Liberal Arts/Transfer Programs Offered

Our Liberal Arts program has a three-fold purpose

	It is designed to provide students with the coursework necessary for transfer to four-year institutions throughout the nation.
	It has at its basis the universal principle that the liberal arts teaches people how to think and, consequently, how to learn.
	It enables students to develop critical thinking skills that they can use to formulate their own ideas and, thus, become actively engaged in the learning process.

From this engagement, students will be able to go beyond objective facts to the rationale behind those facts. As a result, students become more flexible within any field of study because they can approach any discipline, whether technical or abstract, reason out its process, and apply that process to the tasks that face them. The result is well-rounded individuals who are better prepared to face a diverse, ever-changing world.

General Education Philosophy

The purpose of General Education at NCTC is to establish a foundation of broad-based learning that exposes learners to a diversity of views and attitudes, which enhance the intellectual capacity to be active participants in a global, diverse society.

In addition to serving as part of an Associate of Arts degree, general education courses support technical programs in personal and professional development in the pursuit of life-long learning.

Liberal Arts Programs Offered at Northland