The WFEA Morning Update

Higher Ed at a Crossroads: Balancing Financial Pressures, Student Costs, and Workforce Needs
Higher Ed at a Crossroads: Balancing Financial Pressures, Student Costs, and Workforce Needs

In our weekly segment with Business NH Magazine, Co-Publishers Matt Mowry and Christine Carignan join the show to break down journalist Scott Merrill’s featured article, “NH’s Changing College Landscape”.

The conversation explores the significant positive economic impact higher education institutions have on local Granite State communities, alongside the intensifying competition among institutions in the fight for fewer students.

They examine the financial pressures hitting both colleges and students, the expanding role and growing acceptance of community colleges, and how early college access and technical training are building New Hampshire’s next “Toolbelt Generation.”   

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