Northland Pioneer College
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Northland Pioneer College (NPC) is a regionally accredited, publicly supported, comprehensive community college
serving a large and diverse area in Navajo County
, Arizona
. NPC also partners with community members in Apache County, Arizona
.
The College offers over 8,000 courses college-wide during fall and spring semesters, approximately 2,000 courses during summer sessions, and distance education courses via the World Wide Web
throughout the year. Its mission is "Northland Pioneer College creates, supports and promotes lifelong learning."
On May 16, 2007, Dr. Jeanne Swarthout became the seventh president of Northland Pioneer College since its establishment in 1972. NPC serves an area of approximately 21158 square miles (54,799 km²) and the Navajo, Hopi and White Mountain Apache Indian Reservations occupy more than forty percent of the total land in the college service area. NPC has an open admissions policy. High-school age students 14 and above may enroll in NPC classes.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
serving a large and diverse area in Navajo County
Navajo County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*49.3% White*0.9% Black*43.4% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.5% Two or more races*3.3% Other races*10.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. NPC also partners with community members in Apache County, Arizona
Apache County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*23.3% White*0.2% Black*72.9% Native American*0.3% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.0% Two or more races*1.3% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
.
The College offers over 8,000 courses college-wide during fall and spring semesters, approximately 2,000 courses during summer sessions, and distance education courses via the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
throughout the year. Its mission is "Northland Pioneer College creates, supports and promotes lifelong learning."
On May 16, 2007, Dr. Jeanne Swarthout became the seventh president of Northland Pioneer College since its establishment in 1972. NPC serves an area of approximately 21158 square miles (54,799 km²) and the Navajo, Hopi and White Mountain Apache Indian Reservations occupy more than forty percent of the total land in the college service area. NPC has an open admissions policy. High-school age students 14 and above may enroll in NPC classes.