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NMC is home to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, one of six State Maritime Academies that receives aid from the federal Maritime Administration ¹. As NMC is located on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay, a long protected water of Lake Michigan , Great Lakes Maritime Academy the only U.S. Maritime Academy on fresh water. Additionally, NMC has a branch campus at Cherry Capital Airport , and it is one of only a few community colleges to have an aviation program. NMC also has an observatory and a technical center, both of which are located outside of the city, and a nursing program at Munson Medical Center . The campus is home to WNMC, a volunteer-operated radio station affiliated with the college, which broadcasts at 90.7 FM.


FIELDS OF STUDY

NMC offers Associate in Applied Science degrees in the following fields:

In addition, NMC also offers a Liberal Arts Associate in Science & Arts degree, designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college.


NOTES

#A division of NMC, Great Lakes Maritime Academy is also a partner of Ferris State University . Ferris grants an Academy graduate a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (maritime concentration), while NMC simultaneously grants an Associate's Degree in Maritime Technology. Academy enrollees who have already received a Bachelor’s Degree may choose not to complete the four-year Business Administration Degree, if they so desire.


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