College innovation important to growth

Dr. William McIver

COMMENTARY BY MARILYN LUSCOMBE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NBCC Applied research and innovation is an essential element of the education offered at New Brunswick Community College, and is am important ingredient to growth in New Brunswick.  It enriches the learning experience for students, and also helps businesses and communities solve problems and seize opportunities. As a leader … Read more

Marketing students tackle real world research project

Ville Cooperative

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

NBCC students cook for community

NBCC students cook for community

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

NBCC chef shows skills in Ukraine

Emmanuel Charretier

When Ukrainians want to know how to prepare seafood, they come to the experts – New Brunswickers. The culinary instructors at New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) are experts among experts. NBCC Moncton culinary instructor Emmanuel Charretier recently returned from a week in Kiev and Dnipro, Ukraine, where he showed Ukrainian chefs how to prepare lobster at … Read more

NBCC Alumnus manufactures success

Marc Albert

MONCTON – Hard work + luck = opportunity. That’s been the recipe for success for New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) alumnus Marc Albert, who built a hardware engineering empire from his Computer Engineering Technology diploma from NBCC. Albert went to work for DPL, a New Brunswick engineering firm, shortly after graduating from the Moncton Campus … Read more

NBCC alumnus creates app to improve productivity

Cameron Crain

FREDERICTON – Worried about the amount of time you spend staring at your smartphone? There’s an app for that – and it’s the brainchild of a New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) alum! Cam Crain, a 2017 graduate of the Business Administration: Management program at the Woodstock Campus and the founder of a technology startup called … Read more

Research project targets positive identity for girls

Stephanie Rukstuhl

ST. ANDREWS – An applied research project at the St. Andrews Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is improving the positive identity of adolescent girls in Charlotte County, while providing Practical Nursing students with a hands-on learning experience. Together We Can is a three-year applied research collaboration between NBCC and St. Francis Xavier University … Read more

NBCC alumna mentors new businesses

MONCTON – NBCC’s community mentorship program OASIS recently reached a significant milestone, matching its 100th pair of experienced professionals and emerging entrepreneurs. OASIS connects small businesses facing unique challenges (mentees) with experienced entrepreneurs (mentors) to provide them with the support, resources and guidance necessary to explore their entrepreneurial goals through tactical mentorship activities. The significant social … Read more

Student challenge helps address food insecurity

Food Challenge

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

Hospitality programs earn SMART+ accreditation

SMART

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) has achieved SMART+ accreditation for two of its tourism-related programs from Tourism HR Canada. Both the Hotel and Restaurant Operations and Hotel and Restaurant Management programs surpassed industry standards to attain the accreditation. “We are delighted to recognize NBCC for its dedication to offering innovative and collaborative programming that aligns … Read more

Traditional Indigenous meal raises funds for student bursary

Service Day Dinner

ST. ANDREWS – Students in the Culinary and Hotel/Restaurant Operations programs at the St. Andrews Campus of New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) recently put their learning to work in support of the College’s Indigenous Student Bursary Fund. The students recently planned, prepared and served a traditional Indigenous meal of bannock, corn chowder, salmon, traditional vegetables, … Read more

New accreditation for NBCC learners

CPHRNB accreditation

FREDERICTON – New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) recently reached an agreement with the Chartered Professionals in Human Resources New Brunswick (CPHRNB) for accreditation and a pathway to professional certification for graduates of the Human Resources Management program. This will apply not only going forward, but also to alumni of the program who graduated within the … Read more