Of the 3,997 students who attended classes during the fall 2018 semester, 2,541 (64%) received some form of financial aid. More should qualify to receive assistance, if they would just apply.
Forty-five Northland Pioneer College students have been awarded over $32,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year from NPC Friends and Family.
Lynn Browne-Wagner, NPC Adjunct Faculty Member & Information Specialist with the statewide Poison & Drug Information Center, will be sharing her observations on the increasing drug and alcohol abuse problems in our cxommunities during a free presentation Wednesday, January 23, from 2 until 4 p.m., on NPC's Show Low Campus.
When we asked two board members, James Matteson and Derrick Leslie, why they volunteer their time to serve, both stressed the importance of education as the key to a better future.
She is known throughout Arizona’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as The Legend. Her students, who easily include over 50 percent of the state’s EMS first responders, call her LBW, or a very respectful Ma’am. Lynn Browne-Wagner has dedicated her life to helping others.
Thanks to Northland Pioneer College’s IET program (Integrated Education and Training), Vaughn Willeto is now a model of overcoming a tough start in life and moving toward a promising career.
Students with a perfect 4.0 average are named to the President’s List. Those with 3.5 to 3.99 grade averages are on the Dean’s List. To be eligible for distinction, students must have completed 12 or more credits in 100-level or above courses.
Want to reduce energy use and increase your comfort? Apply the techniques of solar home design into your residence gleaned from a six-week noncredit Solar Home Design course at NPC’s Snowflake Campus led by Joseph Costion, on Fridays, January 25 through March 1, from 9 a.m. to Noon. There is a $150 fee for the course.
Learn the fundamentals of weaving or bring your projects and get help from experienced weaver Carol Farnsworth during a Weaving Practicum at NPC’s Springerville/Eagar Center, Friday and Saturday, January 25 and 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.
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 33rd Annual Juried High School Exhibit, sponsored by NPC.
Student outcomes data compiled from the state’s 10 community college districts show that Northland Pioneer College students have the state’s highest course completion rate in College Algebra and English Composition II. Overall, NPC has the second highest completion rate of college-level work among the districts.
The “Thin Blue Line” in Northeastern Arizona is a little stronger with the swearing in of 14 new peace officers, members of NALETA Class 2018-01, on December 14. The new officers will be serving with seven regional agencies.
You can transform a lump of clay into beautiful, useful pottery with the techniques you’ll learn in a noncredit “Clay Art” class on Tuesday mornings this spring at NPC’s Show Low Campus.
Two different levels of one-credit yoga classes, designed to increase flexibility, strength and concentration, will begin January 14 at NPC’s Winslow Campus and Holbrook Campus.
Explore the “World of… Sprouts, Gourmet Greens, Onions and Garlic” in four separate noncredit courses led by local gardening guru Kim Howell-Costion at NPC’s Snowflake campus, 1611 S. Main St., this spring.
Alpha Gamma Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) welcomed 27 new members during an induction ceremony, Friday, December 7, at NPC’s Snowflake/Taylor – Silver Creek Campus Performing Arts Center.
The Navajo County Community College District Governing Board authorized employing a construction manager, and assistant, to oversee the planning, design and construction of new facilities and the repair and renovation of existing facilities on the Show Low – White Mountain Campus during its regular monthly meeting, November 20, in Holbrook.
Children, ages five to 12, can create fun and quick holiday crafts during two free Discovery Nest holiday craft activities at NPC’s Snowflake/Taylor Campus library.
What skills are federal, state and tribal employers looking for in potential workers? Find out at a free Career Panel on Tuesday, October 30, from 10 a.m. to Noon, at NPC’s Whiteriver Center.
