{"id":265969,"date":"2017-12-07T06:06:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=265969"},"modified":"2017-12-07T06:06:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:06:51","slug":"nmc-college-prep-seminar-attracts-750-hs-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-college-prep-seminar-attracts-750-hs-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"NMC college prep seminar attracts over 750 HS seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-265969 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/nmc-college-prep-seminar-attracts-750-hs-seniors\/1-min-2\/'>1-min<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-265970'>\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Marianas College president Dr. Carmen Fernandez addresses the participants of the NMC Start Smart Seminar. 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