Nathaniel Hawthorne College is a private non-profit institution in Antrim, established in 1962. Nathaniel Hawthorne College was a private nonprofit liberal arts college in Antrim, New Hampshire, founded in 1962 and closed in 1988. It gained prominence for its aviation program, which became its primary focus after merging with Florida Institute of Technology in 1982, but ultimately closed due to declining enrollment and mounting debt.