NWCC introduces revised website

Residents of the Northwest and beyond, who are looking for information about the region's community college have an updated and streamlined website to make use of as of yesterday.

Northwest Community College launched their new website on Monday, a fresh look at information delivery and one which highlights a number of the program opportunities available at the variety of campus locations across the Northwest.

The main page is divided into four key sections, designed to highlight the latest developments at NWCC.

An information portal for Current and Future students, a Spotlight section, a review of News about Northwest Community College and a section dedicated to Events at the College.

At the moment, the Spotlight section features a more complete review, with video, of the NWCC School of Exploration and Mining.

The News section features an item that introduces readers to the features of the newly redesigned website.

More background on Programs and Courses, Admissions, Financial Aid, Services and News can also be found from links that are provided just below the Northwest Community College banner.

You can take the new website out for a test drive by clicking here.

Northwest Community College seeks Trades building renewal, in Terrace

The departure of the Electrical program from the Prince Rupert campus of Northwest Community College may have caught the Mayor of Prince Rupert by surprise, but its relocation to Terrace and the demand for other trades at the Terrace campus of NWCC has that location now looking for expansion.

Towards that goal of renewal in Terrace, NWCC President Denise Henning appeared in front of Terrace City Council this week, seeking their assistance in approaching the province to provide the funding to expand and rejuvenate the trades building and program at the Terrace campus.

The project which would cost 45 million dollars who'd provide for 120,000 square feet of space and include up to date equipment, a makeover that the college believes would serve the growing need for trades people in the region and the changing dynamic of the work force in the Northwest.

CFTK TV-- College Renweal (video report)
Terrace Standard-- College makes pitch for $45 million

In July, Mayor Mussallem asked council to request that representatives of NWCC appear at Council to explain the departure of the electrical program and outline where the Prince Rupert Campus is in the larger picture for the college.

The movement of the electrical program to Terrace appears to be a case of centralizing the trades at the Terrace campus, moving away from the previous era of providing programs in all communities served by NWCC, from Haida Gwaii to the Bulkley Valley.

There has been no word delivered from City Council as to whether that discussion has ever taken place.

The college is currently involved in a number of cost cutting measures, part of a financial plan to address a 2 million dollar deficit in financing that the province wanted addressed.

Education -- Northwest Community College

Our quick reference and archive of items pertaining to Education at the college level on the North Coast.

2013

December 12-- Universities and Community Colleges to lose ESL funding in 2014  NCR
December 4-- Pipeline Skills Training (video)
December 3-- Prince Rupert students experience Northwest Community College offerings

November 26-- Northwest Community College hosts High School students today  NCR

October 30-- Prince Rupert's NWCC receives $130,450 to create new trades training opportunities
October 28-- Northwest students receiver bursaries from Northwest Community College  NCR
October 21-- NWCC Awards Bursaries to Fred Diesing Students
October 16-- NWCC Student Union re-launches No Means No campaign
October 5-- Northwest Community College receives more money from Minerals North Conference NCR

September 27-- NWCC to Hold Child Care and Education Workshops on Saturday
September 27-- CNC hires headhunter for president search
September 27-- Search for next CNC President Underway (video)
September 26-- MLA drops by CNC debt event
September 26-- Farmers' Market Running at CNC (video)
September 26-- CNC Market Opens
September 25-- Education Critic Eby Talks to CNC Students (video)

August 22-- New Terrace bus route to help college students
August 21-- NWCC Dorms Fill-Up Well Ahead of Fall Classes
August 21-- Northwest employers look to skilled immigrants to fill shortages
August 19-- NWCC Prince Rupert to host regional forum on immigrant employment  NCR

June 20-- North Coast Trades Training gets another boost NCR
June 18-- NWCC introduces revised website NCR

May 28-- Northwest Community College seeks your opinion NCR
May 22-- Police close bomb threat file without any arrests
May 22-- Millwright training program coming to Prince Rupert
May 4-- NWCC Trades caravan to come to Prince Rupert May 7th NCR

April 28-- Northwest Community College to benefit from Minerals North announcement NCR
April 25-- NWCC Researchers joins network (NCR)
April 8-- NWCC membership ratifies labour contract with PSEA (NCR)
April 4-- NWCC receives funding for training opportunities (NCR)
April 4-- Wait until after election, Clark says of college trades centre plea

February 20-- What NWCC needs to strive (Nor View e edition page 8)
February 1-- NWCC Environmental Training (video)
January 31-- Prince Rupert Trades Training (video)
January 30-- Partnership aims to provide workforce training (page 4)
January 14-- SD52, NWCC and Ridley Terminals partner up for trades program in 2013-14 school year NCR

2012


November 28-- Prince Rupert industry partners sponsoring marine training
November 23-- CNC negotiations fail to settle labour dispute
November 21-- NWCC Gets $3-million from Province for New Equipment
November 20-- NWCC Provincial Funds (video)
November 20-- NWCC trades training gets boost
November 20-- College labour dispute gets closer to the Northwest
November 16-- College to receive job training money
November 7-- Would be heavy duty mechanics will have to look elsewhere for training
November 7-- College suspends mechanics program
October 3-- NWCC Terrace Main Campus closed due to bomb threat
September 20-- Northwest Community College seeks Trades building renewal, in Terrace
August 22-- Legal action filed against Northwest Community College
August 2-- City Council has questions for NWCC over program plans
April 4-- Northwest Community College still moving ahead with job cuts
February 15-- Layoffs loom for NWCC

2011

January 11 -- Northwest Community College announces a new President