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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

Tourism & Hospitality Management Diploma

Blend a solid business education with tourism industry knowledge. Choose between three diploma specialties including hospitality, sustainable tourism and adventure guiding to launch your career in tourism and hospitality management.

Automotive Service Technician Foundation Harmonized Certificate

Learn and hone essential skills from brake system servicing and steering to suspension service, wheel alignment, electronic systems and more as you earn apprenticeship technical training credit toward Interprovincial (Red Seal) certification.

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Courses

Basic Marketing Principles & Practices (BUS-162)

This course introduces students to the basic concepts and principles of marketing as it relates to the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Particular emphasis will be given to the topics of assessing dynamic marketing environments and developing a marketing strategy and marketing mix.

Introduction to Chinese 1 (CHN-101)

Designed for beginners, this course introduces Chinese pronunciation and phonetic system, as well as approximately 200 Chinese characters in Simplified form. Students will engage in basic daily conversations such as self-introductions and making phone calls, and will be able to write short notes in Chinese at the end of the semester.

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Faculty

Murray Erickson

Faculty, Business Administration,
Tourism & Hospitality Management

Rob Laird

Faculty, Continuing Ed & Training,
Trades & Apprenticeships

NIC Event Calendar

Sep 4
Comox Valley Campus Orientation Day
Sep 4
Campbell River Campus Orientation Day
Sep 4
Port Alberni Campus Orientation Day
Sep 11
Port Hardy Campus Orientation Day
Sep 19
Campbell River Awards Reception
Sep 20
Port Alberni Awards Reception
Sep 21
Port Alberni ElderCollege Open House
Oct 16
Comox Valley Awards Reception
Nov 1
Campbell River Information Night

Upcoming Continuing Education Courses

Camp LEGO (CAMP-LEGO)
Aug 20 - Aug 24, Comox Valley
Tech Explorers Camp (CAMP-TECH)
Aug 20 - Aug 24, Comox Valley
Emergency First Aid with CPR Level C (FAC-020)
Sep 9, Comox Valley
Beginner's Bookkeeping (BKK-010)
Sep 12, Campbell River
Emergency Child Care First Aid With CPR Level B (FAC-010)
Sep 15, 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 openings 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