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NSCC receives federal-provincial infrastructure funding
April 30, 2009 – Media Release
Halifax, NS - Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) will soon begin work on more than a dozen infrastructure projects at campuses across the province.
Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay joined Premier Rodney MacDonald at Province House in Halifax this morning to announce that both governments will invest $17.5 million dollars from the Knowledge Infrastructure Program in NSCC projects.
The Knowledge Infrastructure Program is a cost-shared initiative between the provincial and federal governments to renew college and university campuses.
There are 14 approved projects that spread across ten campuses located in communities throughout the province from Cape Breton to Cumberland County to Yarmouth. Joan McArthur-Blair, NSCC President, commends both levels of government for recognizing the critical role post-secondary institutions play in the provincial economy.
"These projects will accomplish exactly what the Knowledge Infrastructure Program intends," says Joan McArthur-Blair, President of NSCC. "They will provide Nova Scotia’s learners with facilities that are equipped to deliver the leading-edge skills-training that the provincial economy demands and create work in local communities at a time when economic stimulus is very much needed."
About NSCC
NSCC is a vibrant post-secondary institution committed to building Nova Scotia's economy and quality of life through education and innovation. NSCC offers over 100 programs in five academic schools that reflect the labour market needs and opportunities of the provincial economy, and serves the province through a network of 13 campuses. According to NSCC's most recent survey of graduates (2008), 92 per cent of NSCC graduates are employed; 88 per cent in their field of study.
For More Information:
Stacey Baillie
Manager - Media & External Relations, NSCC
p: (902) 491-6781
Natalie Kenrick
Communications Specialist - Media & External Relations, NSCC
p: (902) 491-2213
Michelle Hynes-Dawson
Communications Specialist - Media & External Relations, NSCC
p: (902) 491-4899
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