Flying acres
NMC alum Bryan Hammis launched an aerial application service and expects to hire future NMC UAS students to meet the demand for their services.
Summer 2023
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Notes & Notables
NMC aviation program expansion, partnership with Bay Mills to increase regional dental assistants, new IT and Esports certificates and 2023 Fellows named.
Michigan's big bet: YOU
College has never been a better deal than right now.
Inside my bag: Jim Schiffer
Jim Schiffer didn’t hesitate to go back to school at NMC, though decades have passed since he earned his bachelor’s.
Sound wall 2.0
Interactive Dennos favorite restored for new generation
Ukrainian Hawk Owl
War prevented an exchange student from returning home. She’s now on the dean’s list and plans to transfer to WMU.
From Our Kitchens
Farm to table, delivered
With a chef's passion and a gardener's discipline, a GLCI grad launches Fresh Life Meal Prep from her Kingsley farm.
From Our Kitchens, 5 June 2023
Merlyn’s Patisserie
Great Lakes Culinary Institute alumni siblings fuse French and Filipino flavors in northwestern Michigan.
From Our Kitchens, 9 January 2023
Archie's combines student brothers' talents
GLCI graduate Jon Petrie serves eclectic comfort pub food with his brother Nick inside the Workshop Brewery.
From Our Kitchens, 6 July 2022
Building our dreams together
GLCI grad Natalie Crawford discusses opening two local restaurants in four years.
From Our Kitchens, 14 January 2022
American Dream come true
A French native brings crêpes to Traverse City in the State Street Marketplace after studying at the Great Lakes Culinary Institute.
From Our Kitchens, 10 January 2020
Practice Practice Practice
Chef Stephanie Wiitala of Sugar 2 Salt dishes on GLCI and restaurant life.
From Our Kitchens, 15 January 2019ADULT LEARNERS
Michigan's big bet: YOU
College has never been a better deal than right now.
Adult learners, 6 June 2023Inside my bag: Jim Schiffer
Jim Schiffer didn’t hesitate to go back to school at NMC, though decades have passed since he earned his bachelor’s.
Adult learners, 6 June 2023
A Gold Mine In Our Backyard
The new Michigan Achievement Scholarship is the latest way families can cut college costs by choosing NMC.
Adult learners, 9 January 2023
Inside my bag: Jennifer Yaple
NMC and Michigan Reconnect transform adult learner’s college experience
Adult learners, 6 July 2022
Deep water explorer
Adult student finds success after second plunge into college
Adult learners, 6 July 2022
Solving the workforce puzzle
NMC is working with other regional leaders to solve the workforce puzzle, but it’s proving tricky. Complex, interlocking factors including a skills gap, a lack of child care and attainable housing, transportation issues, broadband internet gaps and an aging population, all exacerbated by COVID-19, have created structural instability that threatens economic growth and quality of life.
Adult learners, 6 July 2022
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