College of New Caledonia

CNC offers a generous range of student opportunities and financial awards. This is made possible through their endowment fund for student awards, which supports an annual funding package worth CAD 5,000. Each year, there are ten awards of CAD 500 available to full-time students who can demonstrate financial need and who are completing their first semester.

This year. the CNC Student's Union (CNCSU) has made a large donation to the endowment fund, worth an impressive CAD 63,472. Nearly CAD 60,000 of this donation will be put towards the principal balance of the fund, ensuring its future and an ongoing ability to provide financial security to those students who need it most.

The CNCSU believes in fair access to education and provides equal opportunities while fostering a supportive and inclusive learning community. This substantial donation enables many students to focus on their studies in confidence and gives them a better chance to achieve their academic goals.

CNC offers a wide variety of courses across its six campus locations, spanning many different academic levels from certificates and diplomas, foundation courses to trade programmes, apprenticeships, continued professional development courses and much more.

These courses are delivered through six main academic departments:

Business & Management - Students learn the tools of the trade, and the skills required to build and run a business enterprise or climb the professional ladder.

Health Sciences - Students gain high quality theoretical instruction, with simulated workspaces with practical tuition and small class sizes

Human Services - Tutors teach the skills and knowledge needed to work in a versatile range of community settings, helping children, families, and groups of people to grow.

Technologies - Theoretical knowledge is taught in classroom and laboratory environments, instilling students with problem solving and critical thinking skills which make then highly desirable graduates.

Trades - Skilled tradespeople are in high demand in the north, and CNC's Foundations and Apprentice programs are designed to teach fundamental techniques and encourage innovation.

University Studies - CNC presents students with a high-quality and affordable route to enrolment on a degree level course, with programs allowing students to take up to 60 university credits at the college before transferring to one of many public universities, colleges and institutes across British Columbia.

Since CNC offers courses across a wide range of academic levels and spanning many different subject areas, there are numerous different admission requirements based on the specifics of the program selected.

Prospective students are encouraged to carefully check their preferred course page on the CNC website for full information about grade and submission requirements, as well as specific deadlines.

Domestic and international students can submit an application to an academic program online by using EducationPlannerBC.

For courses which start in the Fall, students are strongly advised to make their application before March 31st of the same year, although if there are places available after this date then the college may still accept late applications. The admissions team are available to contact all year round to answer any questions relating to the admission process.

British Columbia is widely known for its pristine scenery and opportunities for outdoor activities. Each CNC location is located in a beautiful lakeside environment with ready access to forests, rivers, and plenty of enrichment activities such as hiking, kayaking, rock climbing and snow sports.

CNC uphold the principle that education should be accessible for everyone and makes great efforts to ensure that its students have the financial security to focus fully on their studies and achieve their highest potential.

Their financial services department offers free and confidential consultancy on student loan issues and can help students to initiate and complete the process of applying for extra funding. The college itself has a large endowment fund, from which it offers more than 300 individual scholarships, bursaries, and awards, which range in value from CAD 250 to CAD 2,000.

There are awards for both merit and needs-based criteria, and do not need to be repaid. There are subject-specific scholarship schemes, as well as bursaries for both full-time and part-time students.

A full list of financial awards can be viewed on the CNC website, and prospective students are encouraged to check this list to see if they are eligible for any of the schemes offered.