NMC Approves $13.5 Million Budget For Long-Gestating Student Services Hub
By Craig Manning | Aug. 18, 2026
The Board of Trustees for Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) voted Monday to establish a $13.5 million project budget for converting the college’s Mark & Helen Osterlin Building into an integrated student services hub. That project, which seeks to improve student experience, retention, and degree completion at NMC, has hit roadblocks over the years due to difficulties state funding challenges. NMC’s new plan calls for self-financing the renovation, with proceeds from the recent sale of the Great Lakes Campus footing most of the bill.
Troy Kierczynski, NMC’s vice president of finance and administration, first detailed plans for the Osterlin project to The Ticker in June 2021, describing it as a …
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