College of New Caledonia, Prince George, Canada

Overview

History, Affiliations & Rankings 

The College of New Caledonia (CNC) was founded in 1962 as B.C. Vocational School. Later, in 1969, CNC opened on “operating funds only”, receiving financial aid from participating school districts, with the Prince George Senior School offering its facilities on lease. College of New Caledonia is situated in the Central Interior of British Columbia and is recognised as the college with the second-lowest tuition in British Columbia. The main campus of CNC is located in Prince George, BC, Canada. The college pans over three school districts namely Quesnel, Prince George and Nechako Lake.

Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

The College of New Caledonia provides a common platform that connects a rich diversity of students, faculty and staff from across the globe. CNC provides a variety of educational degree programmes which are conducted at six campuses expanding across an area of 117,500 square kilometres. The main campus of CNC is the Prince George Campus where most programmes and courses are offered. The other campuses include Quesnel, Lakes District, Mackenzie, Nechako and Vanderhoof. CNC offers a wide range of courses in different fields of study like technical, vocational, career-oriented courses and University Credit programming as well.

Accomplishments & Alumni

Over the years, the CNC community has managed to help people succeed academically, personally and professionally. The CNC degree and training programmes are designed to help students acquire technical skills, knowledge and soft skills demanded by industries, companies and organizations. The team at CNC encourages students to serve the community and society for a better future. The CNC Alumni is a community of former students who connect on a single platform to share their experiences, support current students at CNC and benefit from various services offered to them by the college. Many CNC Alma Maters are generous enough to voluntarily serve the college.  Every year, CNC Alumni members raise funds for scholarships and bursaries to support prospective and current students.

Student Diversity & Visiting Companies

Every year, the College of New Caledonia enrols approximately 5,000 students from countries around the world in more than 90-degree programmes offered at 6 campuses. International students prefer applying at CNC as the cost of pursuing higher education is quite affordable. The College of New Caledonia is the college that has the second-lowest tuition in British Columbia. The courses are offered by experienced faculty members who prepare students for a successful career. Along with this, CNC offers a Job Education Training Programme to help students explore their skills and abilities and guide them to apply for work. A separate CNC Student Employment website for employers to post job openings and other information like career fairs, placement drives etc. are posted on the portal regularly has also been established by the College.