NCC Press Releases

Spring Commencement Exercises Held at Northwest Iowa Community College (May 31, 2007)
One hundred and thirty-seven students graduated from Northwest Iowa Community College on Friday, May 18, during commencement ceremonies held at 1:30pm in NCC's main auditorium...

Northwest Iowa Community College Announces HACCP Training (May 31, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College announces Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, HACCP, training June 18–20 and September 24–26 on NCC's campus in Sheldon...

Northwest Iowa Community College Foundation Awards Numerous Scholarships (May 25, 2007)
The Northwest Iowa Community College Foundation is proud to announce their newest scholarship recipients. A total of 72 scholarships were recently awarded to incoming freshmen and current students...

Brandon Steinkuehler wins Northwest Iowa Community College's Student Leadership Award (May 25, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College's Student Leadership Award was presented to Brandon Steinkuehler, Industrial & Commercial Wiring Program graduate...

Like Father...Like Son; Two Generations of Northwest Iowa Community College Graduates (May 25, 2007)
On Friday, May 18, Micah Vogel, Sheldon, graduated from Northwest Iowa Community College's Industrial Instrumentation & Control Program (IIC)...

Cruse Makes Presentations (May 25, 2007)
Laura Cruse, Instructor of Communications at Northwest Iowa Community College, presented a paper titled "Petticoats, Paper, and Principles: Letters of Abigail Adamd and Catherine Van Cortlandt...

Retirement from Northwest Iowa Community College (May 17, 2007)
Karen Martin, Receptionist/Information Services, will be retiring from Northwest Iowa Community College on May 16, 2007...

Board Recognition Week (May 17, 2007)
NCC is joining with other communities throughout Iowa to honor its elected board members during Iowa School Board Recognition Week, May 13–19...

Area High School Students Graduate from EntrePrep Program at Northwest Iowa Community College (May 17, 2007)
Congratulations are in order for the sixteen EntrePrep students of 2007!...

Babysitting 101" Class to be Offered at Northwest Iowa Community College (May 17, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering a "Babysitting 101" class on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 from 8:30am to 12:30pm in Room 119 of Building A...

Northwest Iowa Community College Will Hold Its Graduation Ceremony on May 18 (May 9, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will award diplomas and degrees to 197 Arts & Science, Business & Health, and Trade & Technology graduates on May 18, 2007...

NCC Student Volunteers Prepare Tax Returns (May 9, 2007)
This is the fourth year that the Northwest Iowa Community College Accounting program students have electronically filed federal and state income taxes as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program...

Learn Basic Spanish Language Skills in a Week (May 9, 2007)
Learn basic Spanish skills with real results by taking Fluency Fast...

Northwest Iowa Community College Industrial Instrumentation & Control Students Win 1st and 7th in District Competition (May 2, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College's Industrial Instrumentation and Control (IIC) students took home first and seventh at the District 6 Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation (ISA) Students Games...

Motorcycle Basic Rider Courses To be Offered at NCC (May 2, 2007)
All 16 & 17 year old individuals applying for a driver's license valid for the operation of a motorcycle shall be required to successfully complete an approved motorcycle education course...

Northwest Iowa Community College Students Advance to National SkillsUSA Competition (April 25, 2007)
Students from Northwest Iowa Community College competed in the 2007 Iowa State SkillsUSA Championships held at NCC on April 19 and 20, 2007...

Northwest Iowa Community College Offers New Opportunity for Bachelor's Degree (April 25, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College and Bellevue University in Bellevue, NE, have entered into a partnership that will benefit students and the community as a whole...

Lakes Health Conference at Lake Okoboji (April 25, 2007)
The real "Rain Man" will speak to attendees of this summer's Lakes Health Conference, entitled "Beautiful Minds," held at Lake Okoboji...

Northwest Iowa Community College Announces Over $15,000 in Bio-Technology Scholarships Are Now Avaiilable (April 11, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College is announcing that Bio-Technology/Lab Technician Scholarship opportunities are now available...

Northwest Iowa Community College To Offer First Aid Course (April 11, 2007)
Medical emergencies or accidents can occur at any time...

Northwest Iowa Community College To Offer the Program "55 Alive" (April 11, 2007)
The "55 ALIVE" program is an eight-hour refresher course for experienced motorists age 50 and older...

Northwest Iowa Community College To Offer "Wonderful Walls" Class (April 11, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering the class "Wonderful Walls" on Monday, April 30, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m...

Northwest Iowa Community College Foundation Dinner Theatre and Silent Auction (April 5, 2007)
The Northwest Iowa Community College Foundation will be sponsoring a special "Foundation Night" Dinner Theatre at the Cedar Cabin in Ashton on Friday, April 13...

Northwest Iowa Community College To Host Job Fair (April 5, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College, in conjunction with Iowa Workforce Development, will be hosting a Career/Job Fair on April 26, 2007...

General Interest Courses Offered by Northwest Iowa Community College Continuing Education (April 5, 2007)
Pillowcase How-To and Dog Obedience Classes will be offered by the Northwest Iowa Community College Continuing Education Office in the coming weeks...

Northwest Iowa Community College Will Host the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference (March 28, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will host the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference April 19–20...

NCC Students Selected to 2007 Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges (March 28, 2007)
The 2007 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges will include the names of 17 students from Northwest Iowa Community College who have been selected...

NCC Graduates are in Great Demand! (March 28, 2007)
Approximately 200 students are expected to graduate from Northwest Iowa Community College on May 18, 2007...

Do You Know How to Ride but Don't Have a Motorcycle License? (March 28, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College is offering a License Waiver Rider Course...

Computer Courses (March 28, 2007)
Computer Try-Out, Computer Concepts, and Microsoft Excel are three courses being offered by Continuing Education at Northwest Iowa Community College...

Northwest Iowa Community College Foundation Dinner Theatre (March 22, 2007)
The Northwest Iowa Community College Foundation will be sponsoring a special "Foundation Night" Dinner Theatre at the Cedar Cabin in Ashton on Friday, April 13...

Storm Watch Program at NCC (March 22, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering this program which will teach the participant to identify threatening weather...

Northwest Iowa Community College to Offer "Beginning Dance Class" (March 22, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering a six-session "Beginning Dance Class" beginning on Monday, April 9, 2007...

Northwest Iowa Community College to Offer "Sandwich Lover's Club" (March 22, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering the class "Sandwich Lover's Club" on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 from 6;00 to 8:30pm in the Foods Lab of the Sheldon High School...

30-Hour Welding Course (March 22, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering this 30-hour course from 6–9pm on the Tuesdays and Thursdays from April 10 to May 10, 2007...

Computer Courses Offered at NCC (March 14, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering two computer courses: Microsoft Word II and Microsoft Access 2003...

NCC to Host Dodgeball Tournament (March 14, 2007)
The Student Government Association & Phi Theta Kappa Association at Northwest Iowa Community College is hosting a Dodgeball Tournament, Saturday, March 31, 2007...

NCC Administrative Secretarial Students Become Certified as Microsoft Office Specialists (March 14, 2007)
Congratulations are in order for the Northwest Iowa Community College Administrative Secretarial students...

Groundbreaking Ceremonies at Northwest Iowa Community College (March 9, 2007)
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held at Northwest Iowa Community College on February 18...

Stubbe Named Vice President of Education & Learning Services at Northwest Iowa Community College (February 28, 2007)
Alethea Stubbe has been named Vice President of Education and Learning Services at Northwest Iowa Community College...

"KinderSign Class" to be offered at Northwest Iowa Community College(February 28, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering a "KinderSign" on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 118 of Building A on the Northwest Iowa Community College campus...

Moped Safety Courses to be Offered at Northwest Iowa Community College (February 28, 2007)
Northwest Iowa Community College will be offering "Moped Safety" courses throughout the spring and summer months...

Forensic Science class Taught at NCC (February 21, 2007)
Nihal Behrens, Bio-Science Instructor/Coordinator at Northwest Iowa Community College, taught at forensic science class, Forensic Science for the Classroom Teacher, February 5, 12, and 19 at NCC...

Forklift Safety Train-the-Trainer Offered at NCC (February 21, 2007)
OSHA's safety training requirements for powered industrial truck operators help prevent an estimated 11 deaths and 9,500 injuries per year, and $135 million in employer costs...