Veterans Day Celebration illustrationThe video of NMC’s November 11 virtual Veterans Day ceremony is online here. The ceremony featured opening remarks by Alex Swainston, president of the NMC chapter of Student Veterans of America, and remarks by Northwestern Michigan College President Nick Nissley, Ed.D., and Scott Herzberg, POC, Military & Veteran Services.

Serving those who have served the nation is a year-round priority at NMC, where about 5 percent of students are veterans or active duty military. This year, for the third year in a row, NMC is ranked as the No. 2 community college in the country for veterans by Military Times magazine in its annual Best for Vets list.