Success Story: Aiming to halt veteran suicide with 22 To None
October 26, 2016 Luke Clark and Sherry Trier at the 22 To None hikeFall color tourists to northern Michigan also got a red-white-and-blue view last Saturday, as veterans and supporters organized by NMC’s Student Veterans Association hiked 22 miles to raise...
Success Story: Alumnus now NMC’s first male nursing instructor
October 14, 2015 If it seems like there’s a lot of new faces in classrooms this semester, you’re right. Eight new full-time faculty members began teaching at NMC this fall, more than double the number of new faculty who started in 2014 and 2013. Among...
Success Story: Great Lakes Culinary Institute Grad Finds Sweet Home in Chicago
April 8, 2015 Every industry offers pinnacles. Entertainers aspire to Oscars and Grammys, doctors and diplomats to Nobels, and chefs to Michelin stars. Great Lakes Culinary Institute graduate Leslie Farrer has barely begun her career and has already helped collect one...
Student Success: Study Abroad Program’s Leading Edge
March 24, 2015 A contingent of NMC students, faculty and staff who depart for Cuba Friday are the leading edge of a new distinction for the college: more study abroad students and destinations than any other Michigan community college. The Cuba experience is among...
Success Story: Scholarships show excellence runs wide and deep
March 11, 2015 Four years ago, single mom Kathy Tahtinen wouldn’t have put her name in the same sentence as Harvard University. Now, she’s considering online courses at the Ivy League school this fall. Two years ago, Alan Holcombe was sitting in his...
Success story: Police Academy anticipates enrollment boost
October 26, 2022 A new, $30 million state scholarship fund to train more police officers is coinciding with major changes to NMC’s Police Academy, setting up an enrollment to employment pipeline that will ultimately benefit community safety. Announced last week,...
Success Story: Condensed format, new vehicles and equipment on the radar
May 25, 2022 After three straight years of a 100-percent state exam pass rate and employment rate, NMC’s Police Academy program is planning big changes that will allow it to double enrollment and help fill a shortage of police and law enforcement officers...
14th Annual Career Fair
TRAVERSE CITY — Employers are invited to register for Northwestern Michigan College's 14th annual career fair, to be held March 5 at the Hagerty Center on the Great Lakes Campus. The event runs from 3–6 p.m. Employers will have the opportunity to recruit...
Great Lakes Maritime Academy cadets to depart on two training cruises with increased safety protocols
TRAVERSE CITY — Cadets at Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) will soon depart on training cruises with increased safety protocols in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Thursday, July 2, 12 GLMA cadets, and one faculty...
NMC and Oleson Family celebrate final NMC BBQ while continuing student support and community connection
TRAVERSE CITY — After 65 years and nearly $2 million of projects funded, Northwestern Michigan College and the Oleson Foundation have made the decision that 2020 will be the final year of the NMC BBQ event. The College and the Oleson Foundation remain dedicated...
New COVID-19 restrictions on NMC campuses
TRAVERSE CITY — Last night Governor Whitmer announced new restrictions designed to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Michigan. The new epidemic order from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will have the following impact at Northwestern Michigan...
Virtual Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC invites the community to attend its annual Veterans Day ceremonies virtually beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, via Zoom: https://nmc.zoom.us/j/93088013765 The schedule is as follows: 9 a.m.: Opening Remarks by...
Incumbent, two newcomers elected to Board of Trustees
TRAVERSE CITY — Rachel Johnson, Laura Oblinger and Ken Warner were elected to six-year terms on the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees Tuesday, in an election that attracted the largest slate of candidates in 30 years. Rachel Johnson(click for...
Virtual astronomy viewing celebrates Sleeping Bear Dunes anniversary
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College's J.H Rogers Observatory will partner with the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society and host a virtual astronomical viewing session Friday, Sept. 25, celebrating Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore's 50th...
“A Century of Gender Justice Activism” virtual discussion
NOTE: The Oct. 16 event featuring Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has been canceled. TRAVERSE CITY — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and several academic speakers will appear at four virtual events this fall commemorating the centennial...