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Month |
Event |
Date |
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July |
Fall Tuition/fees Due (if not deferred) |
Tues, July 28 |
Aug |
Welcome Aboard/First Year Cadets Check-In |
Thurs, Aug 20 |
Orientation half day for incoming Cadets |
Friday, Aug 21 |
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Start of Fall Semester |
Sat, Aug 22 |
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Sep |
Labor Day: No Classes |
Sat, Sep 5–Mon, Sep 7 |
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Advising - meet with your faculty advisor this month, prior to registration |
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Oct |
FAFSA Available for following Fall: fafsa.gov |
Thurs, Oct 1 |
Registration for Spring/Summer Classes begins |
Thurs, Oct 1 |
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No classes - Fall Conference for faculty |
Tues, Oct 13 |
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Nov |
Mariners Memorial/Veterans Day Event |
Tues, Nov 10 |
Thanksgiving Holiday: No Classes |
5 p.m. Wed, Nov 25–Sun, Nov 29 |
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Prospective Cadets - Early Admission Application Deadline |
Mon, Nov 30 |
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Dec |
Spring Tuition/fees Due (if not deferred) |
Thurs, Dec 3 |
Semester Ends |
Sat, Dec 12 |
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Christmas Holiday - College Closed |
Thurs, Dec 24–Fri, Dec 25 |
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New Year’s Holiday - College Closed |
Noon, Thurs Dec 31-Fri, Jan 1 |
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Jan |
Happy New Year (College Closed)! |
Fri, Jan 1 |
USCG License Exams: Third Assistant/Third Mate (tentative) |
Mon, Jan 4–Fri, Jan 8 |
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Start of Spring Semester |
Mon, Jan 11 |
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USCG License Exams - Pilotage (Deck only) tentative |
Mon, Jan 11–Fri, Jan 15 |
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Feb |
Commercial Sea Project paperwork due (annually) |
Due by Feb 1 |
Online Scholarship Applications - Open (annually) |
TBD |
|
Mar |
Advising - Meet with your faculty advisor prior to Fall registration |
before March 11 |
Registration for Fall semester begins |
Wed, Mar 11 |
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Spring Break: No Classes |
Mon, Mar 30–Sun, Apr 5 |
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Apr |
Summer Tuition/Fees Due (if not deferred) |
Tues, Apr 20 |
May |
Honors Convocation |
Fri, Apr 30 |
Commencement/Maritime Graduation Ceremony/Classes End |
Sat, May 1 |
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T/S State of Michigan - cadet training |
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Start of Summer Semester |
Sat, May 8 |
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Memorial Day Holiday: No Classes |
Sat, May 29–Mon, May 31 |
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Jun |
Summer Classes - second session start (8-week session) |
Fri, June 14 |
In The News
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Message to U.S. Mariners
May 7, 2020
Maritime Administrator, Admiral Mark H. Buzby
May 1, 2020
Lake Carriers Association President Jim Weakley Interview
THE RON JOLLY SHOW, WTCM
January 14, 2020
Destination Michigan - Sailor Mike Diduch
PBS
August 28, 2019
Training ship gives students chance to experience life on deck
PORT HURON TIMES HERALD
May 28, 2019
Maritime Career Day 2019 to include tours of training ship
MLIVE.COM
May 13, 2019
NMC’s In-Demand Maritime Programs Boast 100 Percent Employment Rate
TRAVERSE CITY BUSINESS NEWS
May 1, 2019
The untold history of Yemeni sailors on the Great Lakes
MICHIGAN RADIO
April 29, 2019
Great Lakes Maritime Academy shows off ship at open house
UPNORTHLIVE
April 14, 2019
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November 8, 2018
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May 15, 2017
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April 13, 2017
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MACKINAC ISLAND TOWN CRIER
September 10, 2016
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DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE
January 10, 2016
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DETROIT FREE PRESS
June 25, 2015
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CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
June 25, 2015
NMC celebrates Great Lakes Campus harbor renovation
UPNORTHLIVE
October 19, 2014
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CHARLEVOIX COURIER
September 30, 2014