Thanks to a generous grant from Northeast Delta Dental, NHTI's Business Training Center (BTC) can increase learning and professional opportunities for dental assistants in the workforce.

The BTC offers a Dental Assistant microcredential that provides a faster, more cost-effective path for dental practices to secure training for their dental assistants.

NHTI’s program is designed for dental assistants with 400 hours of chairside experience. Dental assistants completing the five-course microcredential will earn stackable badges along the way to a verified digital badge for completion of the microcredential training.

Seven recent CCSNH graduates have been awarded $10,000 transfer scholarships through the NH BioMade program. Funded through the National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR program, BioMade is a statewide consortium led by UNH and Dartmouth College that supports New Hampshire’s biomaterials industry through knowledge generation, academic-industrial research partnerships, and workforce development. Support for talented community college students has been a key part of workforce development for this program since its inception.

CCSNH graduates and 2022 recipients of NH BioMade Transfer Scholarships:

From Great Bay Community College:

April Weeks from Portsmouth (A.S. Bioengineering), and Trey Loving from Epping (A.S. Bioengineering). Both will continue their studies in the Bioengineering program at UNH-Durham.

Mason Jacques from Rochester (A.S. Engineering Science). Mason will transfer to UNH-Durham and pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Sarah Nolan from Litchfield (A.S. Biotechnology) will transfer to the Biotechnology program at UNH-Manchester.

From Manchester Community College:

Eann McCurdy from Manchester (A.S. Advanced Manufacturing) and Aymane Nannai from Milford (A.S. Advanced Manufacturing). Both will transfer to the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at UNH Manchester.            

From NHTI, Concord’s Community College:

Matthew Swanton from Newfields (A.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology) will also transfer to UNH-Manchester to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. 

New Hampshire native Sarah Thayer’s journey to become a business owner started when she lived in New York City and took an online course through Lakes Region Community College. Eventually returning to her home state, she went on to earn an associate degree in business management, bundling online courses from LRCC, Manchester Community College and NHTI-Concord’s Community College to fit her schedule. 

While Sarah was busy working towards her degree, she and her now-fiancé found themselves missing their favorite ice cream shop on the lower east side. The pair would regularly travel 45 minutes by subway to get a taste of the shop’s unique milkshakes and ice cream, but found nothing comparable locally. As a gesture of love, Sarah’s fiancé took inspiration from their beloved dessert destination, a blender, and an assortment of Sarah’s favorite toppings to put their spin on the concept of treat-infused ice cream. The resulting concoction proved delicious and the two realized the potential for a business of their own by blending Sarah’s business acumen with her fiancé’s creativity. Thus was born the idea for Sunday’s Scoops and Treats (Sunday’s), which they opened in downtown Concord in June of 2022. 

As they brought their dream to fruition, Sarah has had plenty of opportunities to reflect on the exciting new journey she and her fiancé have undertaken together: “Oftentimes, people try to tackle [opening a small business] later on in life because you have a little more life experience. As young business owners, we’re very much still learning. It’s hard, but it’s also fun – we’re talking about ice cream, after all.”

Sunday’s Scoops and Treats, located at 138 North Main Street in Concord, is open Tuesday through Friday 4 - 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 1 - 9 p.m.