Seven individuals earn associate degrees at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility on May 20 through a partnership with White Mountains Community College and the New Hampshire Department of Corrections. Front row, from left: Joseph Stapf, graduate; Frederick Bassett, graduate and Alexander Mathieu, graduate. Back row, from left: Dr. Mark Desmarais, vice president of student affairs at WMCC; Sarmad Saman, WMCC President; Danny Paulino, Ggraduate; Jonathan Folds, graduate; Matthew DeCosta, graduate; Jennifer Wilson, prison education coordinator at WMCC; Leah Maciejewski, vice president of academic affairs at WMCC. (PHOTO COURTESY OF N.H. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS)
Seven individuals earn associate degrees at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility on May 20 through a partnership with White Mountains Community College and the New Hampshire Department of Corrections. Front row, from left: Joseph Stapf, graduate; Frederick Bassett, graduate and Alexander Mathieu, graduate. Back row, from left: Dr. Mark Desmarais, vice president of student affairs at WMCC; Sarmad Saman, WMCC President; Danny Paulino, Ggraduate; Jonathan Folds, graduate; Matthew DeCosta, graduate; Jennifer Wilson, prison education coordinator at WMCC; Leah Maciejewski, vice president of academic affairs at WMCC. (PHOTO COURTESY OF N.H. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS)
BERLIN — On May 20, seven incarcerated individuals earned associate degrees in Business Administration and Liberal Arts through a partnership between White Mountains Community College, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections and Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility.
The program began in March 2023 to prepare individuals for life and employment after release, support rehabilitation, reduce recidivism and enhance facility safety. Students are enrolled in classes full-time with on-site instruction from White Mountains Community College faculty four evenings per week, using the same curriculum offered at the college. The 2026 graduating class marks the second formal graduation at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility – last year, the inaugural class of 16 individuals earned degrees, bringing the total to 23 since the program’s inception.
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