NEBHE serves the six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

1955: NEBHE was established to implement the New England Higher Education Compact and foster cooperation among the region’s colleges and universities.

2002: NEBHE initiated a series of three conferences addressing challenges in workforce development, culminating in a policy report titled Building Human Capital: A New England Strategy, which recommends steps to improve science and math teaching in New England schools, expand adult literacy programs and reform community colleges.

2015: NEBHE launched the New England component of the national State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA).

2017: NEBHE launched the Commission on Higher Education & Employability, chaired by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo.