Experiential Learning Institute
Experiential learning provides learners real world and hands-on opportunities preparing them for an ever-changing and diverse world. The purpose of experiential learning is to actively engage the learner through relevant and ongoing experience, critical problem solving and reflective practices. Learners who engage in experiential learning are more likely to persist through their college experience, graduate, and become lifelong, self-directed learners.
The Experiential Learning Institute (ELI) exists to expand experiential learning college-wide, which began in 2016. The Institute collaborates with both on-campus and community stakeholders to engage students and the community, locally, nationally and globally. The connects the community and NMC by seeking creative partnerships, serving ongoing community needs, and preparing learners for future employment.
The Strategic Plan has been approved by the NMC Board of Trustees and the ELI's goal is that every credential-seeking student will benefit from at least one ELO (Experiential Learning Opportunity) by September, 2024. ELOs can occur in courses, internships, apprenticeships, community research, service learning, international students, cocurricular/extracurricular, activities, and other campus activities.
Experiential Learning Institute Newsletters
- November 2021
- December 2021
- January 2022
- February 2022
- March 2022
- Special Teachers' Edition - March 2022
- April 2022
- Special Teachers' Edition - April 2022
- May-June 2022
Upcoming Experiential Learning Events
- More events coming this August!
NMC Student Activities Calendar

Experiential Learning Flips Classroom Scripts
Since late 2016, a core group of faculty have been working to take EL to critical mass campus-wide.