Hesser College

Hesser College's mission is to provide an education that is affordable but also of the highest quality and career oriented. Experience and employment-related skill building are prominent approaches in Hesser College. Hesser College combines courses in general education, business, and professional career specialties to prepare graduates for success in an increasingly competitive employment marketplace.

Hesser College, established in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1900 as Hesser Business College, continues to adhere to the mission of providing assistance and individual encouragement to all of its students, which was the guiding principle of its founder, Joel H. Hesser.

Hesser began to expand its educational services beyond the city of Manchester in 1975. That year, they opened their first extension campus in Nashua, New Hampshire. Campuses were opened in Salem, Concord and Portsmouth, in the years that followed.

With such variable programs available, Hesser College is happy to be included in the Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Hesser College, being a part of this renowned company, still provides the quality education that it has always been known for.

Associate of Science - Graphic Design

With a graphic design degree from Hesser College, you will learn the process of developing your ideas into visual communications. You can turn your artistic vision into a potentially rewarding career from designing corporate stationery and greeting cards, creating medical drawings, law enforcement sketches, or entertaining cartoons.

Exploring the real-world knowledge and technical skills you need to help transform your future is what the program is focused on. Instructed by veteran professionals in the field of graphic design, the curriculum aids you in preparation for entry-level job opportunities in a vast array of graphic design careers. One of the ways to command potential employers' attention is to have a portfolio of your own work.

We offer two campus locations in New Hampshire, one in Manchester and the other in Nashua.

Hesser College's purpose is providing a top quality, student centered, career oriented, and reasonably priced, educational experience. Hesser College places importance in hands-on, career-involved, skill development. Hesser College strives to prepare graduates to succeed in an increasingly competitive employment marketplace by combining general education, business and professional career specialty course offerings.

Hesser College, having been founded as Hesser Business College in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1900, has an ongoing goal of providing individual encouragement and help to all of its students; a mission instilled by its founder, Joel H. Hesser College.

Hesser expanded its educational services beyond the city of Manchester in 1975 when the first extension campus was opened in Nashua, New Hampshire. Later, there were more campuses opened in Salem, Portsmouth, and Concord in the following years.

Kaplan Higher Education Corporation provides diversified, career-oriented, postsecondary educational programs and today, Hesser College is proud to be part of this Corporation. Hesser College, as part of a famous company, still offers very good education on which it was started and for which the College is popular.

Associate of Science – Interior Design:

The Interior Design program goal is to aid a talented person that possesses interest for color, design, texture and space into developing a career from their interest. Working toward receiving a degree in interior design can be an inroad to an exciting and new career.

The student is introduced to the variety of aspects of the exhilarating field of interior design, including space planning, material selection, color, lighting, and style, through the Interior Design program. Two components of the hands-on training that will help generate interest among potential employers include a project where the student will create a series of interior environments and the beginning of a personal portfolio. Participation in field trips, and using computer-aided drafting software will boost their potential.

As a student, you can acquire a well-rounded education that may aids you in finding entry-level jobs in the world of interior design through this mix of coursework and real-life training. The following courses are offered at the New Hampshire campus:

• Manchester Campus
• Nashua Campus
• Portsmouth Campus
• Salem Campus

At Hesser College, we strive to provide a quality student experience, personalized for each individual, and focused on career prospects and affordability. Employment related skills, taught with hands on training, are very important to Hesser College. If you want to succeed in an increasingly competitive employment market, Hesser College can prepare you by combining general education, business, and professional career specialty courses. Our faculty at Hesser College works hard to provide all students with encouragement and assistance on an individual basis.

The first extension campus from Hesser opened in 1975 in Nashua, New Hampshire, in an initial attempt to expand their services. Additional campuses were opened in Portsmouth, Salem, and Concord, in the decades that followed. Recently, Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, a diversified, career-oriented, postsecondary educational school, has acquired Hesser College. Hesser College continues its legacy of providing an excellent education.

Radio/Video Production and Broadcasting
Associate of Business Science

Many have claimed that their career in either radio/video production or broadcasting has been awarding and fulfilling. If you choose to work in the video editing room or have dreamed of work in live radio, hands-on training at Hesser College will give you the technical knowledge and skills to start your successful communications career. With this program, you can learn about up-and-coming developments in the field of technology, like broadcasting via satellite and the web.

We realize that a flexible schedule may be the key element in which you are lacking. By offering daytime and evening classes, Hesser College tries to accommodate everyone's complex work and family schedules. Imagine the excitement of pursuing an education that could lead to entry-level employment in a new career, while continuing your current job!