Students rockin’ the trades: Community College System scores $75,000 Metallica Scholars grant

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In New Hampshire, The Foundation for New Hampshire Community Colleges administered the grant and awarded 224 students with $50,575 of financial assistance to date to offset the cost of specialized equipment, materials, protective gear, or other degree-specific equipment. Students receiving assistance ranged in majors from health sciences and services to hospitality and culinary, industry and transportation and STEM/advanced manufacturing.

‘Serial fraudster’ sentenced to prison for stealing almost $500,000 from her employer

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The fraudulent purchases included over $5,600 to purchase NFL tickets for Tom Brady’s return to Gillette stadium in 2021 and over $50,000 on Amazon purchases on items including a hot tub. Pratt also used the stolen money on things like plane tickets and miscellaneous herbs and spices.

Plymouth State University among first in U.S. to offer 3-year bachelor’s degrees

read more…: Plymouth State University among first in U.S. to offer 3-year bachelor’s degrees

Plymouth State University is one of the first four-year institutions in the United States to pilot an accredited, in-person 96-credit bachelor’s degree program. The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) recently approved PSU’s proposal to offer applied bachelor’s degrees in specific programs where students earn 96 credits in three years, rather than 120 credits over four years.