Bay College Explained

Bay College
Established:	1962
President:	Laura L. Coleman
Students:	2,414 degree-seeking 5,000 total
Country:	United States
Campus:	Rural
Sports Nickname:	Norse
Colors:	Green and blue

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 25acres campus, Bay College West, in Iron Mountain, Michigan, serving Dickinson County.^[1]

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

External links

• Official website
• Official athletics website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bay College - History. www.baycollege.edu. 2018-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220129/https://www.baycollege.edu/About-Bay/50-Years-of-History.aspx. 2018-06-17. dead.
2. Web site: Bay College - Degrees and Certificates. www.baycollege.edu. 2017-06-24.
3. Web site: Bay College - History. www.baycollege.edu. 2017-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606132108/http://baycollege.edu/About-Bay/50-Years-of-History.aspx. 2017-06-06. dead.
4. Web site: Bay College - Open Textbooks. www.baycollege.edu. 2017-06-24.
5. Web site: Bay College - Bay College Announces Athletics Name and Mascot. www.baycollege.edu. 2017-06-24.
6. Web site: Chad Hord - Traxxas TORC - The Off Road Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20130113183401/http://www.torcseries.com/drivers/7-chad-hord . dead . 13 January 2013 . 13 January 2013.