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What makes NEC unique?
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The NEC Experience
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The MAPP Program
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The Student Experience
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Admissions Requirements
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TuiKon & Fees
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Financial Aid OpKons
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Quick Facts
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Helpful Resources
What makes NEC unique?
New England College stands out because:
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Students have an
opportunity
to excel academically
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The NEC community is commi;ed to offering personal
support and
aSenKon
to each student
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Empowered graduates
can be found everywhere achieving their
cherished lifelong learning goals and filling respectable posiAons across
various industries and organizaAons
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Established in 1946, our
campus in New Hampshire
has provided adult
learners with unique opportuniAes to earn a graduate degree
• Flexibility – Login anyAme, from any Internet connecAon. Post responses on the discussion board, receive feedback and submit assignments, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
• ConnecKon -‐ Gain individualized a;enAon from faculty and develop close relaAonships with fellow learners as you interact with them creaAng a vast network of
professional contacts.
• InteracKon -‐ Post and respond to messages with fellow educaAonal leaders. Online learning puts you much closer to the thinking and experience of your instructors and classmates.
• Timely Curriculum -‐ Course content is conAnually
updated. Assignments incorporate the specific issues you deal with in real life allowing you to apply lessons from each course.
• Services – Have access to premium level of services for your online needs (technical support, student services).
What makes this graduate program unique?
One of a few pure public policy degrees, offered completely
online at New England College.
This program will:
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Prepare you to gain an understanding of the intellectual
foundaAons for key public policy discussions and how the
outcomes affect change in the poliAcal process
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Allow you to learn how we, as ciAzens, interact with our
government
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Help you develop the skill set to become an advocate or
skilled parAcipant who can influence governments at the
naAonal, state, and local levels
“The correlaAon between theory and current pracAcal
examples successfully demonstrates the applicability of the
program to day-‐to-‐day issues.”
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Victoria Cervantes
, Online MA in Public Policy Student
“I've most enjoyed the interacAon I have had with my
most sAmulaAng professors and some parAcularly astute
classmates. Professor Wayne Lesperance is an invaluable
asset to NEC, and was absolutely key in challenging me
intellectually and academically.”
“The program has provided me the flexibility to pursue my degree on my Ame schedule. I am a single parent, working full-‐ Ame, with mulAple obligaAons and the ability to engage in my coursework at irregular hours has been invaluable. I have
enjoyed the variety of experiences, both work and personal, that the other students have brought to the online classroom.”
~ Martha Faber, Online MA in Public Policy Student “My NEC experience provided immense help to me professionally. In my line of work, a Master's degree is
mandatory for promoAon opportuniAes and NEC afforded me the opportunity to be flexible enough in my educaAon to finish my degree and capitalize on those opportuniAes. Furthermore, I was accepted into law school due in large part to my successful compleAon of the NEC program.”
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Completed and signed applicaAon form
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$90 applicaAon fee
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Official transcript(s) of all post-‐secondary insAtuAons
a;ended
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Current resume
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Personal statement describing your background and
experience and factors that have led to your decision to
pursue a graduate program
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Two le;ers of recommendaAon a;esAng to your
New England College is commi;ed to helping you achieve your educaAonal goals regardless of your financial background. Following is a parAal list of
financial assistance opAons.
Corporate Tui8on Assistance
Some corporaAons provide tuiAon assistance to their employees. Contact
your human resources department to determine your corporaAon's policy.
Federal Student Aid
Federal Student Aid ensures that all eligible individuals benefit from federally
funded or federally guaranteed financial assistance for educaAon.
Federal Stafford Loans
Stafford Loans are available to all students. There are two different types of graduate federal student loans, the subsidized Stafford Loan and the
