Good morning NMC students,
We hope you’re having a successful semester and staying healthy. Despite the recent cold and snow, we are busy planning ahead for the summer and fall semesters at NMC and want to help you be prepared.
Based on feedback from students, the college will expand its offerings of face-to-face classes. NMC will offer some sections of developmental education courses face-to-face, in addition to hybrid and livestream formats. For the new face-to-face sections, classrooms will be equipped with plexiglass dividers so group work can also be done safely. NMC will also continue to offer select occupational courses and labs face-to-face, as we have since last summer. For all face-to-face classes students must still follow all safety protocols including wearing masks and practicing social distancing.
NMC is also exploring the use of new camera technology to offer hybrid classes in the HyFlex model. In HyFlex, a class is split into two groups that alternate between on-campus and zoom formats to reduce in-person class size.
These adjustments continue NMC’s commitment to keeping our students and employees safe, while limiting the disruption to learning as much as possible. One of the most important factors in achieving this goal is hearing from you. We recently emailed you a course format survey to better understand how you prefer to learn. The short survey is open until Sunday evening. Please take a few minutes to complete it so we can work to meet your needs. Based on your input and safety guidelines, changes may be made to the schedule. We ask that you monitor your NMC email and the schedule throughout the summer.
The summer and fall schedules are available to help you plan. Registration for summer is open, and fall registration begins March 10th. Our Academic and Career Advising Center team is ready to help you. Watch your NMC email for information about your assigned advisor and to schedule a virtual advising appointment.
Thank you to the NMC faculty and staff on the “Reimagining Committee” for their work in helping address these complex issues and thank you for remaining committed to achieving your goals. We can now see a future beyond the pandemic and we will get there together.
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NMC Public Relations