Daniel Webster College

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Founded in 1965, Daniel Webster College is an independent college in Nashua, New Hampshire. Located next to the city airport, it was established as the New England Aeronautical Institute, but has grown into a full-fledged undergraduate and graduate school.

The college offers master's degree programs at the Nashua and Portsmouth campuses, as well as an online master's program for aviation professionals. Recent additions to its undergraduate program include Psychology, Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering, and Gaming, Simulation and Robotics.

Daniel Webster College has degree programs in aviation (aviation flight operations, air traffic management, aviation management) as well as programs in business and management, computer science and information technology, aeronautical and mechanical engineering, sports management, and social and behavioral sciences.

Daniel Webster College has over 600 traditional day students as well as 600 evening students. The college maintains five residence halls and a townhouse complex on campus.

The Daniel Webster campus, is on 54 acres in New Hampshire's second largest city.

Its flight program is run through the college's Tamposi Aviation Center, adjacent to the Nashua Airport (Boire Field). Daniel Webster is one of only a handful of schools which take part in the FAA's CTI Program to train air traffic contollers.

Daniel Webster College currently flies four different types of aircraft: Cessna 172's, Piper Arrows, Piper Seminoles, and Grob Gliders. Advanced cockpit training is available in the college's Precision Flight Control Jet Trainer.

Daniel Webster College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.; the three majors in the division of Aviation are accredited through the Council on Aviation Accreditation (CAA). The Flight Training Program is approved under the guidelines of Federal Aviation Regulations Parts 141 and 61, and all instructors are Certified Flight Instructors. DWC is a member of the New Hampshire College and University Council, an association of 12 four-year accredited, public and private higher educational institutions in the state that work together to share resources and enhance learning opportunities for students.