Success Story: Students awarded $1.33 million; new diversity scholarship available
March 9, 2022 When Hailey Greimel graduates from NMC’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute this May, not only will she transfer to the Ivy League of culinary schools, she’ll do so without debt, thanks to NMC scholarships. (download a high-resolution version...
Success Story: Auto repair skills in high demand
December 21, 2016 After a couple years as a ski bum out west, Jackson Pierce felt the tug of home. The former NMC automotive technology student’s timing was perfect for his skills. Pierce traded ski groomers for cars, and has spent the last two years working at...
Success Story: College-Long Lake community partnership
March 22, 2017 Later this spring, NMC students will begin working to insure that one of Grand Traverse County’s most popular inland lakes continues its long legacy as a clear, clean, recreational and residential oasis. Great Lakes Water Studies Institute interns...
Success Story: NMC pilots to compete in historic Air Race Classic
April 17, 2019 Hannah Beard and Jessi Martin (click for high-resolution version)NMC’s aviation program will get a lofty showcase before a national audience this summer when a pair of student pilots fly across North America in the Air Race Classic, the oldest air...
Persistence + grit = Success Story
September 26 2018 Thirteen years ago, Becca Richardson calculated that her desire to stop waiting tables was greater than her fear of math. Today she’s a living example of both facing her fears and calculating correctly. The former developmental math student is...
Success Story: Doubling down on veterans’ futures
November 6, 2019 With two new endowed veterans scholarships and a ranking as the No. 2 community college in the nation for veteran’s services for the second year in a row, NMC is better equipped than ever to serve those who have served us. The Staff Sergeant...
Success Story: New hub serves businesses and students
May 19, 2021 After completing a site engineering internship in the Charleston, S.C. harbor last December, NMC marine technology student Rachel Colby’s employer was eager to hire her. But even at the accelerated pace at which Colby (left) is pursuing her...
Student Success: From Dropout to Dean’s List
February 24, 2015 How do you transform a two-time college dropout into a Dean’s List student? Give her a bridge and a foundation. Walk her over and shore it up. In 1998 Lindsey Grice enrolled at NMC, fresh out of Traverse City Central High School and mother to a...
Success Story: Stephen Siciliano Embarks On Fourth Decade At NMC
August 19, 2015 School and Scouts. Back in fifth grade, Stephen Siciliano found two things he liked and decided to stick with them. Since then, he’s climbed to the pinnacle of both worlds. He’s vice president of educational services at NMC, and not only an...
Success Story: Student engagement fosters academic success
February 17, 2016 Black Lives Matter. So do women’s lives, LGBT lives, and allies’ lives. And all of those causes might matter, it turns out, to whether the students advocating for them graduate, or even earn a better GPA. NMC’s Student Life office...
Success story: Studying abroad yields broader perspectives
April 26, 2017 Before Paige Harrigan experienced her first study abroad trip in 2015, she had traveled fairly extensively, to Hawaii, Mexico and Caribbean islands. But that Costa Rica experience, including a home stay with two non-English speaking families and visit...
Q&A with the largest field of NMC board candidates since 1990
September 30, 2020 Six newcomers and one incumbent are vying for three seats on NMC’s Board of Trustees this November, the largest field in 30 years. The top three vote-getters will serve six-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2021. We asked each candidate to answer...
Success Story: Textbook heroes save students six figures in a single semester
October 28, 2015 NMC students pocketed an extra $137,000 this semester thanks to instructors using free and low-cost textbooks. Led by Osterlin Library director Tina Ulrich, NMC is piloting an experiment in Open Educational Resources this semester. Ten instructors...
Success story: Hawk Owls soaring
September 11, 2019 One-third of the region’s 40 under 40 winners have something in common beyond being young professionals who positively influence their community — they’ve attended classes at NMC. Thirteen of the region’s 40 most influential...
Success Story: Writing Center expands to meet student demand
January 25, 2017 From left to right, Writing Center reader Zachary Harrington, coordinator Megan Ward, readers Carrie Dunklow and Diane BairAfter the busiest fall semester in NMC Writing & Reading Center history, students returning to the second floor of Scholars...