Education
A community rich with educational opportunities, Manchester's turning out smart, hard-working students at all levels. We've got the educated, industrious workforce you need to staff your business and the school system and educational opportunities to keep your families and children on the fast track.
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Our Kids Succeed
Between 2003 and 2006, the city completed a comprehensive overhaul of Manchester public schools, investing $105 million in construction and rehabilitation projects. Additions to all three high schools and two middle schools were completed. Manchester also offers incredible diversity - over 76 languages are spoken in our schools.
View our students' test scores and other data here.
The Manchester public school system enrolls 17,500 students at:
- 14 elementary schools
- 4 middle schools
- 3 high schools
The Manchester School of Technology offers vocational training to city high schoolers, turning out cosmetologists, chefs and auto mechanics. Meanwhile, a comprehensive special education system offers opportunities to children from pre-school to high school.
The Manchester parochial school system offers:
- 5 elementary schools
- 1 junior high
- 1 high school
The Derryfield School, a private co-educational school enrolls 379 students in grades 6 through 12.
Manchester is Serious about Higher Education
With 11 colleges and universities in the Manchester area, we've got engineers, artists, business administrators and techies - all moving and shaking right here. And because of our proximity to Boston, graduates from Harvard, MIT, Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern and other universities are looking to Manchester for employment opportunities.
To find out just how close we are to Boston's best Colleges and Universities, click here.
For more information about our local colleges check out the links below.
Chester College
Chester College of New England is a private, coeducational institution offering Bachelor's degrees in Photography, Studio Art, Graphic Design, Arts and Humanities, and Creative and Professional Writing.
Franklin Pierce University, Manchester
Franklin Pierce is a four-year, co-educational, non-sectarian University with its main campus in Rindge, NH. The Manchester campus is one of six satellite campuses and is situated in the 11,000 square foot facility of the Jefferson Mill, part of Manchester's renovated Millyard. The University offers undergraduate and graduate programs.
Hesser College
Founded in 1900, Hesser College is a private, coeducational college, NEASC accredited with 950 students and an instructor/student ratio of 1 to 15. The College offers over 25 Associate Degree programs and Bachelor Degree programs in Accounting, Criminal Justice and Business Administration.
Manchester Community College
The college offers more than 40 degree and certificate programs and transfer options to four-year institutions. MCC provides flexible schedules with classes in the day, evening, weekends or online, as well as hands-on training through laboratory and clinical studies.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private coeducational college offering professional and pre-professional degrees in pharmacy and health sciences. Founded in 1823, it is well into its second century as the nation's second oldest school of pharmacy and is the largest college of pharmacy in the United States.
New Hampshire Institute of Art
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art & Design, the New Hampshire Institute of Art offers the bachelor of fine arts degree with concentrations in painting, ceramics, photography and illustration.
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1889 by the Order of Saint Benedict. Noted for its challenging academic curriculum and nationally recognized Humanities Program, the college offers undergraduate degrees in 31 majors. The College is located on 400 acres overlooking Manchester and has just under 2,000 students.
Southern New Hampshire University
Southern New Hampshire University is a private, coeducational institution offering associate and bachelor's degrees in business, liberal arts and hospitality administration. An associate of applied science degree is also available in culinary arts and master's degrees are available in education, business and business-related areas, liberal arts and hospitality administration. The university has over 100 full-time faculty, 1,200 undergraduate students and an average class size of 20.
Springfield College School of Human Services
Springfield College's School of Human Services provides broadly accessible higher education in human services for adult learners. The Manchester campus overlooks the Merrimack River from its offices and classrooms in a renovated mill building. The undergraduate program offerings include the Criminal Justice concentration.
University System of New Hampshire
Through its four institutions, Granite State College, Keene State College, Plymouth State University and the University of New Hampshire, which includes the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, the University System of New Hampshire is the largest provider of postsecondary education in the State. Whether a person is a traditional college-age student or an adult learner; whether one seeks the resources of a research university or a small liberal arts college, the University System of New Hampshire offers a full array of postsecondary education opportunities.
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