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NIC News

News
Aug 3, 2018
NIC launches Aboriginal College Pathway in Port Alberni
Aboriginal students will have a new supportive start to their education this fall, thanks to an NIC pilot project that prepares students for post-secondary success.
News
Aug 1, 2018
NIC launches Nuu-chah-nulth language courses
NIC will offer two new tuition-free Nuu-chah-nulth language courses at its Port Alberni campus this year.
News
Jul 30, 2018
From struggle to triumph for NIC grad
NIC Human Services graduate David Dawson has been on a journey. Now, he wants to help others on theirs.
News
Aug 1, 2018
NIC’s Hospital Unit Clerk training opens doors
NIC graduate Casey Oxley is combining her office experience with a passion for helping people, thanks to NIC’s Hospital Unit Clerk program.

Course Listings

Port Alberni Courses

Distance Courses

Comox Valley / Campbell River Courses

 

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Programs

Web Design - Interactive Media Certificate

Get your web design career started in just eight months. Gain skills in HTML, CSS, Java Script, PHP and databases. Explore web analytics and social media and learn the fundamentals of effective design, web tools and graphics, basic marketing, business foundations and more.

Human Services Certificate - Educational Assistant / Community Support, Indigenous Focus

Learn intercultural communication skills and understand contemporary Canadian social and family issues, with a focus on Indigenous populations.

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Courses

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management (BUS-152)

This course provides students with a broad range of basic business skills. Topics include business plan development, legal issues of business start-up and management, financing, marketing, and basic record keeping for a small business venture.

Principles of Ecology (BIO-230)

An introduction to the basic principles of ecology, this course explores the physical components of the environment, adaptations of organisms to the physical environment and how elements of the environment influence the distribution and abundance of organisms. BIO-230L is the lab that accompanies this course.

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Faculty

Frank Lu

Faculty, Business Administration, Computer Science Technology, Fine Art, Mathematics-Science

Linda Jay

Faculty, Business Administration

NIC Event Calendar

Aug 13
Exam schedule - 14-week spring term
Sep 4
Comox Valley Campus Orientation Day
Sep 4
Campbell River Campus Orientation Day
Sep 4
Port Alberni Campus Orientation Day
Nov 1
Campbell River Information Night
Nov 14
Comox Valley Parent Info Night

Upcoming Continuing Education Courses

Camp Lego (CAMP-LEGO)
Aug 13 - Aug 17, Comox Valley
Red Cross Instructor First Aid & CPR Course (FAC-024)
Aug 13 - Aug 16, Port Hardy
Occupational First Aid Transportation Endorsement (OFA-015)
Aug 15, Port Hardy
Red Cross First-Aid Instructor Transfer (Option #2) (FAC-025)
Aug 15 - Aug 16, Port Hardy
FoodSafe Level 1 (TFS-010)
Aug 18, Comox Valley

NIC Students Say

Students choose NIC for our expert faculty, high-quality, affordable education, supportive community and university transfer pathways. Here’s what they say:

Milena Restan
My instructor Jason Diemer inspired me to study engineering. I transferred directly from NIC into second year of UVic’s biomedical engineering degree.
Milena Restan
UVic Engineering Dual Admission student
Hiroki Asai
My internship at Disney allowed me to meet people all over the world, network and develop international relationships.
Hiroki Asai
Tourism & Hospitality Diploma student
Mike McLean
NIC’s Industrial Automation program gave me the skills employers are looking for. I had job offers in Campbell River, Nanaimo and Alberta.
Mike McLean
Industrial Automation Technology Graduate
Dawn Tisdale
I had some pretty old ideas of what nurses do … I thought it was about taking doctors’ orders, not advocating for patients. I am now in the most rewarding and challenging degree ever.
Dawn Tisdale
NIC Bachelor of Science in Nursing Graduate, Named top 150 Nurses in Canada by CNA
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student success
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917,000
projected job openings to 2027 will require some post-secondary training
Save on Tuition
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less compared to what you’d pay at an urban university
Scholarships & Bursaries
Over $375,000
will be awarded to NIC students this year