North Country News
Award-Winning Journalist Chelsea Helms to address Class of 2025
Monday, May 12th, 2025
North Country Community College is proud to announce that Chelsea Helms, an award-winning journalist and evening news anchor for CBS4 in Central Indiana, and an alumnus of the college, will serve as the keynote speaker for North Country's 57th Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m. in the Sparks Athletic Complex on the college's Saranac Lake campus.
Students, staff, faculty spruce up Saranac Lake campus
Friday, May 9th, 2025
Students, staff, and faculty pitched in this week to do a little spring cleaning of the Saranac Lake campus. A total of 45 people participated in the Saranac Lake Campus Clean-Up, which took place Tuesday afternoon and was coordinated by the Office of Student Life.
Op-Ed: The Best Decision Ever
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
To mark Community College Month, North Country President Joe Keegan penned this recent op-ed about how community colleges benefit our students and communities. Since it was founded in 1967, NCCC has educated thousands of students who have attended classes, earned degrees, and went on to establish careers, raise families, serve their communities and contribute to the well-being of the region and beyond.
Environmental Science class marks Earth Day
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
Students in Brian McAllister's Environmental Science class took on an Earth Day project on Tuesday, planting several dozen plants donated by former science department chair Dr. Judy Steinberg outside the Saranac Lake campus library.
Virtual Presentation on the 'Twinkie Defense'
Friday, April 11th, 2025
The college is hosting a virtual presentation and Q and A with Dr. Jerrod Brown titled "A Neurocriminological and Nutritional Neuroscience Exploration of the 'Twinkie Defense': A Look Back and Lessons Learned." This program will take place April 14 from noon to 12:30 pm