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From Heavy Metal to Culinary Arts — NH Community College Students to Benefit from Metallica Scholars Initiative

The Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) has been selected for a $25,000 grant from the Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI)  to enhance the Culinary Arts & Sustainable Foodways program at Great Bay Community College (GBCC). 

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CCSNH Honors the Stebbins Family with the Walter Peterson Award During Great Bay Community College’s 80th Anniversary Celebration

On the evening Great Bay Community College (GBCC) celebrated its 80th anniversary, the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) presented the 2026 Walter R. Peterson Award for Education and Public Service to the Stebbins family

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Community College System of NH to Honor the Stebbins Family with the Walter R. Peterson Award

Concord, N.H. (February 5, 2026) – The Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) will present the 2026 Walter R. Peterson Award for Education and Public Service to the Stebbins family. The family, known for its strong and long-standing leadership in business and philanthropy in New Hampshire, will be recognized April 22 during Great Bay

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Lakes Region Community College student, Anthony DeBlois, was the recipient of Metallica Scholars Initiative funds. (Photo courtesy of Anthony DeBlois)

For Whom the Trades Toll: Community College System of NH Receives Second Metallica Grant

Concord, N.H. (November 10, 2025) – November is National Scholarship Month and students in trades programs at the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) will be rocking out thanks to local support from the Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) that includes a $50,000 grant from the band’s All Within My Hands Foundation (AWMH). The non-profit

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