New England College

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New England College


Motto	Dura duranda, alta petenda ("We work hard to achieve greater heights")
Established	1946
Type	Private
Interim President	Michele Perkins
Undergraduates	919
Postgraduates	393
Location	Henniker, New Hampshire, USA
Campus	Rural
College Board code	3657
Mascot	Pilgrims
Website	www.nec.edu

New England College is a four-year, private, liberal arts college located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school was created in 1946 to serve the educational needs of service men and women after the Second World War. New England College offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Education and Master of Science.

The college has also launched a low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Poetry program, which includes noted poets Maxine Kumin, Alicia Ostriker, Gerald Stern, Judith Vollmer, Ross Gay, and Anne Waldman as faculty.

New England College has over 10 varsity sports teams including a Men's Ice Hockey Team and a Women's Field Hockey Team. The college also has over 15 clubs and organizations including a Role Playing Association, SEC, The New Englander, WNEC-FM and the Ultimate Frisbee Club.

During the 2004 Presidential Elections, New England College was the only school in the United States to host every Democrat running in the Presidential Primaries.

New England College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc. (NEASC) through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. The Teacher Education Program (and the majors in Elementary Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education) are approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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