Legacy doesn’t always announce itself loudly. Sometimes, it lives in the quiet conversations held in a century home perched over the city of Saint John, New Brunswick. A place where the door is always open (sometimes literally, but always in spirit), where there is always a seat at the table, and beauty to be found in every corner. Extending far beyond … Read more
Drive past the New Brunswick Community College’s (NBCC) Saint John – Grandview Campus, and you’ll soon notice something exciting on the horizon—the future of energy education coming to life. Thanks to a generous $500,000 gift from Irving Oil as part of NBCC’s Going Beyond campaign, students pursuing an education within the energy sector will soon … Read more
In 2024, we proudly celebrated a remarkable milestone: more than 500 students supported through the Joyce Family Foundation Bursary program and nearly a decade of transformative donor impact. Ron Joyce, a visionary entrepreneur and founder of the Joyce Family Foundation, believed in the transformative power of quality education. As Maureen O’Neill, Executive Director of the … Read more
As an instructor at New Brunswick Community College (NBCC), Futong Kang’s love for learning and passion for diversity and inclusion go far beyond the classroom walls. For her, education is not just about mastering a single subject but about continuously expanding one’s horizons. “Nobody knows everything,” she says with a smile. “Being an expert in … Read more
Until June 7, 2023, it was the worst-kept secret in Fredericton…..a 53 foot-long trailer with a nearly four-foot high NBCC logo its side, parked at the corner of Cliffe and Union Streets on Fredericton’s north side. Inside, it’s equipped with wifi, a Surface Hub, tools, fume extractors, and depending on the day, maybe even a … Read more
In 37 years at NBCC, Heather Hatheway has been witness to a lot of change: staff, technology, academic delivery methods, and, of course, students, have all shifted over nearly four decades. But the one thing that hasn’t changed is NBCC’s commitment to identifying the barriers that keep people out of post-secondary education, and finding ways … Read more
As NBCC prepares learners for careers in their chosen fields, community and industry partners play a vital role. Whether they donate bursary funds or equipment, host workplace practicums, provide applied learning opportunities, visit classrooms as guest speakers or hire graduates, their contributions help make the NBCC experience extraordinary for students. NB Power has long been … Read more
A scholarship, an internship, and a job offer. For any recent college grad, that’s the best hat trick you can score. Tally up the win for two members of NBCC’s Class of 2022. Building Engineering Technology graduates Dana Nielsen and Hongyu Lan each received a $2,500 Stantec Student in Engineering Bursary, which came with six-week … Read more
Ask any group of middle school students which they would prefer – a day in the classroom, or a day in a college chemistry lab – and chances are pretty good they’ll choose the latter. For more than 300 middle school students in the Saint John region, a recent day in the chemistry and materials … Read more
“We have to do something.” When instructors and students of NBCC’s hospitality programs in Moncton and St. Andrews learned of the tremendous humanitarian need resulting from the conflict in Ukraine, they knew they needed to find a way to help. With the full support of the College community behind them, staff, students, and alumni rolled … Read more
As NBCC prepares learners for careers in their chosen fields, community and industry partners play a vital role. Whether they donate bursary funds or equipment, host workplace practicums, provide applied learning opportunities, visit classrooms as guest speakers or hire graduates, their contributions help make the NBCC experience extraordinary for students. Vitalité Health Network has long … Read more
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) provides learners with a clear pathway from education into employment. Hartland-based Craig Manufacturing is just one of the many New Brunswick companies that recognize the value of NBCC graduates. “We hire NBCC graduates for two reasons: one, they have the trade skills we need, and two, NBCC teaches them how … Read more