North Idaho College
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| 180px | |
| Motto | Changing Lives Every Day |
|---|---|
| Type | 2-year community college |
| Established | August 10, 1933 as Coeur d’Alene Junior College |
| President | Joe Dunlap, Ed.D. |
| Students | 7,800 |
| Undergraduates | 6,300 |
|
Other students
|
1,500 |
| Location |
,
,
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Colors | Maroon & Gray |
| Affiliations | Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Scenic West Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Website | nic.edu |
Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".
North Idaho College (NIC) is a community college in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States, with an enrollment exceeding 6,000. It is situated at the north end of Lake Coeur d'Alene, at the east bank of the outflowing Spokane River.[1]
History
The school was established during the Great Depression in 1933 as "Coeur d'Alene Junior College," with classes held at City Hall. It moved to its present campus in 1939, at the site of the old Fort Sherman (1878–1900), and the name was changed to "North Idaho Junior College;" the present name came in 1971.[2][3]
Academics
North Idaho College offers Associate's degrees, including transfer degrees and the Associate of Applied Science degree.[4]
Notable alumni
- Jason Bay, Major League Baseball All-Star, attended North Idaho College from 1997-1998.[5]
- Bryan Caraway (attended), UFC bantamweight fighter, current boyfriend of Miesha Tate[6]
- Kelvin Gastelum (attended), The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen season 17 winner; current MMA fighter for the UFC.[7]
- Rick Jore, former Montana State Representative, received his Associate's degree from the school in 1978.[8]
- Alejandro Olmos, goalkeeper from the Men's Soccer team which now plays at Waldorf is an alumnus of the Cardinals.
- Sarah Palin, former Alaska Governor and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate, attended North Idaho College during the Spring 1983 semester before transferring to the University of Idaho.[9]
- Steve Parker, NFL player[10]
- Trevor Prangley, All-American wrestler; mixed martial artist, formerly for Strikeforce, Bellator, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[11]
- Josh Thomson (attended), wrestler;[12] current mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight Division.[13]
- Mike Whitehead (attended), three-time All-American wrestler; current professional MMA fighter.[14]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Montana State Representative Rick Jore Profile
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
|
Sports teams based in Idaho
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Baseball |
 |
|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Roller derby |
|
|
| College athletics – NCAA Div. I – FBS | ||
| NCAA Div. I – FCS | ||
| NCAA Div. II | ||
| NAIA | ||
| NJCAA | ||
|
|
||
Categories:
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles using infobox university
- Pages using infobox university with the affiliations parameter
- Pages using infobox university with unknown parameters
- Universities and colleges in Idaho
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Buildings and structures in Kootenai County, Idaho
- Education in Kootenai County, Idaho
- Community colleges in Idaho
