Northwestern Michigan College

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Northwestern Michigan College
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Type Public community college
Established1951
Accreditation Higher Learning Commission
Endowment $30 million
President Nick Nissley, Ed.D.
Students3,629 (2022-23) [1]
Location
Traverse City
,
Michigan
,
United States

44°45′57″N85°35′01″W / 44.76583°N 85.58361°W / 44.76583; -85.58361
Campusmultiple sites
Colours   Green
  White
Nickname Hawk Owls
MascotSwoop
Website www.nmc.edu

Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) is a public community college in Traverse City, Michigan. Established in 1951, the college enrolls more than 3,000 students. The college offers associate degrees and professional certificates, bachelor's degrees through the Great Lakes Maritime Academy and Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, and bachelor's and master's degrees granted by partner universities through NMC's University Center.

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NMC has a branch campus on Grand Traverse Bay that houses the Great Lakes Culinary Institute, Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute and Hagerty Conference Center. Another branch campus near Cherry Capital Airport is home to NMC's aviation and automotive service technology programs, and offers training in manufacturing, construction, renewable energy and information technology. NMC also has an observatory (the Rogers Observatory) and an ACEN (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing) accredited nursing program that has a long-standing association with nearby Munson Medical Center. [2] The campus is home to WNMC, which began as a student organization in 1967, and is now a community radio station broadcasting at 90.7 FM. [3] The college also operates the Dennos Museum Center, a Smithsonian affiliated museum of fine art. [4] [5]

History

Northwestern Michigan College was established in 1951 by local academics upset at the lack of higher education in Northern Michigan. The college was originally housed at a borrowed, vacant building at Cherry Capital Airport. The first term had a student enrollment of 65, and a staff count of six. In 1956, NMC relocated to a vacant parcel at the base of the Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City. Some of this parcel was split with Traverse City Area Public Schools, which began construction on Traverse City Senior High School, completing in 1959. [6] [7]

Presidents

The following are those who have served as President of NMC: [8]

Campus

Main campus

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Traverse City main campus

The main campus of Northwestern Michigan College, also known as Front Street Campus, is located within the city of Traverse City, at the base of the Old Mission Peninsula. The campus is largely surrounded by the residential Base of Old Mission and Indian Woods neighborhoods of Traverse City. [9] Immediately adjacent Front Street Campus is the campus of Traverse City Central High School.

Front Street Campus is home to the majority of the college's academic buildings, as well as residence halls and apartments. Located at Front Street Campus is the Dennos Museum Center, a museum of fine art affiliated with Northwestern Michigan College. It consists of an outdoor sculpture garden, several galleries for temporary exhibits, and the museum's signature collection of Inuit art of the Canadian Arctic, one of the largest and most historically complete collections of these distinctive sculptures and prints in the United States. [10]

Great Lakes Campus

NMC Great Lakes Campus is located on the shore of West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City. The T/S State of Michigan is moored at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy pier. TS State of Michigan on Grand Traverse Bay.jpg
NMC Great Lakes Campus is located on the shore of West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City. The T/S State of Michigan is moored at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy pier.

Northwestern Michigan College Great Lakes Campus is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the Front Street Campus. The campus is home to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA), one of six state-operated maritime academies that receives aid from the federal Maritime Administration. GLMA is the only U.S. Maritime Academy on fresh water. The academy operates the T/S State of Michigan, a former Navy vessel now used as a training ship. [11]

Also housed at Great Lakes Campus is the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, Great Lakes Culinary Institute, a teaching restaurant, Lobdell's, and the Hagerty Conference Center. [12]

Aero Park Campus

Northwestern Michigan College Aero Park Campus is home to the college's flight school, which offers associate and bachelor's degree options. The campus is located adjacent to Cherry Capital Airport, and also includes hangars and an automotive service technology building. [13]

NMC University Center

The NMC University Center, located in Garfield Township on the shore of Boardman Lake, houses programs offered by other Michigan universities for NMC students. These other universities are Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Davenport University, Ferris State University and Grand Valley State University. [14]

Joseph H. Rogers Observatory

NMC operates the Joseph H. Rogers Observatory, which is situated atop a hill south of Traverse City in Garfield Township. [15] The observatory opened in 1981. [16]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing – The leading authority for nursing education accreditation".
  3. ↑ "Home : WNMC 90.7 Community Radio at Northwestern Michigan College". www.wnmc.org.
  4. ↑ "About the Dennos :: The Dennos Museum Center". www.dennosmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  5. ↑ "Affiliate Profile - Dennos Museum Center". Smithsonian Affiliations. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  6. ↑ "History & Archives : NMC Timeline : Northwestern Michigan College". www.nmc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  7. ↑ "History & Archives : NMC: The First Fifty Years : Northwestern Michigan College". www.nmc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. ↑ "History & Archives : NMC Presidents : Northwestern Michigan College". www.nmc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. ↑ "Neighborhood Associations | Community | Traverse City". City of Traverse City. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  10. ↑ "Collections :: The Dennos Museum Center".
  11. ↑ "About Us : Facilities & Vessels : Great Lakes Maritime Academy at Northwestern Michigan College". www.nmc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  12. ↑ "Campus Maps & Facilities : Great Lakes Campus : Northwestern Michigan College". www.nmc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  13. ↑ "Campus Maps & Facilities : Aero Park Campus : Northwestern Michigan College". www.nmc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  14. ↑ "Northwestern Michigan College - University Center • Start here. Stay here". Northwestern Michigan College - University Center. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  15. ↑ "Rogers Observatory : Northwestern Michigan College". www.nmc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  16. ↑ "Mars makes stellar showing at Rogers Observatory". Traverse City Record-Eagle. 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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