MCC Student Selected as NH's New Century Transfer Scholar

Keira Stack, a Manchester Community College (MCC) senior from Derry majoring in accounting, has been named New Hampshire’s 2025 New Century Transfer Scholar. She graduates from MCC this spring and will receive a $2,250 scholarship toward pursuing her bachelor's degree.

New Century Transfer Scholars are selected based on their academic accomplishments, leadership, activities, and how they extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom. Nearly 2,100 students from more than 1,300 college campuses nationwide were nominated. Only one New Century Transfer Scholar is selected from each state.

“It has been a privilege to be part of Keira’s educational journey, and we’re thrilled that she was selected for this prestigious transfer scholarship,” said MCC President Paul Beaudin.

NHTI Dental Program Meets Growing Demand for Workforce

Since 1970, NHTI–Concord’s Community College has offered the only dental hygiene program in New Hampshire accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The college also hosts a thriving clinic that serves members of the public, offering dental care at low costs.

“When New Hampshire dental practices need dental hygienists or dental assistants, we are the first place they contact,” said Lisa Scott, department chair of NHTI’s Allied Dental Education program. Demand for hygienists and assistants has spiked since the COVID pandemic and is anticipated to remain strong. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of dental hygienists will grow 9% from 2023 to 2033, a higher growth rate than average for all occupations.

Community outreach is an important part of the curriculum, with students serving patients in a wide range of environments like K-12 schools and nursing homes, and from mobile vans, in addition to the on-campus dental clinic.

In April 2024, NHTI received one of the largest grants in its history to support the expansion of dental clinic services to Medicaid patients. Northeast Delta Dental provided a $500,000 gift to upgrade equipment and to hire a Medicaid specialist and supervising dentist. Additional federal funding also enabled NHTI to replace aging dental chairs and associated technology with 25 new units.

NHTI graduates an average of 35 hygienists and 16 dental assistants each year.

Thriving in the Trades

Click the arrow above to hear from Noah Tiberio, a senior diesel heavy equipment technology student at White Mountains Community College (WMCC). Noah has always enjoyed hands-on-work, taking things apart and putting them back together. Naturally, WMCC's diesel heavy equipment technology associate degree program — the only one in the state — was a perfect fit.

"Not having a lot of shop experience myself, coming to a place like this really allows you to work with things you've never worked with before — an overhead crane, big lifts, big jacks," said Noah. "It gives you a great foundation to go into the industry one step ahead." Following graduation, Noah is interested in the agricultural side of the industry and eventually hopes to open his own shop.

WMCC's diesel program is offered at WMCC's academic center in Littleton, a facility made possible through a combination of state and federal support and industry contributions.