Bay de Noc Community College (Bay College) is a
public community college in
Escanaba, Michigan. Founded in 1962, the college has a main campus in Escanaba and another campus, Bay College West, in
Iron Mountain, Michigan, serving
Dickinson County.
Academics
The college offers several certificate programs, as well as programs for two-year
Associate Degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree.
The fi ...
s; Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), Associate in Applied Science (AAS). Bay College is also home of the first Michigan Technical Education Center (M-Tec), which offers training and development courses. Together, the college and M-Tec host over 40,000 visits each year. In 2016, Bay College was awarded a grant from Achieving the Dream (ATD), which uses
Open Educational Resources (OER).
Athletics
As of 2017, Bay College Norse Athletics offers Men's and Women's
basketball and Men's and Women's
cross country, and competes in the
MCCAA
The Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) is a junior college conference throughout Michigan and northern Indiana in Region 12 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
The men's sports organized by the MCC ...
.
Notable alumni
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Chad Hord, professional off-road racing driver
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Josh Parisian,
UFC mixed martial artist
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Travis Wiltzius
Travis Wiltzius is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Finlandia University in Hancock, Michigan from 2018 to 2021.
Coaching career Finlandia
Wiltzius was named interim head coach of Finlandia
''Finlandia'', O ...
, head football coach at
Finlandia
Images
File:Bay chemistry lounge.jpg, The lounge near the chem labs at bay
File:BayCollegeJHUC.jpg, Bay College's JHUC at dusk
File:Busy bay.jpg, Bay College HUB Building, nighttime
File:2009-0619-BayCollege.jpg, Besse Center Theater
File:BayCollegeWestIronMountainMIUS141US2.jpg, Bay College West, Iron Mountain
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial athletics website
Two-year colleges in the United States
Education in Delta County, Michigan
Community colleges in Michigan
Educational institutions established in 1962
Buildings and structures in Delta County, Michigan
1962 establishments in Michigan
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