Bake sale benefits polio eradication

As New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) readies the next generation of problem solvers and innovative thinkers, learners are encouraged to think about the world beyond the doors of the College. Service learning is an important part of the NBCC Advantage and helps shape the leaders of tomorrow. Caleb Edgar, a Practical Nursing student at the … Read more

NBCC sponsors Junior Achievement Award

Partnerships are an important part of NBCC’s mission to transform lives and communities. The Saint John Campus of NBCC is proud to partner with Junior Achievement New Brunswick to help build tomorrow’s business leaders today. NBCC recently sponsored the Community Impact Award, which Business and Information Technology Department Head Emily McGill presented to Custom Candies … Read more

Learning in the community

KINGSCLEAR FIRST NATION – As New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) strives to welcome more learners with flexible programming that is responsive to the needs of New Brunswick’s communities, learning can take place beyond the four walls of a campus building. Seven Wabanaki learners from Oromocto First Nation, St. Mary’s First Nation and Kingsclear First Nation … Read more

NBCC collaborates on Breakthru finalist’s mobile app

SAINT JOHN – As occupational therapist Christel Seeberger navigated the various daily challenges associated with a hearing impairment, she saw a need for a more sensory-friendly world. An idea was born – an innovative idea that would eventually lead her to Dr. William McIver, the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing at … Read more

The sweet taste of entrepreneurship

SAINT JOHN – At New Brunswick Community College (NBCC), staff strive to teach learners the skills they’ll need to successful in their chosen field after graduation. Sometimes, they get to see learners put those skills to work even before graduation. Second-year Business Administration: Marketing student Noah Donovan is one of those learners. Armed with the … Read more

The power of partnership – NBCC and NB Power

SAINT JOHN – For decades, New Brunswick Community College learners at the Saint John Campus have gained on-the-job experience with co-op placements at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. Since 2001, Lori Cameron has played an integral role in connecting students and employer. “I started off as an administrative assistant to the Co-op Coordinators 18 … Read more

Learning a new perspective – Graphics and Communications Design class raises awareness of homelessness

MONCTON – At New Brunswick Community College (NBCC), students are learning how to transform lives and communities with the skills they’re acquiring. A documentary project by the Graphics and Communications Design class at the Moncton Campus provides a shining example of how NBCC learners are making a difference in their community. Following a class presentation … Read more

NBCC opens new Trades Education Centre

SAINT JOHN – Trades students at the Saint John Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) are learning their skills in a brand new facility, following the construction of a Trades Education Centre on campus. The new trades facility was made possible by a federal-provincial investment of $13.49 million through the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment … Read more

From NBCC to Big Screen success – Matt Shepherd

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Matt Shepherd has worked on some of the biggest movie blockbusters of recent years, but he got his start at the Miramichi Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC). A 2003 graduate of the Animation and Graphics Technology program, Shepherd has reached the pinnacle of his industry, with more than 35 production … Read more

Partners for success – NBCC Saint John and Saint John Regional Hospital

SAINT JOHN – For more than four decades, New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) has been a driving force in New Brunswick’s economic and social prosperity. NBCC’s programs, services and initiatives support the aspirations of individual learners, further the opportunities of the labour market and, in collaboration with partners, enable solutions for the challenges of communities … Read more