Governance of the New Hampshire System of Community Colleges

Hello and thank you for coming back!

Today I'm discussing governance. This is what I found out. The online learning programs within the community college system of New Hampshire are under the governance rules of the Colleges' Board of Trustees. The members represent business, industry, education, health care, law enforcement, vocational education, technology, labor, students and alumni. The Board executes all policies and procedures of the Foundation in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Agreement, the By-Laws, and the Statues of the State of New Hampshire.

The Community Colleges of NH Foundation (CCNHF)was incorporated in 2002 for the purpose of securing funds and grants to supplement and enhance the System's traditional revenue sources. It is the official entity for managing private resources for the Community College System of New Hampshire, and is overseen by a Board of Directors.

The Foundation is a 501(c) (3) organization which operated independently, but in conjunction with, the colleges. The Foundation provides student scholarship assistance, faculty and staff enrichment programs, educational facilities and support for innovative programs.

The vision of the Foundation is "Access for All". "Well run programs take time to develop or reformulate strong governance infrastructures before the courses are offered... advance policy deliberation and development is extremely important." (Gellman-Danley & Fetzner, 1998). From researching the governance infrastructure and policy decisions of the NH Community Colleges, it appears they are doing a good job of providing online and traditional education to the citizens of New Hampshire. Two hundred and three online classes are currently offered with a substantial online support center. Enrollment has increased during the past 10 years; please click here for press release.

And it appears the Community College System has enough of a budget to allow for some major capitol improvements! Click here for the list of CI's.

Thanks again for reading! I'll be back tomorrow with some information about Academics at the New Hampshire Community College System.
Cheers!
Diane

References:
Gellman-Danley, Barbara & Fetzner, Marie, J. (1998). Asking the really tough questions: Policy Issues for Distance Learning. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration. V 1, (1), University of West Georgia, Distance Education.