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1959

1959 – Classes begin on September 14 in the old Sheridan School building.

1960

1960 – The college’s Board of Control starts the development of the new 207-acre campus located within Petoskey’s city limits.

1962

Development of the current campus began in 1962, when the college bought 10 acres (40,000 m) of land.

1963

1963 – The first three buildings on the new campus open for use.

1968

By 1968, the college had moved to a 207-acre campus at the end of Howard Street and opened a 150-student Residence Hall.

1973

Extension centers in nearby Cheboygan and Gaylord opened in 1973.

1984

October 1984 – The new Library and Conference Center, a 22,000 square-foot, $2+ million facility, opens.

2002

February 2002 – The 71,000-square foot Student and Community Resource Center (SCRC) opens.

2003

October 2003 – A University Center partnership is formed by North Central and six four-year institutions: Central Michigan University, Ferris State University, Lake Superior State University, Lawrence Technological University, Michigan State University and Spring Arbor University.

2007

June 2007 – With a $50,000 start-up grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, North Central joins a national initiative called “Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count” to improve student success.

2011

July 27, 2011 – Ground is broken on the Petoskey campus for a new $10.4 million Health Education and Science Center.

2012

September 2012 – North Central opens the Straits Area Education Center, located at 504 Division Street in Cheboygan, offering eight classrooms, a science lab and a computer lab.

2013

August 2013 - North Central Michigan College is selected as one of eight Achieving the Dream Institutions that have earned Leader College distinction for showing evidence of measurable improvements in student achievements.

2014

March 2014 – North Central Michigan College launches the new Mobile Digital Fabrication Lab – the Fab Lab.

2015

September 2015 -- A new stationary CNC lab opens on the Petoskey campus as part of the $1.5 million SEEDS grant from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.

2016

April 2016 – North Central opens the Northern Michigan Small Business Development Center on the Petoskey campus.

August 2016 – North Central hosts the first annual Garden Party raising $65,000 for scholarships for CNC students.

2017

December 2017 – the new Gaylord Center opens for winter enrollment.

2021

April 2021 – North Central's Board of Trustees unanimously adopts the mascot that students say best represents the college: The North Central Timberwolf.

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