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If you want to get, keep, or advance in a job that requires you to have national certification, or are ready to set yourself up for success by earning your High School Equivalency diploma (GED®), Northland Pioneer College (NPC) offers computerized testing opportunities to students as well as the general public.

Porter Black, a former student of Northland Pioneer College (NPC) and a resident of Snowflake, AZ, has been selected to serve on the Navajo County Community College Board.

Martia A. Smith was a gifted local artist who worked in the mediums of ceramics and glass. Northland Pioneer College (NPC) was fortunate to have her as an adjunct faculty member in the art department, where she shared her passion and talents with NPC students for many years.

All high-school-aged students from Navajo and Apache counties, including homeschoolers, are eligible to submit original artwork for Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC), 40th Annual Juried High School Exhibit.

The “Thin Blue Line” in Northeastern Arizona is stronger with the December 12, 2025, swearing-in of seven new peace officers.

Calling all actors and actresses, or anyone who wants to join in the excitement of live theater!

With the help of a $75,000 grant from the iconic rock band Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation, Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is turning student talent into trades and trades into careers.

At Northland Pioneer College (NPC), ‘learning by doing’ is showcased in structures now taking shape in locations throughout Navajo and Apache counties.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is proud to announce that Maderia Ellison, Vice President for Administrative Services and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has been elected to serve as the president of the National Association of Community College Business Officers (CCBO), representing business and finance professionals from community colleges across the nation.

Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC) Talon Gallery is currently showcasing an impressive collection of artwork curated from students and community members residing throughout Navajo and Apache counties.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) Performing Arts Department is proud to present Once Upon a Mattress, a family-friendly, witty musical based on the classic fairy tale The Princess and the Pea.

If you ask some local old-timers, the Goldwater building, an area landmark currently located on Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC) Show Low Campus, is much more than a structure. It’s a piece of history; a place where many of the original Show Low homesteaders and their children were born, where many met one-on-one with a doctor for the first time, where people from miles around received the care and services needed to heal, and where others found peace and comfort in death.

Nourish the body and warm the soul while fighting hunger in our community. The public is invited to join Northland Pioneer College (NPC) for the annual “Empty Bowls” soup kitchen event, Friday, October 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Aspen Center, Room 103 on the Show Low campus.

Following days of pounding rain, thunder, and lightning, Saturday, September 27^th broke beautifully fresh and clear—perfect weather for NPC Friends & Family’s 13^th Annual Pedal the Petrified fundraiser cycling ride through Petrified Forest National Park.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) invites the public to watch as welding students from around Arizona push the limits of skill and speed, to forge raw steel into fire-breathing, meal-making machines in the Welders Without Borders Welding Thunder Team Fabrication Competition©.

As students across the area get into the groove of fall classes, young minds are winding their way through new skills, fresh ideas, and renewed interests. Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is excited to offer tools to assist in that learning process.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is seeking to partner with local businesses and non-profit organizations for a newly launched free student-led business improvement plan program.

Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC) Visual Arts department invites the public to explore a collaborative fusion of the past and present in the Caesars of Rome art exhibition currently on display at the Talon Gallery.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) continues to strengthen its role as a vital partner in workforce and economic development throughout northeastern Arizona with the creation of a new Department of External Relations and the appointment of a familiar face to lead it.

For the past eleven years, Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center Foundation has provided over 100 scholarships to Northland Pioneer College (NPC) students studying to become registered nurses.

Not knowing where your next meal will come from is a reality for many in rural Arizona. Across the state, more than 1 million people face food insecurity daily.

Are you an artist living in Navajo or Apache County? We want to see your work! Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is accepting entries for the 16^th annual Locally Grown juried art exhibit at the college’s Talon Gallery.

Students enrolled in Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC) construction program will be building homes and valuable job skills at NPC’s Holbrook, St. Johns, and Whiteriver locations this upcoming school year.

Calling all actors, singers, tumblers, jugglers, performers, dancers, and anyone who wants to catch a bit of the theatre bug this fall.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is pleased to announce Jesse Reeck as the new Executive Director of NPC Friends and Family, the college’s non-profit organization that empowers students and promotes lifelong learning through advocacy, volunteerism, fundraising, and scholarships.