White Mountains Community College is located in Berlin, New Hampshire. It is set among the brilliant White Mountain scenery of the North Country of New Hampshire. WMCC is a comprehensive community college. It is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. The quaint city of Berlin is located in a scenic setting on the Androscoggin River. There are beautiful mountains and flowing streams. This city and campus is perfect for outdoor lovers. The city of Berlin encompasses 61.7 square miles. The majority of the residents are Caucasian.
The college also offers courses at the Conway Academic Center at Technology Village, the Littleton Learning Center, and the Haverhill Higher Education Center. The academic centers offer the public quality post secondary education. The Conway, Littleton, and Woodsville academic centers offer assistance in the college admissions process, academic advising, and financial aid.
The application process its quite simple. A complete college application needs to be filled out. If the student is still in high school they will need to provide their transcripts. If the student is in college, and is a transfer, they need to arrange for their college transcripts to be sent over. The application must be sent with a non-refundable $20. The next step is to register and complete the ACCUPLACER assessment. White Mountain Community College administers the assessment. This has a cost of $15. The next step is to attend the WMCC orientation and registration session. The cost is $30. The final step is to complete the financial aid forms. The process can be started on-line.
New Hampshire residents will have a cost of $195 per credit and out of state residents will pay a $445 per credit. Students in the New England area, but not a resident of New Hampshire, will pay $293 per credit.
The college offers several different Associates Degrees. Those degrees are accounting, automotive technology, business administration, culinary arts, environmental science, geographic information systems, information technology, office management, teacher preparation, automotive service management, baking and pastry arts, criminal justice, early childhood education, human services, liberal arts, nursing and surveying technology.
WMCC also offers a certificate program. The studies included in the certificate programs are: auto motive tech, business administration, criminal justice, entry-level child care, food service production, health science technology, human services, massage therapy, medical coding, office assistant, pipe welding, baking and pastry arts, career and technical education, early childhood education, entrepreneurship, geographic information systems, hospitality management, information technology, medical assistant, mobile equipment, phlebotomy, special education and water quality technology.
There is also a training program. The skills included are licensed nursing assistant and tractor trailer driver. A student can expand on these programs when they enter either a certificate program or even a degree program.
WMCC also has a Business Training Center that provides training services for business and industry. The goal of the business training center is to prepare students for the workplace. The business center works with area businesses to advance technological, interpersonal, and managerial skills.
The goal of the training center is to help the area businesses deal with the ever changing and advancement of technology, management practices, and manufacturing. The assessment services of the business center helps a company design effective training programs. Local business and industries work in tandem to help train the students in order to provide the community with what it needs.
