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8 Questions with Phlebotomy Student Tiahna
In June of 2021, NHCC launched a new Phlebotomy certificate program. To gain a better understanding of what phlebotomy is and how NHCC’s program is going, we caught up with current student, Tiahna...
NHCC Launches Exclusive Certificate in Racial Justice and Social Transformation
Exclusive to NHCC this fall, is the Racial Justice and Social Transformation certificate program. No other community colleges in Minnesota offer programs like this! It was developed from student...
50+ and Fearless: Deb Fortney's Story
What a difference time can make. Deb Fortney graduated from high school in 1984. “I went to college, a few times and tried it and it just didn't work out,” says Fortney. She knew that later, when she...
Q&A with Nursing Grad Zach Part II: Advice for Prospective Students
Zach Ward was a Nursing student at NHCC, who just graduated in the Spring of 2021. Most impressively, Zach already has a job lined up too! (As long as he passes the NCLEX exam, which he plans to!) He...
Q&A with Nursing Grad Zach Part I: NHCC Student Experience
Zach Ward was a Nursing student at NHCC, who just graduated in the Spring of 2021. Most impressively, Zach already has a job lined up too! (As long as he passes the NCLEX exam, which he plans to!) He...
From Unsure to Inspired: An NHCC Business Student Story
Coming to NHCC straight from high school, Josh Betterman didn’t quite know what he wanted to do with his life. “I wasn’t looking to spend a lot of money on a college education, until I knew where I...
Powerful Women in Construction: Jael Mangi
Jael Mangi is a Construction Management student, who is graduating in spring of 2021 from North Hennepin Community College. Jael chose to study Construction Management because she was inspired by her...
David Mantini, 2021 Excellence in Education Award Recipient
Congratulations to music faculty, Dave Mantini for being NHCC’s 2021 Excellence in Education awardee! The NHCC Excellence in Education Award Program is intended to encourage, recognize and reward the...
Unstoppable STEM Student: Melissa Sawyer
After high school, Melissa became a hairstylist but she always wanted to go back to school. When she learned all she could in the hair industry, she decided to go back to school. “I thought there...
Unstoppable STEM Student: Christina Yang
Christina Yang is a student also studying Biology at NHCC. She chose to attend NHCC as a steppingstone to her undergraduate degree. “As a low-income student, NHCC was a nice start for me.” In her time...