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Do you enjoy working with children? Have a knack for teaching others and a desire to help improve the world? You can start now by enrolling in a new two-day course for substitute teachers through Northland Pioneer College, (NPC).

An alumni par excellence, Emily Sharp, graduated in 2010 with her degree as a registered nurse from Northland Pioneer College, (NPC). Sharp came to the NPC with two years of military experience in the Air Force, a young daughter, and a burning desire to be the best registered nurse she could.

A sign in the lobby of Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) cosmetology center says: Dare to be Remarkable! Walk in and you will experience the buzz and energy of students and their instructors, not to mention clients, who are receiving hair and scalp treatments, coloring and facials, chemical texturing such as perms and wraps, and nail care.

Having faced the real-world reality check many of us experience, former Northland Pioneer College (NPC), student Paula Fish realized that she needed more education and training to support herself and her children.

Shasta Krueger, a ceramic artist currently living, creating and teaching in Salt Lake City, Utah, is inviting the NPC community and members of the general public to collaborate with her on an installation artwork for Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s), Talon Gallery.

Recently, Arizona’s Small Business Development Center (AZSBDC) presented Northland Pioneer College (NPC), Small Business Development Center Director Rich Chanick, with the agency’s esteemed “Spirit of Excellence” award, the first of its kind.

Committed to his education, Northland Pioneer College (NPC) student, Victor Cruz, has been celebrated for yet another of his many achievements.

You are encouraged to meet and have a casual conversation with Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s), new president Dr. Chato Hazelbaker, over coffee and treats at two upcoming community events.

Food insecurity is a very real concern for many in the White Mountain region. One in four households in Navajo County and one in three households in Apache County do not know where their next meal will come from.

It was the day that changed America forever. The Jake Flake Emergency Services Institute Northeast Arizona Training Center (NATC), hosted a memorial in remembrance of the 20^th anniversary of the attacks and tragedy of 9/11 exactly twenty years later to the day, on Saturday, September 11, 2021.

Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s), District Governing Board members, the college’s new President Dr. Chato Hazelbaker, and NPC administration and staff, joined Navajo County government and City of Show Low officials early Tuesday morning August 17 to officially break ground on the college’s newest development, a 28,820 square foot skills center at the Show Low Campus.

Pedal the Petrified is an annual, non-competitive bicycle tour of Petrified Forest National Park, produced by NPC Friends and Family, Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) non-profit foundation.

Imagine a cause, to which you are very dedicated, that is fraught with ongoing problems to be solved. Then imagine someone calling out of the blue and offering a wonderful, incredibly generous gift to help solve some of those problems.

In 2016, Claude Millet Endfield retired from Northland Pioneer College (NPC), having spent over forty years of her life there.

Like many restaurateurs, 2020 was a long and difficult year of being shut down, then open for takeout only. 

Northland Pioneer College is only one of five community colleges in Arizona that offers a degree program in Surgical Technology, providing one of the more comprehensive degree programs in the state.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) Friends and Family is proud to announce the first student to win the Taking Flight Scholarship in Memory of Dr. Eric B. Henderson.

Like so many before her, Northland Pioneer College (NPC), second-year nursing student, Jamie Ortega of Lakeside was inspired to become a nurse by the nurses who cared for her loved ones.

The Navajo County Community College District Governing Board (DGB), recently honored long-time employees Cynthia Hutton and Peggy Belknap with the Crystal Eagle Emeritus Awards in recognition of their 18 years and 30 years respectively, of serving Northland Pioneer College (NPC) in a variety of academic and administrative roles.

The “Thin Blue Line” in Northeastern Arizona is a little stronger with the swearing in June 10th of 13 new peace officers who completed the intensive 20-week Arizona Peace Officer Standards for Training (AzPOST) training at Northland Pioneer College’s Northeastern Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy (NALETA).

The importance of high-quality Early Childhood education cannot be underestimated. 

Northland Pioneer College will kick off fall ‘21 registration with a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic and social event Monday, June 21, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Aspen building on the Show Low campus.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) would like to introduce and congratulate NPC’s 2020-21 nursing program completers from the White Mountain and Winslow campuses.

A virtual commencement celebration recognizing Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s), class of 2021 begins Thursday, May 13 and runs through Wednesday, May 19.