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“I prefer to live life in color.” This famous quote by the influential British artist David Hockney could not ring truer for White Mountain Apache artist Derayna DeClay.

NPC Friends and Family, the non-profit foundation that supports Northland Pioneer College (NPC), has an unprecedented total of over $33,000 available in scholarship funding to assist continuing NPC students enrolling for the Fall 2021 semester. Individual awards range from $500 to $3,000.

All high-school-aged students from Navajo and Apache counties, including homeschoolers, are eligible to submit original two- and three-dimensional art or graphic designs for the 35th Annual Juried High School Exhibit, sponsored by Northland Pioneer College (NPC).

Each semester, Northland Pioneer College (NPC) recognizes students who academically excel by naming them to the college’s coveted President’s or Dean’s lists.

It was a distinct honor for Northland Pioneer College (NPC) to present the recipients of the Crystal Eagle Emeritus Awards given by the District Governing Board and the college during a meeting of the board held virtually, January 19, 2020.

Kristine Laughter, member of the Dine’ Nation of the Naakai dine’ clan and longtime resident of the area, has been elected to Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) District Governing Board (DGB).

For Celena Ambrose, 2020 was most assuredly a fulfilled year in spite of all the negativity that occurred during this time for many of us.

Tuition waivers, valued at over $50,000, have been awarded to nine All-Arizona Academic Team students from Northland Pioneer College (NPC), to complete their bachelor’s degrees at one of Arizona’s three public universities.

Louis L. Smith, who established the prestigious Martia A. Smith Memorial Art Scholarship with NPC Friends and Family, has died. Smith created the endowment fund in memory of his late wife, who was a popular and talented adjunct art faculty at NPC.

The Board and the college seek an innovative, experienced, transparent, and empathetic leader who will work to support all students and especially advocate for the College’s rural and underrepresented populations.

Northeast Arizona’s “Thin Blue Line” is a little stronger after the swearing in December 17 of six new peace officers who recently completed the intensive 21-week Arizona Peace Officer Standards for Training (AzPOST) at Northland Pioneer College’s Northeastern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy (NALETA).

NPC Friends and Family is pleased to announce the very first winner of the Doris Reed Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship.

“Retirement? What’s that?” laughs Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) District Governing Board (DGB) member Daniel Peaches, who joined the board’s virtual December 15, 2020 meeting donning a fishing hat complete with dangling lures.

Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) Performing Arts Department is conducting online virtual auditions for the college’s spring theatre online “festival” series on Tuesday, January 12 and on Thursday, January 14 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. using Zoom. 

It’s been a tough year for everyone, including local small businesses. To help navigate you through these challenging times, Northland Pioneer College is offering several online business classes this spring (Bus 106,122,123).

The NPC District Governing Board is pleased to announce that they have begun the search to identify the next president of Northland Pioneer College. 

Northland Pioneer College’s Alpha Gamma Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society of two-year college students, welcomed 61 new members during a virtual induction ceremony, Friday, November 20.

NPC Friends and Family, the non-profit foundation that supports Northland Pioneer College, is pleased to announce the winners of over $11,000.00 in scholarships for the Spring 2021 semester.

2020 has been a tough year, but now is the time to start FRESH! NPC can help you transform your life in the new year.

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.”