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Since 1995 the NMC University Center has been a unique partnership between Northwestern Michigan College and senior universities located throughout Michigan, offering select bachelor's degree completion, graduate, doctorate, certificate and endorsement programs.

Bachelor's Degrees

Accountancy – Public Accountancy

Offered at: Ferris State University

A bachelor's degree prepares you for a number of key positions in public accounting, private/industrial accounting, governmental/non-profit accounting, or accounting education.

Accounting Fraud Investigation

Offered at: Davenport University

Gain the skills and experience you need to conduct financial fraud investigation through the IACBE-accredited bachelor’s in accounting fraud investigation degree program at Davenport University. Davenport’s forensics accounting degree will equip you with the knowledge to incorporate accounting principles, information systems and auditing practices into the internal controls required for fraud prevention.

Allied Health Science Professional Degree Completion

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The Allied Health Sciences' health professional degree (AHS-HPD) completion program is designed to provide a path for health care professionals who have an associate degree and want to earn a bachelor's degree. Request Info

Allied Health Sciences

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

With this degree, you may begin your career in governmental health service, pharmaceutical industry sales, or entry-level healthcare administrative positions.

Business Administration (BBA)

Offered at: Davenport University

You’ll learn critical thinking and problem-solving skills in operations, finance, management, marketing and strategic planning. Accredited through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

Business Administration (BS)

Offered at: Ferris State University

Be prepared to make your contribution—and earn your share—in the demanding world of business. With this degree-completion program, you can tailor your degree to fit your specific career goals, including an international business option.

Business Administration, Aviation

Offered at: Ferris State University

This two-year program builds on your associate degree and prepares you to advance into positions such as as business manager, sales representative, or production supervisor in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, retailing, construction, financial institutions, and government.

Business Administration, Professional Track

Offered at: Ferris State University

If you have a specialized associate degree, such as construction technology, culinary arts or automotive technology, this is an excellent program for you. You’ll build a solid knowledge of business and management upon your technical expertise.

Computer Information Systems (CIS)

Offered at: Ferris State University

With a CIS bachelor's degree, you'll be able to step into positions in computer programming/analysis, systems analysis, network administration, and microcomputers.

Computer Information Technology (CIT)

Offered at: Ferris State University

This curriculum prepares you for several industry certifications such as: CompTIA’s: A+, Network+, Linux+, Security+, and Microsoft's Systems Administration Certification (MCSA).

Criminal Justice

Offered at: Ferris State University

You’ll be prepared for positions including police officer, corrections officer, community correction officer, probation officer, detective, federal agent, and investigator for public and private agencies and/or corporations.

Education, Early Childhood

Offered at: Ferris State University

In this program you’ll observe and work with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, applying theories and techniques taught in the classroom. Graduates of the Early Childhood Education major find positions in Head Start programs, day care centers or family day care homes, elementary schools, hospitals, recreation centers, or other child-oriented businesses.

Education, Elementary

Offered at: Central Michigan University

You’ll choose to complete one of the three options: Integrated Science major; Integrated Science major & Reading minor; and Integrated Science major, Reading minor & Child Development. In addition to passing the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification, you’ll earn provisional State of Michigan teacher certification.

General Business

Offered at: Davenport University

Gain the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to take businesses in new directions with this bachelor in business degree at Davenport University. Accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education, Davenport’s business administration degree combines a solid business curriculum with research and management principles. Through this bachelor in business, you’ll also develop soft skills like teamwork, communication and leadership — skills that will set you apart when searching for business administration jobs.

Health Information Management (B.S)

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

Health information management (HIM) is the practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. Request Info

Human Resources Management

Offered at: Davenport University

Hit the ground running in many different careers in human resources with Davenport University’s bachelor human resource management degree. Our well-rounded, learn-by-doing HR degree will prepare you for fulfilling careers in human resources. From human resource specialist and employee relations manager to recruiting and staffing manager or compensation and benefit manager, you’ll graduate ready to tackle the human resource career of your dreams.

Integrative Studies

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

This major prepares you for jobs that require a broad background, research skills, advanced critical thinking skills and intercultural awareness. This degree is excellent graduate school preparation.

Leadership and Business Fundamentals (B.A.S.)

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The Leadership and Business Fundamentals Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) helps you gain fundamental knowledge of accounting, finance, management, marketing, and organizational dynamics while acquiring leadership and team-building skills. Request Info

Management

Offered at: Davenport University

Acquire the management skills you need to be a successful business leader through the IACBE-accredited bachelor’s in management degree program at Davenport University. Learn to promote innovation while placing value on every member of your organization’s team. Davenport’s degree in business management is taught by expert faculty who have years of experience in the business world. They will teach you how to lead through change and help others adapt to change within your organization.

Management – with aviation mgmt. specialty

Offered at: Davenport University

You’ll be prepared for rapid advancement in your aviation career with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree in Management with an aviation management specialty from Davenport University. This program allows full transfer credit for your coursework from the Associate degree in Aviation at NMC, so you can complete your bachelor’s program in as little as 2 years.

Management – with UAS mgmt. specialty

Offered at: Davenport University

Davenport’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Management with an Uncrewed Aerial Systems Specialty is designed to maximize your career potential. This program builds on your knowledge by teaching the leadership and change management skills that today’s employers want. You’ll learn managerial skills that influence organizations and support business growth, risk management and effective decision-making. The program also integrates data analytics, project management, quality management and business strategy skills. Learn more here.

Marketing

Offered at: Davenport University

You’ll gain the marketing and analytical skills you need to engage through social media, digital and web platforms with the BBA in marketing at Davenport University. Learn to create content, manage marketing plans and use data to drive decisions with a degree in marketing that reflects today’s rapidly changing industry.

Nursing (BSN)

Offered at: Davenport University

Designed for currently licensed registered nurses who are seeking a bachelor’s degree in nursing as well as currently-enrolled ADN students at NMC. This program is approved by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc.

Nursing (R.N. to B.S.N.)

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

For many associate degree prepared registered nurses (RNs), achieving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree affords additional career opportunities and a broader scope of practice. Request Info

Professional Innovation (B.A.S.)

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The professional innovation major allows you to pursue a flexible array of customizable emphases as part of a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree (B.A.S.). It is designed for those who have completed or are in their last semester of an Applied Associate degree (A.A.S.) or the equivalent. Request Info

Social Work

Offered at: Ferris State University

This comprehensive program prepares you to enter the social work field as a generalist professional. It’s built around a practice model appropriate for a wide variety of human service settings, including child and youth programs, mental health and substance abuse agencies, senior centers, long-term care facilities, employment agencies, and court systems.

Transfer to Grand Rapids for Biological Laboratory Science (BS)

Offered at: Davenport University

You’ll gain the strong foundation you need to launch your career as a laboratory scientist or to pursue a postgraduate degree in areas like science, biomedical research, biotech and pharma with the bachelor of science in biological laboratory science at Davenport University. Delivered on Davenport’s W.A. Lettinga Campus in Grand Rapids, along with some Online+ course offerings, this biomedical science degree program is the only one of its kind in Michigan and one of only a few in the nation. What's more, you can take your biological laboratory science focus to the next level by becoming a STEM educator in Davenport's urban education program. By applying for the FUSE scholarship you may gain full ride tuition during your junior and senior years.

Master's Degrees

Administration

Offered at: Central Michigan University

You’ll gain the knowledge and skills required for managers, administrators, and supervisors to function more effectively in all types of organizations, plus the specialized managerial expertise needed for a particular professional field.

Business Administration (MBA)

Offered at: Davenport University

You’ll develop the managerial skills necessary to be effective in a wide variety of business environments. This program focuses on areas of managerial competencies identified by research.

Education, Educational Leadership (M.Ed.)

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

You’ll receive instruction in educational leadership and special education administration. The program emphasizes theory, research and relevant practice in areas such as effective leadership, curriculum organization and improvement, personnel administration, finance, law, assessment, and other related topics.

Education, Educational Leadership (MA-EL)

Offered at: Central Michigan University

You’ll be prepared for leadership in all educational settings – public, private, charter and virtual schools, educational service providers, authorizers, government programs, community education, preschools, day cares, corporate and military. Through performance-based learning, you’ll strengthen your knowledge base in management, community relations, law, curriculum supervision, instructional assessment, and action research.

Education, Special (CI)

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

In this comprehensive cognitive impairment program you’ll learn research-based practices for developing academic, adaptive behavior, communication, and social skills; for including students in the general education curriculum; for implementing a variety of assessment procedures; for implementing assistive technologies; for collaborating with families and other educational staff; and for transitioning individuals with a CI from school to life.

Educational Specialist

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The educational specialist in leadership program provides school, district, and organizational leaders with clinical experiences, case methods of teaching, and pragmatic curriculum geared to the specific knowledge required by district leaders and superintendents at different career stages. Of the credits from a completed degree, 90% will transfer to partner institutions for doctoral programs. Request Info

Educational, Learning, Design and Technology

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The M.Ed. in learning, design, and technology (LDT) prepares professionals to design and develop effective, engaging instruction and empirically-grounded learning environments that utilize technology effectively in a variety of settings, including PK- 12, higher education, business, non-profits, and other training settings. This program integrates powerful contemporary ideas about learning with emergent technologies to design, develop, and evaluate learning environments, products, and programs. Request Info

Graduate Teacher Certification – Elementary

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

In partnership with Northwest Education Services and Grand Valley State University's Traverse City Regional Center, the College of Education and Community Innovation will offer a six-semester certification program for individuals residing in Northern Michigan and who are employed by a participating school district. Request Info

Occupational Therapy

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

Occupational therapists (OTs) work with clients of all ages, who have physical, mental, or developmental difficulties to improve participation and engagement in daily activities. (Hybrid: Occasional travel to Grand Rapids for labs.) Request Info

Physician Assistant Studies

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

You’re eligible for the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program if you have earned a baccalaureate degree from GVSU or other universities, have completed prerequisite courses and fulfilled a minimum of 500 hours of work, and volunteer and/or shadow experience in health care settings with patients.

Public Administration

Offered at: Central Michigan University

The Master of Public Administration degree at Central Michigan University prepares you to assume or advance a career in the public and nonprofit sectors. The program focuses on developing critical thinking, analytical skills, and an appreciation for ethical decision-making.

Reading & Literacy (BR) (K-12) (cohort)

Offered at: Central Michigan University

Designed to teach you to organize and implement school programs, diagnose and treat difficulties in literacy, implement appropriate reading and instruction, develop interdisciplinary and integrated units involving literacy, conduct research on current issues in literacy, and develop technological and viewing skills related to literacy programs.

School Counseling

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The Master of Education in school counseling prepares educators for careers as school counselors in PK-12 public, private, and charter schools. The program is approved by the Michigan Department of Education and guided by the American School Counselor Association National Model. Request Info

Social Work: Clinical

Offered at: Ferris State University

If you’re an advanced professional social worker, this program is designed to educate the leaders of the field, promoting social and economic justice, diversity, empowerment, and eliminating oppressive social conditions. You’ll be inspired to become a critical thinker who can meet the challenges of a global society through lifelong learning, innovation, political engagement, service and community collaboration.

Specialist in Education (EdS)

Offered at: Central Michigan University

If you want to work in college or university administration, school superintendence, agency administration, site management, budgeting or other leadership positions, this program is designed for you.

Doctoral Degrees

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Offered at: Central Michigan University

Intended for individuals in educational leadership careers, you’ll attain in-depth knowledge and skills to help transform the educational institution through practice. Emphasizes the application of scholarship (theory) to the improvement of educational practice.

Certificates & Minors

Administration (G)

Offered at: Central Michigan University

General Administration – A very flexible option designed to enhance your critical thinking and develop your analytical and decision-making skills for a wide variety of upper-level administrative positions.

Health Services Administration – You’ll be preparee to take a leadership role in health care. You will learn how to proactively meet the challenges of budget expectations, staff retention, new regulations, and the many issues that develop as care, costs and funding collide.

Human Resources Administration – Advance your own career while helping your fellow employees reach their highest potential. You’ll learn to master complex employment issues related to labor relations, staffing, training, and organizational development.

Leadership – You’ll learn how to think, act and react like a true leader. Take charge as you increase your ability to think creatively, analyze critically, and manage knowledge effectively.

Public Administration – The political, social, and economic environment of public administration requires a specialized education. Designed to help you master the complexities of administration in the government and non-profit sectors.

Applied Data Analytics

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The undergraduate certificate program in applied data analytics at Grand Valley State University focuses on understanding how to interpret, use, and apply data and statistics in the workplace. Request Info

Business Fundamentals

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

Employers want people who understand the essentials of how a business operates. A certificate in business fundamentals from Grand Valley State University develops these skills, enhancing your major degree of study and preparing you for your future career. Request Info

Business Minor

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The undergraduate minor program in business administration is designed for non-business majors. It is designed to complement major fields of study in other departments or schools. Transfer students must complete a minimum of six hours at GVSU for the minor. Request Info

Health Care Information Systems

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

Information systems studies the use of computers in collecting, organizing, storing, retrieving, processing, and analyzing information in response to the ever-changing challenges faced by organizations. The health care information systems (HIS) minor is a combination of technology and health care that is in high demand. Request Info

Human Resource Management (UG)

Offered at: Ferris State University

You can add this certificate to a bachelor’s degree or pursue it as a stand-alone to enhance your skills. Human resource management professionals work with employees and job applicants and administrators and union representatives. Job duties include recruiting and selecting the best employees available for a job, counseling employees, conducting training and career development programs and performing job evaluations.

Intercultural Communication

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The intercultural communications certificate prepares you with skills in effective communication that support diversity, inclusion, belonging, and international awareness across a wide range of job sectors, industries, and organizations. Request Info

International Business (UG)

Offered at: Ferris State University

You’ll gain the global business skills that corporations seek in this program for students already enrolled in the Business Administration program or those who possess at least an associate degree.

Leadership

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

Employers want people who can problem solve, think critically, and work as part of a team. A leadership certificate from Grand Valley State University develops these skills, enhancing your major degree of study and preparing you for your future career.

Medical and Health Humanities

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

This certificate program allows students pursuing careers in health or health-related majors including medicine, dentistry, nursing, athletic training, child life, and social work to broaden their understanding of medicine and health by incorporating the diverse perspectives of a variety of disciplines in the liberal arts and sciences. Request Info

Plant Science (UG)

Offered at: Michigan State University

This one-of-a-kind program allows you to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree from NMC and a certificate from MSU's Institute of Agricultural Technology in one of three areas:

Fruit and Vegetable Crop Management
Landscape Management
Viticulture

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Project Management

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

The project management certificate at Grand Valley State University integrates industry-proven project management practices with Agile principles. Students work in small teams to effectively initiate, plan, execute, control, and bring closure to real-world projects using MS Project and other enterprise project management software. Request Info

Psychology

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

Psychology minors are required to take a minimum of six courses in psychology totaling at least 20 semester hours of credit. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 6 credits at GVSU. Request Info

Religion Studies

Offered at: Grand Valley State University

Religious Studies (REL) prepares students to think critically and creatively. Connecting differing perspectives is an essential foundation for a wide variety of career paths or graduate study. Request Info

Endorsements & Certifications

Endorsement, Central Office Certification

Offered at: Central Michigan University

This 33-credit hour program can open doors to positions in college or university administration, school superintendence, agency administration, site management, budgeting and other leadership positions.

Institute of Agricultural Technology Certificate

Offered at: Michigan State University

This certificate is received alongside an Associate’s of Applied Science degree from NMC.

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Post-BA BS Certification, Elementary

Offered at: Central Michigan University

This degree and certification allows you to teach K-5 all subjects, K-6 self-contained classrooms, K-8 reading, Language Arts, and Science. The ZS endorsement is highly sought after if you want to teach Pre-K through grade 3.