▁H esser ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁educ ator ▁and ▁business man ▁who ▁believed ▁in ▁providing ▁educational ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁every ▁citiz en . ▁ ▁H esser ▁College ▁began ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁educational ▁services ▁beyond ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Manchester ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁extension ▁campus ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁Nash ua . ▁In ▁the ▁dec ades ▁that ▁followed , ▁additional ▁camp uses ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁Port sm outh , ▁S alem , ▁and ▁Con cord . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁H esser ▁College ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 - year ▁anni versary . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁college ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Division ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁to ▁grant ▁additional ▁b ac cala ure ate ▁degrees ▁in ▁business ▁administration . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁the ▁school ▁offered ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁science ▁degrees ▁in ▁psych ology . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁H esser ▁College ▁had ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Mount ▁Washington ▁College . ▁The ▁college ' s ▁new ▁name ▁also ▁came ▁with ▁new ▁online ▁degree ▁options . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁college ▁announced ▁it ▁was ▁closing ▁its ▁Nash ua ▁and ▁S alem ▁camp uses ▁by ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁lay ing ▁off ▁ 5 0 ▁employees . ▁The ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁camp uses ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁recent ▁decl ine ▁of ▁student ▁en roll ment