This annual report for the New Hampshire Technical Colleges and Institute System (NHTC&IS) includes information on enrollment, graduates, job placement, salaries, transfer institutions, workforce training, the Police Academy, finances, and governance. The following accomplishments are highlighted for NHTC&IS in 1996: (1) it graduated 1,533 students and served over 30,000; (2) day divisions had 4,631 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, and evening divisions had 5,274 FTE students; (3) in the graduating class of 914 women and 619 men, sixty-five percent entered full-time employment, fourteen percent began work part time, and 11% continued their education; (4) eighty-one percent of its graduates found work in a field directly related to their majors; (5) the average graduate salary was $22,169; (6) the Technology Deployment Centers provided education and training for hundreds of employees across the state; (7) the New Hampshire Police and Training Standards Council, the state's Police Academy, graduated 169 police recruits and 39 corrections officers; and (8) appropriations totaled $46,482,869, of which $2,024,887 came from capital funds, $17,668,967 came from the general fund, $18,952,904 came from tuition and fees, and $7,836,109 came from other revenue. (ECF)