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All high-school-aged students from Navajo and Apache counties, including homeschoolers, are eligible to submit original artwork for the 39th Annual Juried High School Exhibit, sponsored by Northland Pioneer College (NPC).

Tuition waivers, valued at over $20,000, have been awarded to eight students from Northland Pioneer College (NPC), to complete their bachelor’s degrees at one of Arizona’s three public universities.

This spring, Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is once again offering an opportunity for students to obtain both their High School Equivalency (such as the ®GED) and prepare for certification and licensure as a nursing assistant at the same time. Best of all, it is free of charge.

Martia A. Smith was a gifted artist who worked in the mediums of ceramics and glass. 

In an innovative move to provide workforce readiness skills and a path to industry-recognized certification in the construction field, Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is launching a new core Construction Integrated Education and Training (CON-IET) pathway at the college’s location in Whiteriver, AZ, this spring.

True to their class motto of “Doing Whatever It Takes (no excuses, no exceptions) to Just Get It Done,” ten cadets earned their official badges during a swearing-in ceremony on December 13, 2024.

Students from Northland Pioneer College (NPC) were recognized for their achievements in a ceremony held on December 11 at the Performing Arts Center at the Snowflake campus.

Northland Pioneer College will hold auditions for the spring production of Steel Magnolias on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center located on the Snowflake/Taylor—Silver Creek Campus, 1611 S. Main St. Callbacks will be Thursday, January 16.

The overall competition for spring 2025 scholarships from NPC Friends and Family (NPCFF), the nonprofit that supports students at Northland Pioneer College (NPC), has resulted in over $56,000 in awards.

A six-month nationwide search to fill the role of president at Northland Pioneer College (NPC) has successfully ended. At a special meeting on Monday, Nov. 25, the Navajo County Community College District Governing Board approved a contract with Dr. Von Lawson, naming him as NPC’s next president. He will start at the college on January 1.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is proud to announce that thirty-seven students enrolled in NPC’s nursing program during the 2024 academic year have successfully passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) on their first try.

A balance of emotional and communal connections is evidenced through the talent of artists from throughout Navajo and Apache counties whose works are currently displayed in Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC) Talon Gallery’s Locally Grown Fall 2024 exhibition.

Have you ever wondered what life was like in your neighborhood millions of years ago? What ancient animals roamed Apache and Navajo county’s high deserts and vast mountain ranges? What did the environment look like back then? Northland Pioneer College (NPC) invites the public to a free special lecture that will transport you back in time to the prehistoric era of our region.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) Performing Arts Department is proud to present The Secret Garden, a charming musical based on the beloved classic children’s novel of the same name, beginning Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the college’s Performing Arts Center, located in Snowflake, Arizona.

The public is invited to join Northland Pioneer College (NPC) for a meal that will nourish the body and warm the soul while fighting hunger in our community.

A search is underway to identify the next president of Northland Pioneer College (NPC). The college’s next leader will be instrumental in fulfilling NPC’s mission to provide educational excellence that is affordable and accessible for the enrichment of communities across northeastern Arizona, now and for years to come.

Fool Hollow Lake is perhaps the White Mountain area’s most popular recreation spot with its vast cool water enclaves, towering cliff features, and campsites nestled amongst the Ponderosa Pines.

A spectacular rainbow took center stage against a backdrop of menacing clouds as nearly 200 cyclists rode in Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC) Friends and Family’s twelfth annual Pedal the Petrified cycling tour at the Petrified Forest National Park on Saturday, September 21.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) has added two new bachelor’s degrees to its program offerings.

Longtime local artists, James Beck Gucwa and Sandy Pendleton may not share a common medium in their artistry; Gucwa works with paint, and Pendleton with kiln-fired glass.

Every day in Arizona 963,130 people wake up not knowing where their next meal will come from.

Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is accepting entries by artists from throughout Navajo and Apache counties for the 15^th annual Locally Grown juried art exhibit at the college’s Talon Gallery.

Long before elk, bears, mountain lions, coyotes, wild turkeys, and javelina roamed the high deserts and vast mountain ranges of Apache and Navajo counties in Arizona, dinosaurs made this area home.

Eleven first and second-year students enrolled in Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC) Associate Degree in Nursing program received $1,000 each to assist them with tuition, books, and other expenses related to their educational goals for the Fall 2024 semester.

The “Thin Blue Line” in Northeastern Arizona added what was deemed “the new blue line” during the June 21, 2024, swearing-in of four new peace officers.