Bay College

Bay de Noc Community College (Bay College) is a public community college in Escanaba, Michigan. Founded in 1962, the college has a main campus in Escanaba and another 25-acre (0.10 km²) campus, Bay College West, in Iron Mountain, Michigan, serving Dickinson County.^[1]

Bay College

Type	Public community college
Established	1962
President	Laura L. Coleman
Students	2,414 degree-seeking 5,000 total
Location	Escanaba , Michigan , United States 45.7718°N 87.0859°W / 45.7718; -87.0859
Campus	Rural
Colors	Green and blue
Nickname	Norse
Sporting affiliations	NJCAA Region XIII, MCCAA
Website	www.baycollege.edu

Academics

The college offers several certificate programs, as well as programs for two-year Associate Degrees; Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), Associate in Applied Science (AAS).^[2] Bay College is also home of the first Michigan Technical Education Center (M-Tec), which offers training and development courses. Together, the college and M-Tec host over 40,000 visits each year.^[3] In 2016, Bay College was awarded a grant from Achieving the Dream (ATD), which uses Open Educational Resources (OER).^[4]

Athletics

As of 2017, Bay College Norse Athletics offers Men's and Women's basketball and Men's and Women's cross country, and competes in the MCCAA.^[5]

Notable alumni

• Chad Hord, professional off-road racing driver^[6]
• Josh Parisian, UFC mixed martial artist
• Travis Wiltzius, head football coach at Finlandia

Images

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  The lounge near the chem labs at bay
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  Bay College's JHUC at dusk
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  Bay College HUB Building, nighttime
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  Besse Center Theater
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  Bay College West, Iron Mountain