Northwestern Michigan College News Stories

Browse past news stories for Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, MI.

• Northern Michigan dancers battle for cancer - UpNorthLive.com
  posted on February 23, 2013 at 04:26:52 pm
  Northern Michigan dancers battle for cancerUpNorthLive.comFeatured performances from Northwestern Michigan College's Mojo Stomp, Crystal Bindi Studios, ...
• Northwestern Michigan College steps up security - WSBT-TV
  posted on February 15, 2013 at 01:47:36 pm
  Michigan RadioNorthwestern Michigan College steps up securityWSBT-TVTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) ? Efforts to step up school security in Michigan include a $20,000 investment at Northwestern Michigan College to make it ...
• Northwestern Michigan College Presents Lectures on Titanic Shipwreck - MyNorth.com
  posted on February 4, 2013 at 03:53:31 pm
  Northwestern Michigan College Presents Lectures on Titanic ShipwreckMyNorth.comFebruary 9: The Titanic Mapping Project. NMC students will present the results of ...
• Criminal Justice Program Expands to Northwestern Michigan College - Ferris State Torch
  posted on December 4, 2012 at 09:49:21 pm
  Ferris State TorchCriminal Justice Program Expands to Northwestern Michigan CollegeFerris State TorchFerris State University is making it easier for students to obtain a career ...
• Home Inspection Training Program Now Offered by Northwestern Michigan ... - Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)
  posted on November 30, 2012 at 06:25:53 pm
  Home Inspection Training Program Now Offered by Northwestern Michigan ...Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)Carson Dunlop and Northwestern Michigan College have formed a strategic ...
• Northwestern Michigan College Concert Weekend - MI News 26
  posted on November 20, 2012 at 05:01:39 am
  Northwestern Michigan College Concert WeekendMI News 26There are several band or choir concerts scheduled for the weekend of November 30th by the Northwestern ...
• Trustees exchange curse words at meeting
  posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:31:32 am
  Tempers flared and harsh words exchanged at Northwestern Michigan College’s last board meeting during a discussion about President Tim Nelson’s contract. Trustee Walter Hooper cursed after fellow ...
• Outtakes: 07/27/2011
  posted on July 27, 2011 at 11:31:02 am
  Carol Taberski, a veteran volunteer for the Traverse City Film Festival, had a skirt made from all her T-shirts. "I've volunteered all seven years and can't get enough of the film festival," ...
• NMC President Forgoing Pay Raise
  posted on July 27, 2011 at 08:18:32 am
  The president of Northwestern Michigan College is forgoing his pay raise this year and asking it be used for a ...
• NMC president to donate pay hike
  posted on July 26, 2011 at 11:15:50 am
  The president of Northwestern Michigan College will receive a 4 percent pay raise this year, but he plans to donate the money to a scholarship program. Tim ...
• College chief's contract reviewed
  posted on July 24, 2011 at 04:23:15 am
  Trustees at Northwestern Michigan College will consider ...
• Traverse City's West Harbor to Receive Exciting Makeover
  posted on July 12, 2011 at 10:34:22 pm
  Northwestern Michigan College, the Maritime Academy, and the Army Corps of ...
• NMC to deepen its harbor on West Bay
  posted on July 12, 2011 at 11:32:01 am
  The harbor behind Northwestern Michigan College's Great Lakes Campus may look a bit different by the end of next year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to release a feasibility study this ...
• Smith joins Record-Eagle advisory panel
  posted on July 10, 2011 at 11:31:21 am
  Gregg Smith, a principal with the Traverse City communication and marketing firm Lawton Gallagher Group, has been named to the ...
• Today's obituaries: Broc Steven Fejes, 19, was a student at Northwestern Michigan College with an adventurous spirit
  posted on July 7, 2011 at 01:00:14 pm
  Broc Steven FejesBroc Steven Fejes, 19, passed away suddenly July 2. A 2010 graduate of Columbia Central High School, ...
• NMC raises staff and faculty salaries
  posted on June 28, 2011 at 10:49:44 am
  Staff and faculty at Northwestern Michigan College will see a 2.5 percent bump in salaries despite concerns by some on the college board that such a raise is insensitive to the economic plight of ...
• NMC may raise tuition rates
  posted on June 27, 2011 at 11:33:38 am
  Students at Northwestern Michigan College could see another tuition increase next year, and a number of new proposed fees would make courses seem even more expensive at the community college. ...
• Will TC's DDA director go to NMC?
  posted on June 23, 2011 at 11:48:09 am
  Northwestern Michigan College will consider a man credited by his bosses with making Traverse ...
• Enrollment up at Northwestern Michigan
  posted on June 14, 2011 at 11:51:51 am
  Michigan’s economy continues to sputter, but the prolonged ...
• County aims to recoup defaulted loan
  posted on June 10, 2011 at 12:03:34 pm
  County officials will try to recoup some of a $250,000 loan that fell into default before the company's owner sold his building to Northwestern Michigan College for more than $1 million. Grand ...
• London students taking part in flight training at NMC
  posted on June 7, 2011 at 03:13:08 pm
  A group of flight students from London, England are staying at Northwestern ...
• NMC vice president leaving
  posted on May 27, 2011 at 11:58:30 am
  Northwestern Michigan College's vice president of finance and ...
• Third-grader wins NMC scholarship
  posted on May 27, 2011 at 11:58:20 am
  A third-grader at Traverse Heights Elementary School won a general tuition scholarship at Northwestern Michigan College's annual barbecue. Bria Shelby, 9, was selected as ...
• Sun smiles down on throngs at NMC Barbecue
  posted on May 23, 2011 at 11:55:29 am
  Summer-like weather brought the hungry out in droves for ...
• 56th Annual NMC BBQ Continues to be a Success
  posted on May 22, 2011 at 11:04:15 pm
  Over nine thousand people enjoyed the beautiful in Traverse City today for an annual ...
• Former ambassador to Ukraine to speak
  posted on May 19, 2011 at 12:26:15 pm
  America's next steps in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other turbulent countries should be based on broad support from citizens across the nation, William B. Taylor believes. Taylor, a former U.S. ...
• NMC barbeque preview
  posted on May 19, 2011 at 11:43:28 am
  It's that time of year for the Northwestern Michigan College barbeque. ...
• NMC recognizes 2011 graduates
  posted on May 8, 2011 at 11:32:04 am
  Stephen Drake, an NMC math professor and commencement speaker, offered a peculiar piece of advice Saturday to nearly 200 students of Northwestern Michigan ...
• Library holds forum for services
  posted on May 6, 2011 at 12:02:05 pm
  The Traverse Area District Library is holding a forum to get public input on services and facilities. The ...
• Teens allegedly steal copper wire
  posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:47:44 am
  Prices for scrap metal soared this year, and foot traffic is on the rise at Traverse Bay Recycling & Supply as local residents continue to turn in steel and copper to earn quick cash. Traverse City ...
• Theft suspects arrested in NMC dorm
  posted on May 4, 2011 at 03:01:54 pm
  TRAVERSE CITY — Police arrested two teens this morning after officers said they found stolen copper wire in their dorm room. ...
• Pair Admits to Copper Wire Theft in T.C.
  posted on May 4, 2011 at 12:28:47 pm
  Traverse City Police arrested two teens early this morning who admitted to stealing ...
• Students spend break in New Orleans
  posted on May 2, 2011 at 11:38:56 am
  Sand, sun and sandals were replaced by blisters, sweat and a sense of accomplishment for a group of Northwestern Michigan College students who took an alternative spring break trip. The group of ...
• Students balance work, classes
  posted on May 1, 2011 at 12:41:56 pm
  One thing Kristina Coykendall learned in her first year at ...
• Culinary School Offers Open House for Prospective Students in Traverse City
  posted on April 16, 2011 at 10:43:57 pm
  Prospective chefs were given a taste of what culinary school is like today at Northwestern ...
• A New Look for an Old Book
  posted on April 12, 2011 at 02:28:24 am
  A rare astronomy book from the 1920's is now available in an updated ...
• NMC public relations director to leave
  posted on March 31, 2011 at 12:06:17 pm
  Northwestern Michigan College's public relations director will leave the college at the end of April to lead a new national center focused on community colleges. Paul Heaton, who has worked for ...
• Get involved in international service
  posted on March 31, 2011 at 12:05:47 pm
  A free presentation on international service has ...
• Afghanistan and Pakistan presentation to be held at MMCC
  posted on March 29, 2011 at 12:05:33 am
  Mid Michigan Community College is hosting a free presentation “ Afghanistan & Pakistan: Through the Native Eye,” at 11:30 a.m. today in the Michigan Room of the ...
• Family of missing Michigan man seeks answers
  posted on March 21, 2011 at 05:16:14 pm
  Associated Press - March 21, 2011 12:55 PM ET TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The family of a man ...
• WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather - WLNS.COM | Family of missing Michigan man seeks answers
  posted on March 21, 2011 at 05:06:49 pm
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The family of a man who studied at Northwestern Michigan ...
• Family of missing Michigan man seeks answers
  posted on March 21, 2011 at 05:04:45 pm
  Associated Press - March 21, 2011 12:55 PM ET TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The family of a man ...
• Learn how to use electronic library
  posted on March 17, 2011 at 11:34:24 am
  The League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area is sponsoring a workshop on how to use the state's electronic ...
• NMC BBQ board decides recipients
  posted on March 8, 2011 at 12:31:18 pm
  Proceeds from this year's Northwestern Michigan College Barbecue will go toward nine projects, plus ...
• Trustees approve NMC training contract
  posted on March 2, 2011 at 12:42:54 pm
  Northwestern Michigan College trustees approved a training contract with a local manufacturer. Century Inc., ...
• NMC training program helps TC manufacturer add 35 jobs
  posted on March 1, 2011 at 02:43:07 pm
  A Traverse City manufacturer will increase its workforce by 20 percent over the next four years by ...
• NMC students reinvent selves
  posted on February 27, 2011 at 11:50:41 am
  Enrollment is at its highest point for spring at Northwestern Michigan College. Midterm season ...
• NMC, TCAPS boards to meet Monday
  posted on February 26, 2011 at 11:20:26 am
  Boards that oversee Traverse City Area Public ...
• NMC fundraising honored nationally
  posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:59:28 pm
  Northwestern Michigan College was among 10 community colleges recognized nationally for its annual fundraising campaign. The award was ...
• Northwestern Community College recognized nationally
  posted on February 10, 2011 at 11:47:32 pm
  Northwestern Michigan College was among 10 community colleges recognized nationally at the recent ...
• Third Annual Farm Route to Prosperity Summit in Traverse City
  posted on February 7, 2011 at 10:39:46 am
  On Friday, people gathered at Northwestern Michigan College for the third annual ...
• NMC closed
  posted on February 2, 2011 at 12:22:24 pm
  TRAVERSE CITY - Northwestern Michigan College is closed ...
• Why I chose NMC
  posted on January 30, 2011 at 11:38:04 am
  For whatever their reason, and for many reasons, thousands of ...

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