What started out four years ago as a major effort to advance economic development in the Northwoods will take a major leap forward later this year when The GRID leaves its nest at Nicolet College and spreads its wings as a standalone entity under the Grow North Regional Economic Development

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Northwoods residents looking to earn a bachelor’s degree in Accounting without leaving the area can now do so thanks to a new credit transfer agreement between Nicolet College and the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. 

Once students earn the two-year associate’s degree in Accounting at

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Fourteen individuals in the Cosmetology program at Nicolet College advanced from college students to college graduates as the college recently held the highly anticipated-completion celebration for the Cosmetology class of 2023.

The event marked the culmination of their rigorous training and the

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Cosmetology graduates 2023

Everyone is welcome to attend the free Northwoods Pride Festival Saturday, July 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lakeside Center on the Nicolet College Campus. 

Festivities will include live music, a screening of the PBS Wisconsin documentary Wisconsin Pride, a LGBTQ Resource Fair, the Wisconsin

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Northwoods Pride Logo

Nine individuals recently graduated from Nicolet College’s Law Enforcement Recruit Academy with each now eligible to be certified by the Wisconsin Department of Justice as law enforcement officers in the state. 

The challenging 720-hour program included a mix of classroom and hands-on scenario

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2023 Law Enforcement Graduates

All members of the public are invited to attend the upcoming Community Service Fair at Nicolet College Thursday, June 29, with the event featuring information and presentations by numerous area non-profit organizations set on building a stronger Northwoods.

“As part of the college’s mission to be

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The recently completed Indigenous Ways of Knowing report is now available to the public to see the framework Nicolet College will use to incorporate more indigenous knowledge into its curriculum and also award college credit for prior learning when Native American students enroll at Nicolet College

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Anyone interested in exploring the outdoors and learning new skills is invited to attend any of the dozens of offerings in the upcoming Outdoor Adventure program at Nicolet College.  

“The Outdoor Adventure program is all about creating that pathway for people to get outside, enjoy new

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Second chances don’t always come around in life. For Josh Newman, when one did, he made sure to take full and complete advantage of it. 

“Ever since I was a kid I was getting into trouble and was in out of the system,” said Newman, who recently graduated from Nicolet College and was even selected

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Josh Newman giving commencement speech on stage at graduation

For the third time in four years, Nicolet College has been named a Most Promising Places to Work award winner by two national organizations that support diversity efforts by community colleges across the country. 

The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) partnered

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