90 Bridge St.
Henniker, N.H. 03242

New England college is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, alongside the Contoocook River. For more than 50 years, the college has provided students an academically challenging environment of learning. New England College strives to ensure its students reach their full potential academically, personally, and socially.

New England College offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, conferring bachelor's and master's degrees. The college's academic departments include art, art history, biological studies, biology, business administration, communication, criminal justice, educational studies, elementary education, engineering, English, environmental studies, environmental science, health science, history, kinesiology, mathematics, outdoor leadership, philosophy, physical education, political science, psychology, secondary education, sociology, special education, sport and recreation management, theater, women's studies, and writing.

Quick Facts

New England College's Center for Educational Innovation is the first academic building built in 30 years, on the New England's campus. This center is making the college more technologically advanced for the future. The Center for Educational Innovation has state of the art classrooms and each classroom and large seminar room can receive broadcast from DVD, VCR, Internet, and computer projection equipment.

New England College's Learning Institute provides educational opportunities to senior citizens in the area, through non-credit college level courses. The Learning Institute offers courses in a variety of disciplines including science and technology, philosophy, literature, art and music, social sciences, and mathematics.

The Entelechy International: A Journal of Contemporary Ideas features poetry, fiction, and critical writings from national, international, and emerging writers. The literary journal is published annually and New England students can submit poems and prose for possible publication. Students also have the opportunity to win the Pushcart Prize Award for their outstanding literary achievements.

The college's varsity sports are women's ice hockey, cross country, basketball, and lacrosse, and men's ice hockey, basketball, lacrosse, softball, and baseball. Students can also participate in club sports such as ultimate Frisbee, dance, golf, lacrosse, men's ice hockey, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's rugby, and Tae Kwon Do. Recreational sports include flag football, basketball, volleyball, softball and many other sports opportunities.

New England College has youth camp/clinics, offering baseball camp, junior gym, softball skill camp, lacrosse clinic, pilgrim hoop camp, and cross country camp.

New England College's Danforth Library has more than 100,000 book volumes, 300 print periodical subscriptions, access to more than 15,000 periodicals titles through electronic indexing and full text databases, and numerous electronic resources. The library has a 30-seat computer lab, several reading rooms, study space, and an instruction area.

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