Based on surveys from former students, most students who have taken NHCTC courses through Project Running Start have been successful in transferring their credit to other colleges and universities.

No institution of higher education can guarantee that its credit will transfer to every school. The decision to accept transfer credit will always belong to the institution receiving that credit.

A grade less than a "C" (including a C-) will not transfer to any other institution, including the other colleges in the Community College System of New Hampshire.

There are two types of credit transfer:
Course-to-Course Credit Transfer: The NHCTC course will substitute for another course i.e.: College Composition I for Freshman English.
Elective Credit Transfer: The NHCTC course credit will substitute for an elective course. i.e.: Microbiology for Lab Science Elective

Credit Transfer is dependent on many variables including your major area of study, your grade in the course and your willingness to produce proper documentation such as the course syllabus or a course portfolio. Be prepared to provide this documentation.
Credit Transfer is NOT AUTOMATIC even to other colleges in the Community College System of New Hampshire.

Hints for successfully transferring credits:
If an Admissions Office asks if you have ever taken courses at another college, indicate "yes" and refer to your status during the time you were in the Running Start Program as a part-time, non-matriculated student at NH Community Technical College.

Refer to your NH Community Technical College course by the college course number and name, such as ENGL 110, College Composition I, not the high school course name. Never refer to a NHCTC course as a Running Start course!

Students can best decide how to use their credit by reading the institution's catalog to identify the requirements for graduation, then determining which of these requirements might be completely or partially fulfilled by the courses they have already taken.

The college advisor is a good resource. If the advisor doesn't know, or doesn't believe the coursework will be recognized, students will need to find the person at their institution who has the power to make credit recognition decisions. Once students identify that person, they need to make an appointment to meet with him or her.
It's a good idea to take along the course syllabus and a portfolio of the work that was done in the course.

For detailed information on transferring your credits earned at the NH Community Technical College to the University System of New Hampshire, visit www.nhtransfer.org

College policies vary in regard to transfer credit and may change from year to year. Many factors affect the decision to accept transfer credit, including the grade the student earned. In most cases, colleges will accept courses in which students have earned a C or above and that are good matches for those the student would have taken on that campus.
Increasingly, course recognition decisions for some combination of degree credit, requirementexemption, and/or placement are made case-by-case, based on the work the student can show he or she has done in the course.

Even at schools where transfer credit is not normally granted, students may be able to negotiate\recognition for their NHCTC course work. Students should keep their course portfolios and their syllabi, so that they can show them to college officials who ask for more information before granting recognition.

If all else fails, contact the Project Running Start office. While we cannot insist that the school recognize the NHCTC course work, we can contact the designated official on your behalf and explain the course(s) and the program. If the course is not accepted, please know that the credit and the educational experience is still of value to you.

Reminders - To avoid misunderstandings, please review the
following clarifications:

Payment of tuition does not ensure NHCTC credit.

Students must pass the course to earn the credit.

Students are not automatically granted admission to NHCTC upon successful completion of a course taken through Running Start.

The NHCTC transcript certifies college credit earned, but does not automatically guarantee its acceptance at any other institution. Students and their parents or guardians are solely responsible for the decision to enroll in NHCTC courses through Running Start.

Questions about NHCTC grades should be resolved, whenever possible, with the instructor. The student and the instructor, together, may refer any unresolved questions to NHCTC through the college faculty partner for the course.

Registering for a NHCTC course incurs a financial obligation to NHCTC on the part of the student(s)/parent(s). Non-payment of tuition will result in the student being placed on financial hold. This means they will not release your official transcript.