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NIC News

News
May 14, 2018
Tla-o-qui-aht community members build housing on the west coast
Students help build affordable rental housing from 21 shipping containers.
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Apr 13, 2018
Enhanced Security Guard program starts June 7 in Campbell River
Gain the knowledge and practical skills to work as a licensed security guard.
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May 10, 2018
Early childhood educators honour NIC student
Katherine Cunningham receives BC’s top award for an early childhood education student.
News
May 8, 2018
Indigenous language, leadership and youth
NIC researchers hope to inspire youth to take up the challenge of language revitalization.
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Programs

Applied Business Technology Programs

Launch your office career and gain a wide range of business skills valued by employers.

University Transfer Programs

Exclusive partnership agreements for seamless transfer to UBC, UVic, VIU and beyond

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Courses

Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction & Non-Fiction (ENG-107)

A first year writing seminar focusing on method and craft in fiction and creative non-fiction. Fiction writing may include short stories or novel writing. Non-fiction may include creative essay writing, documentary, life-writing or biography.

Introduction to Nuu-chah-nulth Language (NCN-096)

Focusing on listening techniques, comparing and contrasting Nuu-chah-nulth and English sound patterns and pronunciation, which will lead to words, phrases and sentence-building exercises for conversational Nuu-chah-nulth.

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Faculty

Richelle Gardiner-Hynds

Department Chair, Faculty
Applied Business Technology

David Pinel

Coordinator, Faculty
Tourism & Hospitality Management

NIC Event Calendar

May 1
BC Wildfire Crew Member Training - Campbell River
May 3
Third Course Bistro open for spring
May 24
NIC students build yogurt processing system
Jun 1
Poets talk digital art, barries and bombs at NIC
Jun 4
BC Wildfire Crew Member Training - Port Alberni
Jun 7
Enhanced Security Guard training - Campbell River
Jun 16
Spring 2018 Exam Schedule
Jun 19
2018 Port Alberni Graduation Ceremony
Jun 20
2018 Campbell River Graduation Ceremony
Jun 22
2018 Comox Valley Graduation Ceremony
Jun 25
2018 Mount Waddington Graduation Ceremony

Upcoming Continuing Education Courses

Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder - EMR (AET-020)
Jun 4 - Jun 15, Comox Valley
Cross Connection Control BCWWA Exam (CCC-010)
Jun 2, Comox Valley
Cross Connection Control (CCC-101)
May 28 - Jun 1, Comox Valley
Red Cross Standard First Aid with CPR Level C (FAC-021)
Jun 2 - Jun 3, Campbell River
Forklift Operator (FLO-010)
May 26, Campbell River
Silver Jewellery Express I (GENI-1204)
Jun 16 - Jun 17, Campbell River

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
NIC is
100%
committed to
student success
Be in demand
917,000
projected job opening to 2027 will require some post-secondary training
Save on Tuition
Pay $10,000
less compared to what you’d pay at an urban university
Scholarships & Bursaries
Over $375,000
will be awarded to NIC students this year