As part of the continuing efforts to strengthen women-led businesses in the Commonwealth, the CNMI Small Business Development Center at the Northern Marianas College in collaboration with the CNMI Women’s Association recently graduated its third cohort of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Project. 

Northern Marianas College (NMC) nursing assistant graduates Lerica Primo, Karena Torres, Cindy Yang, and Antoinnette Hernaez have added their names to the growing list of successful NMC graduates who have passed the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) Competency Exam, becoming certified nursing assistants (CNAs).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded the Northern Marianas College’s Natural Resource Management (NRM) Program $197,000 to build student and professional capacity in agricultural and natural resource management through upcoming Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing coursework at NMC. 

Northern Marianas College nursing graduates Minju Kim and Ysabella Sacramento have joined the long list of NMC students who have taken and passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses or NCLEX-RN.

Ambrosio "Ambi" Alubia, a longstanding Rota-based farmer, has recently taken significant steps towards incorporating regenerative agriculture into his farming portfolio. In June 2023, he participated in the Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services’ Regenerative Agriculture Workshop designed for commercial farmers. Following this workshop, he expressed his intention to engage in the application process for commercial farmer's regenerative agriculture technical assistance.

Coordinated by Northern Marianas College’s Community Development Institute (CDI), the CNMI Public Assistance Office (PAO) recently completed the GovComms: Effective Communication for Government Employees Training Initiative, a four-session government communication program designed to improve communication skills, teamwork, and productivity in the workplace.