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NMC Prepares to offer four year Degrees

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Despite opposition from the state's universities, a new law allows community colleges to grant baccalaureate degrees in four basic fields of study... maritime technology, culinary arts, energy production, and cement technology.

As John McGowan and photojournalist Tony Zyber report, Northwestern Michigan College will concentrate on one of those areas right away.

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