Northwestern Michigan College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Northwestern Michigan College, also referred to as NMC, is located in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. This college, established in 1951, enrolls more than 4,000 students annually. NMC offers professional certificates, bachelor’s and master’s degrees and associate degrees to its students in the fields of humanities, communications and social sciences.

The college students take part in the many organizations and clubs on campus. The organizations include the Black Student Association, the Engineering Club, the Honors Program, the Astronomy Club and the Anime Club. The students also get a magazine and a newspaper published on campus through which they express their opinions. There is a radio station on the college campus that is also maintained by the students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, cooking and culinary arts, and photography and commercial art.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,554 in 2009-2010 (3,178 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Northwestern Michigan College provides on-campus housing for 208 of its 3,178 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (28 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Management Information Systems

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (28 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Child Development

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (1 awarded)

• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LAW (9 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (231 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (11 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (19 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (72 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (19 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (12 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

TRANSPORTATION (31 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer