College of New Caledonia

CNC’s Gathering Place pictured here. The concourse is lined with tables. Students mill about during the excitement of orientation week. Walls are painted off-white and made of cinder block masonry. Highlights of red trim are seen throughout the area. Photo Credit - Ian Gregg

Projected Enrollment drops at College of New Caledonia, prompting cuts

November 26, 2024 by Ian Gregg

Cuts loom over The College of New Caledonia (CNC) as projected enrollment declines. This follows the IRCC’s recently announced additional approximately 20% reduction in immigration targets and a rearrangement of Classification of Instructional Programs, or CIP codes, which impacts eligibility for post-graduate work permits.

According to Shelley Carter-Rose, CNC’s VP of Student Affairs & Interim VP Academic, several CNC programs will now no longer function as work-permit pathways. Carter-Rose elaborates, “Ethically we should not accept students into programs when we know that they would not be eligible for a post-graduate work permit.”

The college is working to align programs with the updated codes, and shift recruitment strategies toward domestic students. These efforts will not offset immediate revenue shortfalls though. The rapid decline in international student enrollment has pushed CNC to take actions which will prevent a deficit.

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Independent film fest Cinema CNC returns to Prince George

March 15, 2024 by Ian Gregg

After a four year hiatus brought on by the Covid 19 pandemic, the Cinema CNC Film Festival returns this weekend from March 15-17.

Festival Director Peter Maides joins CFUR News to share the joy of film and Canadian storytelling and talk about the challenges of mounting the festival after being out of commission for such a long time.

Much like campus-community radio, these festivals create a proving ground of sorts for independent artists to prove their worth, find an audience, and continue to create.

Though audio-visual media has proliferated into a number of access mediums like television, streaming platforms, youtube and so on, there are still many stories that Prince George residents would be unlikely to access without independent film festivals championing the indie content they curate.

This year the venue is centralized at Knox Performance Centre 1448 5th Ave.

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College’s launches survey to strengthen community’s food security and independence

February 22, 2024 by Ian Gregg

As the cost of groceries increase, Prince George residents have become familiar with empty shelves at the grocery store during the past few years. Many have become curious about local food security.

To assess the impact of grocery inflation on households and people’s knowledge of food security, the College of New Caledonia (CNC), is launching a survey. Shelby Roberts, Research Associate at CNC’s Applied Research and Innovation department is working with the Public Health Association of BC with funding from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Roberts says, “Food is directly liked to health.” By documenting what food sources people are accessing, and what their limitations are, solutions to better address the gaps can be explored.

Data gathered from the survey may influence what courses are offered at the college, from wild food harvesting, to gardening in the Prince George climatic zone. The survey can be found on CNC’s website here, is open until March 1st, and a participant will win a $100 gift card.

Projected Enrollment drops at College of New Caledonia, prompting cuts

Independent film fest Cinema CNC returns to Prince George

College’s launches survey to strengthen community’s food security and independence

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