The size of three football fields, the building serves as a community square where you can study, meet friends and faculty members to work on class projects, have a meal, see a movie, or shop for your mother's birthday gift. The Johnson Center has quickly become an integral part of campus life and the hub for nontraditional learning opportunities. Small groups of students interact with faculty members, engage in problem-solving and analytical thinking, as well as conduct independent study and research. NCC connects the classroom to the world by offering experiential learning in the form of internships, service learning, and study abroad. Collaborative work, an essential feature of the NCC degree program, prepares graduates for the demands of responsible citizenship and provides them with the foundations to meet their career objectives.
Linked Courses Take an English composition class with a twist.
The Linked Courses Program joins English 101, the required freshman-level composition class, with an introductory course in communication, government, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, psychology, or history. Linked Courses students report that such classes help them learn material in depth, encourage creativity, and enable them to develop a better sense of community. The Honors Program in General Education provides highly qualified students with an integrated foundation for their future studies. Its challenging, interdisciplinary curriculum satisfies general education requirements for graduation while preparing students for work in their major. Through intensive discussion in small classes, students learn to probe the foundations of knowledge, develop new skills in addressing complex issues, and think independently, imaginatively, and ethically.