College Pathways

NMC has hundreds of courses to choose, from classes for transfer to other colleges and universities to trades and occupational courses. All students are paired with a college advisor to help with course selection. Our advisors have created course selection guides for reference based on possible career and major pathways.

Need help from an NMC advisor? Contact us!

Interested in a career related to:

  • Automotive Service Technician, Transportation Safety, Mechanic, Auto Body Repair *

    • AT-100 – Automotive Service Basics *
    • AT-110 – Automotive Brake Systems *
    • AT-120 – Automotive Electrical *
    • * Courses have differential tuition, check with your high school first.

  • Biomedical Engineering, Computer Technology, Electronics Technology, Marine Technology, Programmable Logic Controllers, Robotics & Automation *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
    • Love it? Follow up with:
      • EET-204 – Electrical Studies II
      • EET-260 – System Engineering in Practice
      • ENG-112 – Composition II
      • GEO-115 – Intro to Geographic Information Systems
      • MTH-121 – College Algebra

  • Business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Management, Marketing, Sales *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
    • Love it? Follow up with:

  • Communications, English, World Languages, Author, Journalist, Teacher, Public Relations *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • ASL-101 – American Sign Language I
      • BUS-155 – Interpersonal Communication
      • COM-111 – Public Speaking
      • ENG-111 – English Composition I
      • ENG-271 – Adolescent Literature
      • MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra (for education/teaching programs)
      • MTH-120 – Mathematical Explorations or
      • SPN-101 – Elementary Spanish I
    • Love it? Follow up with:
      • BUS-231 – Professional Communications
      • ENG-112 – English Composition II
      • ENG-221 – Creative Writing
      • ENG-224 – Writing for the Media
      • MTH-121 – College Algebra (for education/teaching programs)

  • Construction Trades, Electrician, Plumber, Building/Facilities Management, Contractor, Cost Estimator, HVAC/R Specialist *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • CAR-100 – Introductory Craft Skills*
      • CAR-101 – Intro to Carpentry*
      • EGY-105 – Sustainable Building Design*
      • ELE-101 – Introduction to Electrical*
      • ENG-111 – Composition
      • HVA-101 – Intro to HVAC/R*
      • MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra (for AAS degree programs)
      • MTH-120 – Mathematical Explorations (for certificate programs)
      • PLU-101 – Intro to Plumbing *
    • Love it? Follow up with:
      • CAR-102 – Intro to Woodworking*
      • CAR-103 – Construction Blueprint Reading*
      • CMT-107 – Construction Supervision*
      • EGY-115 – Residential Energy Efficiency*
      • ELE-105 – Beginning Residential Electrical*
      • ENG-112 – Composition II
      • HVA-106 – Fundamentals of Heating*
      • MTH-121 – College Algebra (for AAS degree programs or transfer)
      • * Courses have differential tuition, check with your high school first.

  • Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Public Health, Case Management *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
    • Love it? Follow up with:

  • Criminal justice: federal agent, lawyer, corrections, homeland security *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • CJ-101 – Intro to Criminal Justice
      • ENG-111 – Composition
      • MTH-120 – Mathematical Exploration (for law enforcement aas or police academy)
      • PSY-101 – Intro to Psychology
      • SOC-101 – Intro to Sociology
      • SOC-211 – Marriage and Family
      • SOC-220 – Gender and Society
    • Love it? Follow up with:
      • CJ-202 – Police Administration
      • CJ-211 – Criminal Law
      • CJ-221 – Juvenile Delinquency
      • CJ-231 – Survey of Corrections
      • CJ-242 – Evidence Criminal Procedures
      • ENG-112 – Composition II
      • PSY-250 – Abnormal Psychology
      • SOC-231 – Deviance & Criminal Behavior

  • Education, Child Development, Teaching

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • BIO-110 – Essential Biology
      • COM-111 – Public Speaking
      • ECE-101 – Early Childhood Education
      • GEO-108 – Geography of US & Canada
      • HST-230 – History of Michigan
      • MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra (for teaching & education programs)
      • PSY-101 – Intro to Psychology
    • Love it? Follow up with:
      • ECE-240 – Integrated Arts in Curriculum
      • EDU-101 – Intro to Education
      • ENG-210 – Children's Literature
      • HST-112 – US History Since 1865
      • MTH-121 – College Algebra (for teaching, education & transfer programs)
      • PLS-101 – Intro to American Politics
      • PSY-211 – Developmental Psychology

  • Engineering *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • EGR-101 – Intro to Engineering
      • EGR-111 – Intro to Computer Science
      • EGR-113 - Engineering Graphics
      • ENG-111 – Composition
      • Math course in the Calculus pathway, based on placement
    • Love it? Follow up with:

  • Forensic scientist, crime scene investigator, coroner *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • ANT-113 – Cultural Anthropology
      • BIO-115 – Cell Plan & Ecosystem Bio
      • CJ-101 – Intro to Criminal Justice
      • ENG-111 – Composition
      • MTH-131 – Intro to Prob & Stats
      • PLS-101 – Intro to American Politics
    • Love it? Follow up with:

  • Graphic Design, Commercial Art, Fine Arts, Film & Media *

  • Healthcare: Nursing, Surgical Technology, Dental Assisting *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • BIO-106 – Human Biology
      • ENG-111 – Composition
      • HAH-101 – Medical Terminology
      • MTH-120 – Mathematical Explorations (for nursing at NMC, surgical technology & other specified degrees)
      • PSY-101 – Intro to Psychology
    • Love it? Follow up with:

  • Helping Plants, Animals, and the Environment, Lakes & Natural Resources *

  • Information technology manager, cybersecurity, programming, web & app development, network support, artificial intelligence, computer science *

    • Developer courses:
    • CIT-110 – Programming Logic & Design
    • CIT-178 – Relational Databases
    • CIT-180 – Web Development
    • ENG-111 – Composition
    • ENG-112 – Composition II
    • MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra
    • PHL-105 – Critical Thinking
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    • Infrastructure & Security Courses:
    • CIT-112 – Scripting & Automation
    • CIT-135 – Intro to Programming Using Python
    • CIT-213 – Networking Technologies
    • ENG-111 – Composition
    • ENG-112 – Composition II
    • MTH-111 – Intermediate Algebra
    • PHL-105 – Critical Thinking
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    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
    • Love it? Follow up with:

  • Performing Arts, Musician, Performer, Audio Engineer, Sound Engineer, Composer, Dance *

  • Pre-Medicine, Pre-Dental, Pre-Veterinary medicine *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • BIO-115 – General Biology I
      • ENG-111 – Composition
      • HAH-101 – Medical Terminology
      • MTH-121 – College Algebra (for pre-med & healthcare transfer students)
      • PHY-121 – General Physics I
      • PSY-101 – Intro to Psychology
      • SOC-101 – Intro to Sociology
    • Love it? Follow up with:

  • Pursuing NMC's police academy: Law Enforcement, Detective, Police/DNR Officer, Public Safety, Loss Prevention *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
      • CJ-101 – Intro to Criminal Justice
      • ENG-111 – Composition
      • MTH-120 – Mathematical Exploration (for law enforcement aas or police academy)
      • PLS-101 – Intro to American Politics
      • PSY-101 – Intro to Psychology
      • SOC-101 – Intro to Sociology
    • Love it? Follow up with:

  • Welding, Machining, Manufacturing, Fabrication, Drafting & Design *

    • First Year/Intro Courses/Exploratory Courses:
    • Love it? Follow up with:

Undecided or still deciding on a future career/major? *

  • Try these general education exploratory courses (start with 100-level courses):

* EDU-100 – College Success is recommended as a first class, especially for 10th grade students, or students with a GPA less than 3.0.

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