precision Production 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
226
Certificates under 1 year
73
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
6
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,342
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,342
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,604
Full-time, 2024-25
12%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Community College System of New Hampshire
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
James M Keane
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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