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Mechatronics Club Wins Gold!

The North Central State College Mechatronics Club took 10 robots, designed and built by club members, to the National Robotics challenge that took place Saturday, April 18, in Marion, Ohio.  A robot designed by NC State student Richard Gast, took first place in the Robot Maze (Non-Tactile) contest, beating the closest college competitor by 19 seconds.

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Ohio Consortium Boosts Bioscience Training Through Grants

Like much of the Rust Belt, north central Ohio has been hit hard by the manufacturing sector’s decline. In the last two years, however, regional education providers and local planners have used a bioscience initiative to help create high-wage opportunities for the workforce in a predominantly rural area.

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Digitally Enhanced Future

When Mike Baldridge enrolled in the Digital Media program at North Central State College, he had never even worked with a computer. Once he did, he was hooked and he’s never looked back, “I’ve become the ‘go to’ guy in my family for anything having to do with computers.”

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Early College Rocks!

CollegeNOW is a two-year, problem-based learning program for high school juniors and seniors. It is a collaboration between the Pioneer Career and Technology Center, and North Central State College, where students earn dual credit toward graduation at their high school, and at North Central State College.

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Bioscience

One of the newest areas of study at North Central State College is Bioscience. Bioscience is the study of science and its interaction with the natural world - be it human, plants, animals, etc.

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Anatomy of Teaching

Over thirty years, almost everything has changed about teaching – except the content, “Basic anatomy doesn’t change. We still teach fundamental stuff. But the way we teach has changed dramatically.”

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