New Hampshire Community and Technical Colleges all rebrand

Unlike the Lone Star Community College system which unified under a single brand, the New Hampshire Community and Technical Colleges divested themselves of the single brand in favor of individual brand identities. Signed into law in 2007, the new identities were announced on January 30, 2008. The name changes include the following:

• New Hampshire Community and Technical College-Berlin to White Mountains Community College
• New Hampshire Community and Technical College-Claremont to River Valley Community College
• New Hampshire Community and Technical College-Laconia to Lakes Region Community College
• New Hampshire Community and Technical College-Manchester to Manchester Community College
• New Hampshire Community and Technical College-Nashua to Nashua Community College
• New Hampshire Community and Technical College-Stratham/Portsmouth to Great Bay Community College
• New Hampshire Technical Institute to New Hampshire Technical Institute ր ConcordҀs Community College

The schools are governed under the auspices of the Community College System of New Hampshire.

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Lone Star College System - New Name; New Logo

Formed in 1972, the North Harris Montgomery County College District was created by citizens served by the Aldine, Humble and Spring Independent School Districts to be a junior college district. Later, eight other school districts joined over the next 28 years. Unfortunately, the original name was no longer viable. The individual campuses were individually known as:

• Cy-Fair College
• Kingwood College
• Montgomery College
• North Harris College
• Tomball College

Several considerations regarding the new name were set forth by the "Name Review Committee." These criteria were as follows:

• Must be shorter than the current name.
• Must be distinctive and unique.
• Must connect all colleges, communities, member school districts.
• Must support the mission, purpose of the institution.
• Must reflect a ӀsystemԀ of colleges, not a geographic Ӏdistrict.Ԁ
• Must have an appropriate, easy-to-say acronym.
• Must reflect the institutionҀs image as a successful, quality, inclusive, diverse, comprehensive college.
• May include a key descriptor of the regionҀs geography, history or location.
• Should be inspiring and forward-thinking, but not faddish.
• Must not be the name of an individual.

Stakeholders were invited to participate in the process and the Board of Trustees approved the Lone Star College System name on November 1, 2007. The name became official on January 1, 2008. On January 16, a new logo and a unified color scheme was unveiled to the public.

The New Name Information Site
Lone Star College System Rises as the New Name for NHMCCD
Lone Star College Unveils New Logo for New Name

I love the new logo and the name really makes sense. This was an excellent rebranding scenario and it appears to have gone very smoothly.

New Name Suggested for Community College System in Alabama

This from today's Tuscaloosa News:

"Postsecondary Education Chancellor Bradley Byrne wants to change the name of the two-year college system from The Alabama College System to the Alabama Community College System."

"Martha Simmons, the system's communications director, said the name change will better reflect the role the system plays and will describe a more definitive role when marketed."

That is the extent of what's in the news. It sounds as though it is the right move as it does provide a name that matches their mission. Film at 11.