Northwestern Michigan College

Northwestern Michigan College, also known as NMC to local residents, is a community college, established in 1951, in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Its annual enrollment is around 3,400 students. This 2-year college offers associate's degrees. NMC also has a university center, by which students may take 4-year degrees through other universities without having to leave Traverse City.

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Community college - Traverse City - Grand Traverse County, Michigan - Associate's degree

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NMC is the only community college to have a Maritime academy on fresh water (NMC is located on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay, a long protected water of Lake Michigan). Great Lakes Maritime Academy is one of six State Maritime Academies that receives aid from the federal Maritime Administration¹. Additionally, NMC has a branch campus at Cherry Capital Airport, and it is one of only a few community colleges to have an aviation program. NMC also has an observatory outside of the city and a nursing program at Munson Medical Center.

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Lake Michigan - Maritime Administration - Cherry Capital Airport - Munson Medical Center

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