September 30, 2015 Stephine Deeren doesn’t just go to work at Addiction Treatment Services. She fulfills her calling. Her job as a detox care coordinator can be stressful, but Deeren, a 2013 NMC graduate, says that it’s worth it for the chance to help...

October 28, 2020 Emergency temporary housing for three NMC students. Steel-toed boots that enabled a welding student to stay enrolled. Internet hotspots for students who suddenly needed to attend classes virtually. All were made possible this year through the NMC...

November 8, 2017 Since 2012, NMC has prioritized the success of student veterans on campus with a host of initiatives led by the office of Military and Veterans Services — from customized orientation to a veterans lounge to efforts to convert service into...

April 20, 2016 Most college students accumulate credits to earn their degree. NMC alumna Kathryn Bertodatto also accumulated miles — 30,000, in fact. Photo credit: Michigan Photography, Scott Soderberg On Saturday, Bertodatto, a 2014 graduate of NMC, spoke to an...

April 3, 2019 Godwin Jabangwe says life’s put him in the right place at the right time, taking him from his native Zimbabwe to an NMC classroom to another in Grand Rapids to Los Angeles. Now the former visual communications student-turned-screenwriter will bring...

November 11, 2015 Lifesaving has been all in a day’s work for Doug Lathrop for more than 25 years. As a helicopter rescue swimmer and advanced helicopter rescue school instructor for the U.S. Coast Guard, Lathrop’s descended to places like...

August 31, 2016 Students returning to classes this week will find construction projects poised on both ends of main campus, as the facilities of NMC’s future learners move from paper to reality. NMC broke ground on a new student residence hall and fitness center...

December 19, 2018 NMC seeks to help each student achieve their personal definition of success. As the fall 2018 semester concludes, enjoy a tale of two very diverse students, each succeeding in her own way. This semester, on the heels of an internship in Seattle and a...

October 12, 2022 The ranks of adult learners attending NMC on the Michigan Reconnect scholarship more than doubled this fall, as the program that seeks to improve the state’s talent pipeline surpassed the $500,000 mark in funds awarded locally. Meanwhile, a new...

February 7, 2018 For NMC Audio Technology students, Picnic at the Opera House is anything but. Under the direction of instructor Jonah Powell (right, foreground), 20-some students are responsible for all set-up and tear-down, changing the stage between each of the...

April 27, 2022 Commencement 2022 means a quadruple celebration for the Myers-Rockwood family, whose four NMC graduates also illustrate the breadth of learning opportunities at the college. Bridget Bernhard, David Myers and Olivia RockwoodOn May 7, the blended Traverse...

April 25, 2018 Reporter Garret Ellison atop the Mackinac BridgeMLive environmental reporter Garret Ellison, a 2006 NMC graduate, has been named the 2017 Michigan Journalist of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. Ellison, 35, was cited for his “watchdog...

October 9, 2019 NMC today kicked off the public phase of the most ambitious fundraising initiative in its history. Be What’s Possible, the Campaign for NMC, has a goal of raising $35 million in four priority areas. Eighty percent, or $28 million, has already...

February 27, 2019 Brenda Clifton and Scott WilliamsDishwasher is not a job that lands on many top-ten career lists, meaning many hospitality employers, including NMC’s Hagerty Center, struggle to find them. But for someone like Brenda Clifton, it can be...

April 11, 2018 When your summer trip requires putting 98,000 gallons in the tank, you pay attention to fuel prices. NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy recently learned that it can expect full reimbursement of an estimated $196,000 fuel bill for the T/S State of...