North Central College’s journalism students have kicked up their skill level a few hundred notches with new print designs for the Chronicle and a user-friendly website called NCClinked.com. Their hard work in developing a new face for the student news operation hasn’t gone unnoticed in the journalism world.

Are you considering commuting to campus? You're definitely not alone. Here are a few questions we tend to hear. If we missed your question, feel free to send it to admissions@noctrl.edu.

Some 38 percent of businesses in the United States are owned by women. Many of those women owners, however, struggle with growing their businesses. Entrepreneur Martha Carney and executive director of ConVerge--the branded name for North Central College’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship--says women struggle because gender stereotypes of entrepreneurs still exist. “They continue to create roadblocks for women and, in some cases, lead to a business skills gap,” Carney says.

New saliva-based test increases testing capacity; narrowing virus exposure on campus In December 2020, North Central College announced that a new saliva-based, on-campus diagnostic testing program will be used for the spring 2021 semester. It is offered under the name SHIELD Illinois and uses a highly accurate saliva-based test created by researchers at the University of Illinois. The tests are easy to administer and results are expected to be available within 24 hours.

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Two North Central students performed research with the world's best in the summer of 2019.

The North Central College Cardinals defeated the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to win the NCAA Division III Football National Championship.

Why choose health science at North Central College?The Health Science major offers students an avenue to enter the world of health, health care or allied health fields. With an undergraduate degree, you will be prepared to enter the world of wellness, health care, or allied health fields. This program can also serve as the foundational major for preparing you to enter graduate programs in public health or clinical professions such as becoming a nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, or physician assistant.

Jack Nadolny ’26 is beginning his senior year at North Central following 12 months spent studying abroad in Japan.