NMC college prep seminar attracts over 750 HS seniors
- Northern Marianas College president Dr. Carmen Fernandez addresses the participants of the NMC Start Smart Seminar. (Photos by NMC)
- Barbara Merfalen, dean of Academic Programs & Services, makes her opening remarks during the first day of the Start Smart seminar.
- Students from various schools on island line up to participate in the 2017 Start Smart seminar at Saipan World Resort.
- Current Northern Marianas College students share what college life is like and their experience attending NMC.
- Members of the community, along with NMC staff, participated in the Start Smart seminar by sharing their college experience.
- Halina Palacios, corporate quality performance management manager from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., speaks to students about her college and career experience.
- Jay Sanchez, assistant administrator from the Office of Grants Management of the Governor’s Office, speaks to high school seniors about his college experience.
- Neda Deleon Guerrero, career services manager of Northern Marianas College, speaks to students about her college and career experience.
- Jesse Tudela, hospital administrator from the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., speaks to students about his college and career experience.
- Seniors from various high schools in the CNMI participate in the Start Smart seminar. In this photo students take part in a team-building exercise.
Over 750 high school seniors participated in Northern Marianas College’s Start Smart seminars on Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday at Saipan World Resort.
The three-day event aimed to prepare high school students for college and covered topics like financial aid, admissions, college-life, and many more.
The students were from Marianas, Kagman, and Saipan Southern high schools; Mount Carmel School, Grace Christian Academy, Marianas Baptist Academy, Da’ok Academy, and Agape Christian School. (NMC)