Learners

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

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

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

MONCTON – Let’s do lunch, Moncton! The Third Annual NBCC Food Truck Week is coming up, February 25 to March 1, giving New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) students an applied learning opportunity and Moncton lunch-goers a delicious new option. Eight teams from the Culinary Arts Management and Hotel and Restaurant Management programs at the Moncton … Read more

FREDERICTON – When 960 of the province’s thought leaders and decision makers sat down to supper last week, they were dining on the fruits of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) students’ labours. Students in the Culinary Arts and Hotel and Restaurant programs at NBCC St. Andrews put their learning to work as they helped prepare … Read more

January 29, 2019 FREDERICTON – A new wall mural at the Fredericton Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) celebrates the region’s rich Wabanaki culture and augments the College’s Indigenous Learning and Engagement Initiative. The mural, with the theme Together We Rise, was completed by St. Mary’s First Nation member April Marie Paul and was … Read more

FREDERICTON – When The Ville Cooperative, a community organization promoting health, sustainability and partnership, needed help with market research, it didn’t hire a marketing firm. Instead, it looked to the Business Administration: Marketing program at New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) Fredericton. The Ville recently charged the second-year marketing students with the task of determining the … Read more

At the St. Andrews Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC), hospitality students have a long tradition of putting their skills to work for the greater good of the community. The students hone their skills by providing delicious meals and companionable fellowship to area senior citizens once a week. They prepare an annual lunch for … Read more

FREDERICTON – New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) students are learning more than in-demand job skills; they’re also learning the importance of volunteerism and giving back. At the Fredericton Campus, the third annual four-week Food Challenge recently wrapped up. Students in each program competed each week to bring in the largest quantity of a specified food … Read more

25 October 2018 FREDERICTON – Frigid temperatures, icy sidewalks and heavy snowfall are all part of a typical Canadian winter – maybe not the most pleasant conditions, but easily overcome by warm, insulated layers of clothing and sturdy footwear. But many international students who are spending their first winter in Canada don’t have the gear … Read more

Paige Polchies isn’t afraid of hard work. Over the last few years, the 23 year-old Indigenous learner has put her iron-clad work ethic to the test to achieve her goal – a diploma from the Personal Support Worker program at NBCC Woodstock. “Everything I have in this life, I’ve worked hard for it,” she said. … Read more