August 28, 2019 Add up an NMC associate degree, a thin credit history, a stint in the Navy and a love of travel and you get Harvard University sophomore Alex Walsh (NMC 2012), who will start classes in Cambridge, Mass. next week. He’s one of just a dozen...

May 15, 2019 Patrons enjoying the traditional buffalo burger and kids games might also notice a giant crane and the steel beamed-frame of a rising second story on the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center at the annual NMC Barbecue this Sunday. Begun last fall, the West...

January 22, 2018 NMC success coach Leeann Fountain and student Taylor ByersWhen Taylor Byers returned to NMC last fall, four years after she last attended, she knew she had to be a different kind of student. But she didn’t seek help from an academic adviser, or...

March 17, 2021 For more than three decades, Traverse City resident Dick Grout (right) has pushed NMC’s mission to provide lifelong learning opportunities to its outer limits. The 100-year-old World War II veteran’s Extended Education class records go back...

February 17, 2021 After investing more than 10 years in pursuit of her associate degree, the pandemic almost brought psychology student Brandee Sasser-Drone (left) to her breaking point, but federal aid distributed by NMC has kept her on track to graduate this...

December 16, 2015 Inuit art lovers Dudley and Barb Smith know their collection intimately. There’s the walrus sculpture in the foyer of their Suttons Bay home, the one they turn around when their youngest grandson visits, so his two-year-old fingers stay safe...

May 11, 2022 NMC resumes its place as a leader in short-term study abroad experiences, with 50 students from multiple academic areas traveling to the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Colombia this spring. NMC study abroad students in Parma, ItalyNMC students...

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...