In The News

The North Island College Foundation (NICF) is helping students start the year with real, immediate impact through its Future 50 Legacy Match campaign. Every new or updated legacy promise releases $1,000 from a $50,000 matching fund, providing instant support for awards and emergency assistance.

At Vancouver Community College (VCC), our commitment to equity, inclusion, and reconciliation guides our work and shapes the spaces we create for our community. Grounded in the values of respect, belonging, and lifelong learning, VCC strives to ensure that all members of our community feel seen, heard, and empowered. The new Indigenous Story Booth, created in partnership with Coast Salish artist Shain Níniw-ém Salepem Jackson of the shishálh First Nation, embodies these values by offering a dedicated space for reflection, learning, and connection.

Okanagan College (OC) is celebrating a major research milestone with the announcement that Dr. Colin Wallace, who teaches in the Department of Kinesiology at OC, has been awarded the College’s first-ever grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to continue his research around traumatic brain injuries.

Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Foundation and Apprenticeship students at College of the Rockies will gain enhanced hands-on training, thanks to a donation of a diesel forklift and generator from Teck Resources Limited.

Camosun College is playing an important role in the KBEST-12 project, an initiative under the Kenya Blue Economy Skills Training Program (KBEST) and administered by Colleges and Institutes Canada.

NIC opened tul'al'txw, the college’s new student housing complex, in September. The college now has a partnership with 19 Wing Comox that includes temporary housing for armed forces members.

The College of New Caledonia (CNC) is pleased to announce that eight students enrolled in the Dental Assistant Certificate Program will have their full tuition and supplies covered for the 10-month program, thanks to funding through the Community Workforce Response Grant (CWRG).

Learners in Kaslo and Nakusp can continue to pursue academic upgrading and skills training close to home through Selkirk College points of access in both communities.

Trades training just got more mobile, thanks to a partnership between the Northern Lights College Foundation, Northern Lights College (NLC) and ConocoPhillips Canada (CPC).

More students will be able to train for careers in construction and project management with the launch of two new innovative programs at Okanagan College, focusing on an integrated and holistic approach to modern day construction.