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Adult learners

NMC is helping adult students find new success in college and their careers.

Articles

Michigan's big bet: YOU
Michigan's big bet: YOU

College has never been a better deal than right now.

6 June 2023Summer 2023 issue
Inside my bag: Jim Schiffer
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.

6 June 2023Summer 2023 issue
A Gold Mine In Our Backyard
A Gold Mine In Our Backyard

The new Michigan Achievement Scholarship is the latest way families can cut college costs by choosing NMC.

9 January 2023Spring 2023 issue
Inside my bag: Jennifer Yaple
Inside my bag: Jennifer Yaple

NMC and Michigan Reconnect transform adult learner’s college experience

6 July 2022Summer 2022 Issue
Deep water explorer
Deep water explorer

Adult student finds success after second plunge into college

6 July 2022Summer 2022 Issue
Solving the workforce puzzle
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.

6 July 2022Summer 2022 Issue
$30,000 IN PRIZES AWARDED FOR STUDENT VACCINATIONS
$30,000 IN PRIZES AWARDED FOR STUDENT VACCINATIONS

NMC awarded $30,000 in tuition, housing and bookstore gift certificates as an incentive to students to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

14 January 2022Adult learners
NMC RECEIVES $90,000 FAA GRANT
NMC RECEIVES $90,000 FAA GRANT

Northwestern Michigan College received an aviation workforce development grant to train high school teachers in Unmanned Aerial Systems to address the need for operators and technicians in the growing UAS field.

14 January 2022Spring 2022 Issue
VETERANS CAN CONVERT SEA SERVICE TO CREDIT
VETERANS CAN CONVERT SEA SERVICE TO CREDIT

Military veterans can now convert active duty sea service into credit toward an engineering officer bachelor’s degree at NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy.

14 January 2022Adult learners