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Provencher said the system enrolls about 23,000 students this fall, roughly 83% undergraduates, with the University of New Hampshire accounting for about 69% of the total. She said the system’s fiscal 2024 operating expenses were $928 million, about 20% of which was for research, and that the UNH research enterprise has grown about 75% since fiscal 2019.

The figures matter because state support and student tuition together fund a large share of operating costs and because enrollment declines change the system’s revenue mix. “We graduate about 3,000 folks who enter the New Hampshire workforce every year,” Provencher said, noting a broader figure than the undergraduate-only number the Education Funding Committee previously saw.

Provencher described the system’s FY25 state appropriation as $95 million, of which roughly $81 million goes to buy down in‑state tuition and about $14 million funds statutory programs such as Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Experiment Station. She said the state subsidy per New Hampshire student is about $7,257 this fiscal year; adding the average net tuition New Hampshire students pay (about $7,000) yields roughly $14,300 in combined state subsidy plus net tuition on average. Nonresident students, she said, pay higher net tuition (about $16,600 on average), producing a revenue differential of roughly $2,300 per student in the system’s favor.

Provencher gave published tuition examples: University of New Hampshire in‑state tuition $15,500 and out‑of‑state $36,170; Plymouth State University in‑state $11,870 and out‑of‑state $22,810; Keene State College in‑state about $11,100 and out‑of‑state $23,810. On-campus housing at UNH for a double room is about $8,536 and a typical meal plan about $5,100, she said. She also said the university system has held in‑state tuition largely flat for recent years while increasing institutional financial aid, producing a decline in average net tuition and fees for New Hampshire students from about $10,500 in 2020 to about $9,800 in the most recent year (tuition and mandatory fees).

Provencher said system enrollment has fallen about 14% since fiscal 2019, driven primarily by demographic declines in the number of high‑school graduates. She noted that this fall’s enrollment was the system’s first increase since 2013 and stressed that projections show the pipeline of college‑age residents shrinking further before recovering.

On staffing and expenses, Provencher said that over a five‑year period, while inflation rose roughly 23%, non‑grant compensation rose only 2%. She said the system reduced full‑time staff by about 5.4% and part‑time staff by about 19% since 2019, has reduced employer retirement contributions (the system operates separately from the New Hampshire Retirement System), adjusted medical benefits and is consolidating space – including moving the system office in Concord to a smaller facility.

Provencher described new investments and partnerships: the system went live on the Workday enterprise resource planning system in December 2021; UNH has the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center and other facilities used for workforce development and industry partnerships; and the system and the Community College System of New Hampshire recently announced about 100 transfer pathways to ease student transitions between the systems.

Committee members pressed for follow‑up data. Representatives asked for a detailed breakout of research spending (direct and indirect; federal vs. state), a 10‑year history of the state appropriation used to buy down in‑state tuition and headcount or full‑time‑equivalent metrics, and documentation of housing and fee schedules. Provencher agreed to provide the requested materials through committee staff.

Provencher also warned that the system has modeled multi‑year scenarios, including a proposed 4% cut that would shift the appropriation to about $91.5 million; she said committee members were hearing that proposed cuts could be deeper and that deeper reductions would require “very painful” actions by the system.

The presentation included clarifying exchanges about data definitions (headcount vs. full‑time equivalent) and noted privacy limits on student‑level wage data shared with New Hampshire Employment Security.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Finance Division II (01/27/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Chancellor Catherine Provencher of the University System of New Hampshire told the Finance - Division II committee that the system faces enrollment declines, an expanding research enterprise and the risk of state budget reductions that would require further cuts.","taxTitle","Finance - Division II, House of Representatives, Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",17751,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6369580,"internal-audit-of-draft-issues",0,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2154467-e9ce052f72e88563b47f60819d1edd68&start=0&end=0","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2154467-e9ce052f72e88563b47f60819d1edd68/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6369580/New-Hampshire/internal-audit-of-draft-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6369580-df64d1717e19509efa95bbe0fc736862/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141851&Signature=S2v89fVgU9ZaPTcumMawCVuWGUgigqU67nWgLPF3HhBHBQWbWu9wQL4x~RZQHo7KfMyN9bp1mSc7EVVN3DliAgDTDFgj-MW~KvhDmlzH635jU~wUo9KruVnocS46bnYnbpaTd~R8ZRYZ1UhKa-K2aFZdVVj1YRF-ME9biIJAH06sbZOEqIIgGkO9tw57xYpPXFvbeSMrB1qNwicLVlTGopgNkDoZ8n~6jjw6WCBaIXX7Ka3GDN7D3yXvuYyxgfC38GnoT6Of47notC8pJTbKJcNrq6VacijCcnXJVDE-FltNdJSd67zlaXa6NppN5pFcmGAxmADAhzzaskEiFag3ng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","This audit lists issues identified during the mandatory review step (spelling, clarity, chronology, framing, misinformation, misidentification, out_of_context, quantitative precision, process clarity, context clarity, agency clarity, question emphasis, omission, bias, duplicate). Each category lists found issues or an empty array if none.

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University System Chancellor Catherine Provencher highlighted UNH’s research growth and alignment with employer needs, saying faculty and businesses collaborate on curriculum and internships. She pointed to the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center at UNH as a facility that gives high‑school, community college and university students hands‑on access to advanced manufacturing equipment and co‑located businesses.

Provencher described a range of partnerships: Cooperative Extension work across the state, UNH’s inaugural Higher Ed membership in the New Hampshire Life Sciences Association, and employer collaborations that inform program development. She described a recent business roundtable where life‑science employers and others discussed workforce housing, childcare and other barriers to talent retention.

At Keene State, Provencher said the university is working with precision optics and diamond‑turning manufacturers in the Monadnock region; the companies have partnered with Keene State to build curriculum and equip a campus lab to supply a local pipeline of skilled workers.

The community college presenters described employer‑facing offerings: short‑term “boot camps” (for example, microelectronics, welding and soldering training), customized employer training, and registered apprenticeships that combine pay and on‑the‑job learning. Christine Dudley of Manchester Community College emphasized that many workforce students are older, working adults with transport and childcare constraints, so programs are designed for flexibility and regional delivery.

Both systems described program coordination: the university system and community colleges announced roughly 100 transfer pathways to ease movement from associate degrees to bachelor’s programs, and community colleges said early‑college participation and internships increase the likelihood an out‑of‑state student stays to work in New Hampshire.

Presenters also highlighted health‑care pipelines: community colleges cited about 265 RN graduates and 57 LPN graduates in a recent year and highlighted increases in LNA enrollment. Provencher noted employers’ role in informing curriculum and internships and said internships materially increase the chance students stay and work in the state. Committee members asked for documentation of specific partnerships and for any cost or revenue impacts tied to venue partnerships such as the Music Hall in Portsmouth; presenters agreed to follow up.","Speakers from the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire described partnerships with employers, apprenticeship programs, internship pipelines and targeted training that they say help keep graduates in state and supply critical sectors such as manufacturing, life sciences and health care.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6369595,"Community College System of New Hampshire touts early‑college growth and workforce programs, asks for continued funding",2205,3610675,5816425,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2154467-e9ce052f72e88563b47f60819d1edd68&start=3610&end=5816","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2154467-e9ce052f72e88563b47f60819d1edd68/thumbnail_3610675.jpg","/articles/6369595/New-Hampshire/Community-College-System-of-New-Hampshire-touts-earlycollege-growth-and-workforce-programs-asks-for-continued-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6369595-d4956b80bdb4ef5b71d7ba9bfd85a66f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141851&Signature=ChCVOa9qrjAYtdSVP3UunrzhmZ4mDZIZglOi446WftGF8biaQ25F8Mxwx05~f35m74BbwrZNgdSB3yin0mjrC4gzDzi~nmgCdWlOud9M3voFEfj4UuefKyREBt8PgmWyNoe5uOBRbu4tIf-XaPf5Y2gcmyS3iz9EkO0OnlFl1f5e2Zf6YUjSlu2J2RICZkKFs93FdKO6visVsPyMGXklj8kBA2ybVi6VuUhsQDk1BukTdmirs3a3QB-Pwo4hCNcCVOZYKpnfr-m7Qhc0jdP5ouYFM5uw6bV163Z~Uxxh7NeM7PwipfvsoqDkzW657fufnrujpOhYcJvAFnstJYdn-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mark Rubinstein, chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, and staff told Finance - Division II that the system is focused on accessible, career‑aligned programming and highlighted state investments that expand early‑college opportunities and short‑term workforce training.

Rubinstein and Shannon Reed, the system’s director of government affairs, said the community college system has a presence in every region of the state and that roughly 30% of core instruction is delivered online. They reported that about 93% of community college students are New Hampshire residents.

Reed said the Legislature’s biennial investment of $2.5 million per year to underwrite early‑college credits produced 54,000 credits last year that would have cost about $13 million at standard tuition and fees. The system said that last year’s 54,000 credits represented about a 15% year‑over‑year increase and that fall‑to‑spring enrollment trends suggest continued growth; the presenters estimated about 60,000 early‑college credits in the current year.

The system described the program as free of charge to participating students and families because the state appropriation underwrites the costs. Reed said early‑college participation can translate into reduced time to degree and lower student debt for families.

The community college delegates outlined other workforce efforts: short-term “boot camps” and customized employer training, apprenticeship programs that allow students to “earn while they learn,” and substantial growth in health‑care training. Director of Workforce Development Christine Dudley said workforce‑development enrollments reached more than 6,252 enrollments over 2½ years in the programs highlighted, with LNA (licensed nursing assistant) program enrollment up 38% year over year in a recent comparison.

Reed and Dudley said the system’s priorities in the current biennium include sustaining and growing dual and concurrent enrollment, continuing targeted workforce credential programs and maintaining affordability (the system has frozen tuition for an extended period). They also described a request included in the system’s efficiency budget for $1.25 million annually to support early‑childhood education course costs that grant rules sometimes exclude.

On funding outlook, Rubinstein said the system is mindful of state revenue trends and competing priorities in the budget. Committee members asked for supporting documentation: a list of dual/concurrent courses, annual reports on math learning communities, and a more detailed version of the community college system budget. Rubinstein and Reed agreed to provide the requested materials through committee staff.

The presentation emphasized regional responsiveness: the system described examples such as training cohorts in nursing, CDL drivers and manufacturing in areas where local employers reported demand. Presenters also said many community college workforce students are adults: Dudley said about 63% of workforce‑development participants are age 25 or older and that many are working while enrolled, which influences program design and scheduling.","Chancellor Mark Rubinstein and Community College System staff reported growth in dual/concurrent enrollment, workforce training and apprenticeships; they urged continued state investment, noting a $2.5 million annual state investment in early college underwrites tens of thousands of credits and yields measurable tuition savings for families.","actionData","errors"]

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