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NHTI's Addiction Counseling degree provides you with the education and training required for a career in the substance use disorder treatment (SUD Tx) profession and to become licensed in alcohol and drug counseling in N.H.

You'll acquire a broad understanding of SUD Tx to include an interdisciplinary knowledge base and the skills required to be an addiction counselor: critical thinking, complex reasoning, communication, being a team member, engaging in human interaction, applying content knowledge, lifelong learning, ongoing professional development, and personal growth. You'll be prepared to assist individuals and families coping with the effects of substance use. Graduates are trained to support prevention, addiction treatment, and recovery efforts in a variety of settings. Program-specific courses are taught by instructors with practical experience.

We offer three options that can lead to employment on the way to degree completion and employer demands:

• SUD Tx Certificate:The 6-course, 19-credit SUD Tx certificate includes five courses embedded in the Addiction Counseling degree.
• Certified Recovery Support Worker (CRSW) course: The ADCL 230C course provides the education
  required in N.H. for eventual credentialing as a CRSW.
• Mindful Communications Certificate: This includes four courses that teach skills to improve focus, attention, and mood, and reduce stress. They are embedded in the Addiction Counseling degree.

This program is financial aid-eligible and can be completed entirely online!

Do you have questions? The department chair for this program is Kelly Luedtke, who can be reached at kluedtke@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4174. You can also request more info here!

NHTI's Child and Family Studies degree program provides you with an integration of theory, research, and practice from multiple disciplines and offers the well-rounded education needed to work with children and families. You'll participate in hands-on experiences catered for you career goals; the practicum courses allow you to work with your populations of interest. This degree provides you a foundation of course work to pursue continued education in the areas of counseling, social work, public administration, juvenile justice, conflict resolution, or other related disciplines. The degree is offered both in-person and online.

Do you have questions? The department chair for this program is Diana Menard, who can be reached at dmenard@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4281.

NHTI's Criminal Justice degree program teaches you field basics and the rules of criminal procedure and criminal law. You'll begin to learn about specialty fields from juvenile justice to corrections operations to police-community relations in justice and the community and will be taught by professionals who have spent a significant amount of time as practitioners in the field. This program can be completed entirely online and accelerated online!

Do you have questions? The department chair for this program is Michael Raymond who can be reached at mfraymond@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4284.

NHTI's Early Care and Education for Young Children with Disabilities degree program prepares you to work in the growing profession of early intervention and early childhood special education. You'll learn how to improve learning outcomes and promote optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities.

This program provides learning opportunities that emphasize best practices in supporting children’s access to and participation in inclusive settings and natural learning environments. You'll be involved in immediate, hands-on training in a variety of settings in preschool special education and early intervention and work with highly trained early childhood teachers and professionals, practice the skills you learn in class, and complete assignments directly related to your studies.

Do you have questions? The department chair for this program is Diana Menard, who can be reached at dmenard@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4281.

NHTI's Early Childhood Education degree program prepares you to be an active researcher of children and how they learn. You'll learn to support families as each child’s first educator, make connections between theory and practice, and discover why this profession is the “backbone” of our workforce. You'll be involved in immediate, hands-on training and provided opportunities to work beside highly trained early childhood teachers, practice the skills you learn, and complete assignments directly related to your studies.

This program is available 100% online.

Do you have questions? Contact Shaunna Babcock, program coordinator, at sbabcock@ccsnh.edu. The department chair for this program is Diana Menard, who can be reached at dmenard@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4281.

NHTI's Education degree program allows you to gain a broad-based teacher education preparation with hands-on practical experiences in the field.

Do you have questions? Contact Cynthia Lucero, program coordinator, at clucero@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4246. The department chair for this program is Diana Menard, who can be reached at dmenard@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4281.

NHTI's Human Service degree program provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to have a rewarding career as a helping professional to further your education. You'll acquire a broad understanding of human/social/community service, an interdisciplinary knowledgebase, and the skills required to be a best-practices helping professional (critical thinking, complex reasoning, communication, being a team member, engaging in human interaction, applying content knowledge, life-long learning, ongoing professional development, and personal growth).

The Human Service degree includes embedded certificates:

• A basic and advanced Human Service certificate, each of which validates student knowledge of specific skills needed for entry-level positions as helping professionals.
• Mindful Communications certificate, which includes four courses that provide students with skills to improve focus, attention, and mood, and reduce stress.

This program is available 100% online.

Do you have questions? The department chair for this program is Kelly Luedtke, who can be reached at kluedtke@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4174. You can also request more info here!

NHTI's Advanced Human Service certificate program can be completed in one year over two semesters. It provides you with the opportunity to explore and build on the foundational education acquired in the basic Human Service Certificate program. Your coursework focuses on academic and career interests in human services, mental health, gerontology, substance abuse disorder treatment (SUD Tx), and/or the specific sector of the helping professions that interests you. This certificate includes a semester-long internship in which you'll practically apply your classroom lessons; the internship involves approximately 8-10 hours per week for 15 weeks at a site of your choosing.

Because this certificate combines classroom learning with field experience, you'll gain the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities to prepare you to ethically and competently fulfill the duties and responsibilities required for employment as a helping professional. This includes an understanding of and sensitivity to diverse populations. Upon completion, you can matriculate in the Human Service Associate Degree program, which includes a second supervised internship experience. All courses are taught by instructors with practical experience as helping professionals. This program is financial aid-eligible. This program is available 100% online.

Do you have questions? The department chair for this program is Kelly Luedtke, who can be reached at kluedtke@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4174. You can also request more info here!

NHTI's Career and Technical Education Alternative certificate program offers you the knowledge and skills required by the N.H. Department of Education standards for career and technical educator certification. The program allows you to use credits toward an Associate of Science in Education and/or a bachelor’s degree. You may have:

• A high school diploma or equivalent and significant experience and would like to earn a credential to teach and college credits toward an associate or bachelor’s degree
• Some college courses or an associate degree and significant experience and would like to earn a credential to teach or college credits toward an associate or bachelor’s degree
• A bachelor’s degree and significant experience and would like to earn a credential to teach

This program is financial aid-eligible. 

 Do you have questions? The department chair for this program is Diana Menard, who can be reached at dmenard@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4281.

NHTI's Early Childhood Education certificate program helps you meet lead teacher requirements as outlined in N.H.’s Child Care Program Licensing Rules. You'll take six courses that provide a solid foundation to work with young children and their families. This program is financial aid-eligible and can be completed entirely online!

Do you have questions? Contact Shaunna Babcock, program coordinator, at sbabcock@ccsnh.edu. The department chair for this program is Diana Menard, who can be reached at dmenard@ccsnh.edu or 603-271-6484 x4281.