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North Island College @NIC_first

#NorthIslandCollege is a comprehensive college that focuses on student success. We hope to inspire you to explore, discover your direction and find #YourNorth.

Joined June 2010
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North Island College retweeted
Pacific Economic Development Canada
@PacifiCanEN
4 Jun 2025
🌊 Coastal innovation in action. For #OceanWeekCanada2025 @NIC_first’s CARTI open house at the Seaweed Innovation Lab shows how BC research is advancing our sustainable seaweed industry. This is supported by PacifiCan’s investment. 🔗 nic.bc.ca/about/news/stories…
People tour the North Island College Aqua Lab.

ALT People tour the North Island College Aqua Lab.

A person adjusts equipment inside Seaweed Innovation Lab.

ALT A person adjusts equipment inside Seaweed Innovation Lab.

A person wearing gloves operates equipment inside Seaweed Innovation Lab.

ALT A person wearing gloves operates equipment inside Seaweed Innovation Lab.

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North Island College retweeted
Pacific Economic Development Canada
@PacifiCanEN
20 Feb 2025
📣 NEW: $1.1M for 2 Vancouver Island projects, @NIC_first & @BC_shellfish, to drive innovation in the blue economy. Funding will: 🐟 support sustainable aquaculture practices 🐟 boost #BC's shellfish & seaweed producers ➡️ ow.ly/RBB550V3J9M #PropelBC
Fresh oysters sit on a bed of ice. Text reads: Government of Canada invests over $1.1 million to drive innovation in the blue economy.

ALT Fresh oysters sit on a bed of ice. Text reads: Government of Canada invests over $1.1 million to drive innovation in the blue economy.

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Community Partnerships are important for #NorthIslandCollege and the NIC Foundation, like that with Chan Nowosad Boates. We’re thankful to the Island accounting firm, which has been so instrumental in helping students in recent years. ow.ly/Zhhj50TSXzh
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Introduction to Engineering students at #NorthIslandCollege are doing some great things again this fall semester—they met with food producers on Denman Island recently about problems for which they could help design solutions. nic.bc.ca/about-us/nic-news/… #engineering
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Thank you to Coastal Community for their generous support for the #NorthIslandCollege Foundation. This week, the #CreditUnion donated a cheque for more than $26,000 to NICF -- in addition to their regular support. FMI: ow.ly/ovlf50TwLmP
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Campbell River ElderCollege (CREC) hosted a successful community event on Friday, Sept. 20, at North Island College, as 80 attendees gathered to learn about exciting upcoming courses and programs. FMI: nic.bc.ca/CREC
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North Island College retweeted
Jennifer Thuncher@Thuncher
8 Sep 2024
So interesting! Seaweed is creating food, fertilizer, cosmetics — and Island jobs @NIC_first #seaweed #kelp #VancouverIsland squamishchief.com/highlights… via @squamishchief

Seaweed is creating food, fertilizer, cosmetics — and Island jobs

Seaweed is being used in everything from food products, such as sushi and ice cream, to fertilizer, cosmetic creams and lotions

squamishchief.com
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Congrats to #ComoxValley ElderCollege! It provides lifelong learning to older residents in the community and marked its 25th anniversary at #NorthIslandCollege recently. CVEC also presented the NIC Foundation with a cheque for $35,000. FMI: ow.ly/M4yz50Tlyfo
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Starting Thursday, there will be a permanent traffic change around Beaufort Children’s Centre on the #ComoxValley campus of #NorthIslandCollege. Traffic will now flow in one direction toward the drop-off area. There will be signs to assist with the direction change.
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⭐ Leadership skills for indigenous organizations start at NIC The Indigenous Leadership Certificate equips students with practical skills to work in management and administrative levels of Indigenous organizations across Canada 🍁 👉 ow.ly/50K850RsOTu
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There’s been plenty of follow-up to the recent provincial announcement about the seaweed pilot project for #NorthIslandCollege and its Centre for Applied Research, Technology and Innovation (CARTI). ow.ly/UMZH50SXWR3 #Seaweed #Research #Kelp #CampbellRiver
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A new seaweed pilot project at #NorthIslandCollege will equip people with the skills necessary to thrive in the growing seaweed industry on northern Vancouver Island. MLA Michele Babchuk announced the new project on Aug. 7. ow.ly/ilBw50STrPT #Seaweed #Research #kelp
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Book your spot for a campus tour! 🗺️ Join a Future Students team representative for an exclusive inside look at classrooms, labs, studios, shops, campus amenities and more. August 14 📍 #CampbellRiver August 15 📍 #ComoxValley For more details, visit nic.bc.ca/events
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📣 If you care about the healthy learning and development of children, we want to see you this fall 🏫 Our Early Childhood Education Certificate starts this 🍂 September in 📍 #PortAlberni. Learn more and apply 👉 nic.bc.ca/early-childhood #NorthIslandCollege
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A grant from #IslandHealth will support #NorthIslandCollege trades students to help them with pain and stress management. nic.bc.ca/about-us/nic-news/… #trades #opioid
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🔬#NorthIslandCollege and CART are doing some great research and work to restore #kelp around #VancouverIsland. 🧬 Check it out! nic.bc.ca/about-us/nic-news/… #SeaweedResearch #MarineBiology
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Book your spot for a campus tour! 🗺️ Join a Future Students team representative for an exclusive inside look at classrooms, labs, studios, shops, campus amenities and more. July 17 📍 #CampbellRiver July 18 📍 #ComoxValley For more details, visit nic.bc.ca/events
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#NorthIsland-College students take another amazing journey, this time through the field school for Japan! Along the way, they found out about connections within the context of immigration and Indigenous rights. ow.ly/ePyo50SxszL #InternationaEducation #Japan
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🍃🎒 Unlock your potential as an early childhood educator this fall. Our #PortAlberni and #ComoxValley campuses have part-time and full-time options starting this 📅 September to help you take the first step toward your new career 👟🙌 Learn more 👉 ow.ly/HjKz50RXbcn
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Youth Academy Summer Camp Port Alberni☀️ NICBot Camp - Learn to build, program and control a Lego robot🤖 Register your budding robotics genius now! 🧠 Aug 12-19 2024📅 nic.bc.ca/SummerCamps #SummerCamps #KidsCamp #PortAlberni #NorthIslandCollege
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