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Admissions Programs
Admissions Programs
Regular Student Program
Regular Student Program
An applicant seeking admission under the Regular Student Program is a person who has earned a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma.
Early Admissions Program
Early Admissions Program
An applicant seeking admission under the Early Admissions program maintains concurrent enrollment in high school and is under the age of 18.
College Now: Dual Enrollment Program
College Now: Dual Enrollment Program
The College Now dual enrollment program provides high school students with the opportunity to complete both a high school and college course simultaneously and receive credit from both schools. Articulated courses are taught at the student’s high school by NMC approved high school instructors. Courses offering college credit are aligned to both NMC and PSS course guides.
Ability-to-Benefit Program
Ability-to-Benefit Program
An applicant seeking admission under the Ability-to-Benefit program is a person who is 18 years or older and does not have the equivalency of a high school diploma. An applicant under the ability to benefit is classified as a non-degree student and must successfully complete a high school equivalency diploma by the end of the first year of study prior to continued enrollment.
Visiting Student Program
Visiting Student Program
An applicant seeking admission under the Visiting Student Program is a person from other colleges or universities enrolled in short-term courses or seminars and who are not seeking a degree or certificate
F-1 Nonimmigrant Student Program
F-1 Nonimmigrant Student Program
An applicant seeking admission with an F-1 visa or status.
Western Undergraduate Exchange Program
Western Undergraduate Exchange Program
An applicant seeking admission under the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program is a student exchange program coordinated by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). If you are a resident of a WICHE state, you are eligible to request a reduced WUE tuition rate of 150% of the resident rate.
WICHE states and territories include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Mission, vIsion, & history
Mission, vIsion, & history
Mission
Mission
The mission of Northern Marianas College is to cultivate stewardship through scholarship. Embracing our agency and cultural identity on the global stage, the College strives to take care of our community, our resources, and our people by cultivating the structured pursuit of knowledge across the Marianas.
Vision
Vision
As we sail ahead with a focus on learning, let us lift the tide for everyone.
A Brief History of NMC
A Brief History of NMC
Northern Marianas College was established in May, 1981, when Governor Carlos S. Camacho created the College as an official governmental entity through Executive Order #25. The Executive Order established the College as one of the divisions within the Commonwealth Department of Education. By mid-summer of 1981, the College was offering training programs for government employees and teachers of the public school system.
In January, 1983, Public law 3-43 established NMC as a public, nonprofit corporation having the Board of Education as its governing board. In March, 1985, the passage of CNMI Public Law 4-34 made NMC a public corporation under the general governance of its own Board of Regents, and granted it autonomy in both fiscal and personnel matters. This law stipulated the mission of the college and designated NMC to serve as the land grant College for the Commonwealth.
In November, 1985, the Second Constitutional Convention in the CNMI adopted a series of proposed amendments to the CNMI Constitution. Among them was Amendment 38 concerning education in the Commonwealth. Article 15, Section 2 of that proposed amendment provided for the establishment of Northern Marianas College, and stipulated that the College's Board of Regents should have autonomy in conducting its affairs. This amendment restated the mission of the College and guaranteed annual funding. Amendment 38, among others, was adopted by the people of the Commonwealth in a special election held in January, 1986.
In June 1985 the College received its initial accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The accreditation was reaffirmed in 1990, 1996, and 2001. In March 2001, the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) granted NMC initial accreditation for offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. This marked the first time in the history of WASC that a two-year community college offered a four-year degree.
Northern Marianas College's accreditation was reevaluated in 2006-2007 and accreditation was reaffirmed by ACCJC. Accreditation reaffirmation was granted again in 2014, and it was shortly after this reaffirmation that NMC applied to be accredited solely by WSCUC (prior to this the College was dually accredited by both the senior and junior commissions). The Senior Commission granted initial accreditation on July 7th, 2014 for a period of six years. In the spring of 2014, NMC also submitted a substantive change request to be able to offer a bachelor's of science degree in business management. This was approved in the summer of 2014 and added a second bachelor's degree to the College's academic offerings.
Since its beginning, NMC has focused on meeting the higher education and vocational training needs of the CNMI. From the times of its first program in teacher education, NMC has developed a comprehensive set of academic programs and services to meet the social, cultural, occupational and economic development needs of its island communities. Today, students are enrolled in various educational programs of study leading to associate and bachelor degrees. In addition, there are hundreds of students enrolled in credit and noncredit, continuing adult education courses.
Throughout the years, more than 20,000 people have enrolled in regular NMC degree and certificate courses, over 3,000 persons have been awarded certificates and/or degrees in programs offered or coordinated by NMC; and more than 12,000 individuals have been served in our community through such programs as the Adult Basic Education, Continuing Education, and the Cooperative, Research, Extensions, and Education Service.
COntact us
COntact us
NMC Hotline Numbers
Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
(670) 285-7651 and (670) 285-2059
NMC - Saipan Campus (Main)
Northern Marianas College
P.O. Box 501250
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 234-5498 or (670) 234-3690
NMC - Tinian Center
Contact: Maria Hofschneider Aguon
P.O. Box 459
Tinian, MP 96952
(670) 433-0657
maria.aguon@marianas.edu
NMC - Rota Center
Contact: Diana Hocog
P.O. Box 879
Rota, MP 96951
(670) 532-9511
diana.hocog@marianas.edu
Office of the President
Contact: Becky Sablan
(670) 237-6700
becky.sablan@marianas.edu
Admissions
Contact: Fermin B. Dela Cruz
(670) 237-6772
fermin.delacruz@marianas.edu
Financial Aid
Contact: Daisy Manglona-Propst
(670) 237-6792
daisy.propst@marianas.edu
Human Resources
(670) 237-6857
hr@marianas.edu
Media Inquiries
Contact: Office of Institutional Advancement
(670) 237-6833
pr@marianas.edu
Webmaster
Contact: Office of Information Technology
(670) 237-6864
webmaster@marianas.edu
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