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Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is well known throughout Northeastern Arizona for providing educational opportunities from associate degrees and skills training to Kids College. But did you know NPC also offers a variety of state-of-the-art business training, services and consulting to businesses throughout Northeast Arizona at little or no cost?

The talent of residents from throughout Navajo and Apache counties is evidenced in the ‘Locally Grown 2020” exhibition currently on display virtually at Northland Pioneer College’s Talon Gallery.

Doris Reed was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Arizona with her parents at the age of twelve.

Once again, the Navajo County Community College District (dba Northland Pioneer College or NPC) has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).

Martia A. Smith was a gifted artist who worked in the mediums of ceramics and glass.

Bringing the live theatre experience directly to your favorite digital device, Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) Performing Arts Department is proud to present its first ever “Virtual Fall Theatre Festival.”

On Tuesday, October 27 in a special meeting of Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) District Governing Board, Jeanne Swarthout, Ph.D., was appointed as NPC’s interim president.

The eighth-annual Pedal the Petrified, a non-competitive bicycle tour of Petrified Forest National Park hosted by NPC Friends and Family, was scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2020.

On Wednesday, October 14, St. Johns Fire Department firefighters responded to a fire at Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) Welding/Cosmo facility in St. Johns.

On Tuesday, October 13, in a special board meeting, the NPC District Governing Board accepted the resignation of President Mark Vest, effective Tuesday, October 27.

A good way to describe the current Blackfork Bestiary exhibition currently on display virtually at Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) Talon Gallery might come from the artist himself – “I encountered fauna that not only lived on the landscape but seemed generated by it.”

This is a story about love, and about making a precious life count, and continue to matter, even after that life has ended.

Calling all artists in Navajo and Apache counties. You are invited to submit entries by October 1 for Northland Pioneer College’s 11th annual “Locally Grown” juried art exhibit, to be displayed November 2 to December 4 in the Talon Gallery on the Show Low — White Mountain Campus and virtually online at www.npc.edu/TalonGallery.

Two educators from Northland Pioneer College were recognized by the Arizona Association for Lifelong Learning (AALL) and the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) during a virtual awards ceremony held Saturday, September 12.

While the physical gallery at the Show Low campus is currently closed to the general public due to COVID-19 restrictions, Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) first art exhibition of the fall 2020 semester is available virtually for all to view and enjoy remotely on the college’s website at www.npc.edu/talongallery.

In early March, Northland Pioneer College (NPC) was well into its budget planning process for the 2021 fiscal year. Leaders were getting ready to present a preliminary budget analysis to the governing board that month, so board members would have plenty of time to review the figures before voting on the budget in April.

Community education is a staple in the outreach programs provided by Northland Pioneer College (NPC). In the past, the college’s non-credit community courses have ranged from pottery, technical training and even included excursions to local landmarks.

The Navajo County Community College District Governing Board (DGB) has approved the final piece of Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) fall 2020 operational plans. 

This fall, several online classes (Bus 106,122,123,) are being offered through Northland Pioneer College (NPC). 

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is among schools featured in "COVID on Campus," a new audio documentary by American Public Media Reports, as a part of their Educate Podcast.

Northland Pioneer College’s Performing Arts Department is conducting online virtual auditions for the college’s fall theatre online “festival” series on Tuesday, August 18 and on Thursday, August 20 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. using Zoom. 

As I sat on my back porch this weekend, reflecting on how to offer some useful, profound, or at least helpful thoughts to community members living through very stressful times

The Petrified Forest National Park is currently in the process of a phased reopening due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, NPC Friends and Family’s Pedal the Petrified 2020 “in-person” ride has been cancelled and will now be held virtually.

Already committed to transforming the lives of residents in Navajo and Apache counties, Northland Pioneer College is raising the service bar this fall for the region’s dual enrollment students.

Interested in landing a rewarding, well-paying job that provides a valuable service to the community and requires only two semesters of training? One with a local market for the skills you’ll learn? Northland Pioneer College’s Pharmacy Tech program offers an excellent career opportunity for you.