Building Tomorrow
Your Skilled Trades Career Starts in Northern Michigan!
9 a.m.–2 p.m., October 2 & 3, 2025
Northwestern Michigan College, Aero Park Lab Building
2525 Aero Park Drive, Traverse City, MI 49686
For more information, contact:
- Carolyn Andrews at candrews@nmc.edu
- Georgenia Hromada at ghromada@nmc.edu
Students will embark on an exciting hands-on trade experience, diving into activities such as welding, soldering, and carpentry. They will gain valuable insights into automotive skills, take the controls of a mini excavator for site work, and explore a range of essential skills.
Through six dynamic stations, they will discover the empowering skilled trade programs offered by NMC, including Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC/R, Welding, and Automotive.
The goal is to bridge education and workforce, inspiring future builders and skilled tradespeople, and helping fill regional demand for skilled trades.
NMC offers a full range of degrees and certificates in technical and skilled trades areas.

Students are able to:
- Engage in conversations with industry experts.
- Handle and use real workplace equipment, tools, and technology.
- Relate classroom learning to real-world applications.
- Explore the various programs offered by Northwestern Michigan College.
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October 10, 2019
Traverse City Middle School Students Get Hands-on with Skilled Trades at Building Tomorrow
9&10 NEWS
May 11, 2017
NMC event lets students explore construction careers
TRAVERSE CITY RECORD-EAGLE
March 1, 2016
Area should see slow, steady growth in trade work force
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February 21, 2016