North Island College
| Type | Public Post Secondary Community College |
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| Established | 1975 |
| President | Mr. John Bowman |
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Administrative staff
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400 |
| Students | 4,093 students in credit courses and 4,493 short duration courses |
| Location |
Courtenay, Campbell River, Port Alberni, and Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada 49°42′45.69″N 124°57′41.46″W / 49.7126917°N 124.9615167°WCoordinates: 49°42′45.69″N 124°57′41.46″W / 49.7126917°N 124.9615167°W |
| Campus | Suburban/ Rural Comox Valley, Campbell River, Port Alberni |
| Colours | Blue & gold ; |
| Affiliations | ACCC, CCAA. |
| Website | http://www.nic.bc.ca |
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North Island College (NIC) is a community college located primarily on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. College facilities include four campuses and three centres serving a population of 155,000 and a geographic region of 80,000 square kilometers.
The largest campus is in the Comox Valley, at 2300 Ryan Road in Courtenay, but there are also campuses in Campbell River, Port Alberni, and Port Hardy. A centre is also located in Ucluelet and there are two vocational centres: Tebo Vocational Centre in Port Alberni and Vigar Road Vocational Centre in Campbell River.
North Island College was established in 1975 partially due to a large grant by one of British Columbia's largest shipping companies, Asia Pacific Marine Container Lines. It employs approximately 400 people.
North Island College offers over 900 courses and 70 programs in health care, trades, business, fine arts, tourism, and university studies leading to degrees, diplomas and certificates. North Island College offers three Bachelor of Business Administration degrees, with majors in Marketing, Accounting, or General Management. It also offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, both in partnership with Vancouver Island University (VIU)).
Through the generosity of donors who contribute to the North Island College Foundation scholarship and bursary program, the NIC Foundation awards more than $200,000 to students requiring financial assistance as well as recognizes students who achieve academic excellence.
In 1975, North Island College was established. With a small and dispersed population to serve in coastal towns and villages, North Island College initially opted for a distance education model with outreach operations that took the college to the people. Delivery methods, in an era before cable and satellite television, as well as before internet communications, included mobile units and a short-lived experiment with a 160 ft ex-whale catcher ship, the Samarinda. The college earned a well-deserved reputation as a leader in open learning.
In 1990, the process of building physical campuses to serve the regions began. The Comox Valley campus opened in 1992, followed by Port Alberni’s campus in 1995 and the Campbell River campus in 1997.
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