NIC News

Event
Jul 22, 2019
Comox Valley Pride Flag Raising
Help celebrate Comox Valley Pride and demonstrate institutional and community support for LGBTQ+  students, employees and community members.
News
Jul 15, 2019
NIC grad caring for seniors in the community
NIC Health Care Assistant certificate grad Kira Cranna is fulfilling her dream of supporting seniors in her community.
News
Jul 11, 2019
NIC online office admin training powers new careers
Linda Schmidt and Jessica Macy leveraged NIC’s flexible online office administration training into exciting new business careers.
News
Jul 3, 2019
Connecting culture through early years education
NIC Early Childhood Care and Education graduate Megan Edgar is connecting to her Indigenous culture through her early years education practice.

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Programs

Health Care Assistant Certificate

Experience the rewards of working in a caring profession, supporting older adults and vulnerable members of society as part of a dynamic health care team. As a graduate, you will be qualified to work as a frontline care provider in a variety of settings, including adult day programs, group homes, community care, residential care facilities or acute care hospitals.

Tourism & Hospitality Management Diploma, Hospitality Option

Unique in BC, NIC’s Tourism and Hospitality Management diploma is fun, flexible and maximizes your options and opportunities. The program offers a solid foundation in business and applied skills, along with domestic and international field trips, a solid and far-reaching co-op program and semester-long international exchange opportunities.

Welder Foundation Harmonized Certificate

Earn technical training credit toward Year 1 and 2 of your welder apprenticeship and prepare for employment in industrial manufacturing, welding and fabrication shops across Canada. Learn a variety of welding techniques, layout and fabrication, basic metallurgy, drawing for welding and occupational skills from very experienced, highly qualified instructors in well-equipped shops.

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Courses

Introduction to the Solar System & Space Exploration (SSA-100)

This is a multi-disciplinary lab science course that introduces topics in astronomy and space science, including the Solar System and its planets, the space environment, gravitational theory, how to navigate the night sky, as well as current and future space explorations.

Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture I (FIN-100)

This course is an introduction to the history of art that serves both as a chronology and as a primer to developing the visual and verbal skills that are essential to communicating effectively about visual culture. Course material covers the time period between the cave paintings of prehistory to the 14th century.

Introduction to Engineering I (ENR-100)

This course covers the role of engineers in society, different engineering disciplines, introduction to the engineering design process, team work in engineering design, sustainability in engineering design, and professional ethics.

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Faculty

Jan Meiers

Faculty, Nursing

Bill Morrison

Faculty, Adult Basic Education, Mathematics-Science

Sandra Milligan

Faculty, Mathematics-Science

NIC Event Calendar

Jul 22
Comox Valley Pride Flag Raising
Aug 5
BC Day, College closed
Aug 12
Mad Scientist Youth Camp
Oct 29
Market Gardener information session
Feb 19
2020 Port Alberni Open House
Feb 20
2020 Comox Valley Open House

Upcoming Continuing Education Courses

FoodSafe Level I (TFS-010)
Jul 20, Port Alberni
CPR Level C with AED (HRT-011)
Jul 21, Comox Valley
NICBotCamp Xtreme (CAMP-BTXT)
Jul 22-Jul 26, Comox Valley
WHMIS 2015 (OFA-001)
Jul 22, Comox Valley
CAMP-LEGO (CAMP-LEGO)
Jul 22-Jul 26, Comox Valley
Forklift Operator (FLO-010)
Jul 27, 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
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