NIAGARA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Niagara College kicks off new academic year with strong enrolment, new facilities

Niagara College is ready to usher in a new academic year with more than 10,000 students projected to begin their studies after Labour Day - including close to 5,000 new students - along with a full slate of activities and new facilities to welcome them.

"We look forward to welcoming our new and returning students and providing them with an outstanding start to the new academic year," said College president Dan Patterson, PhD. "We are also excited to unveil several new facilities that will enrich learning environments on our campuses and enhance student life for many years to come."

New facilities

Students will kick off the fall term with newly renovated study spaces at both campuses. The Glynn Family Library and Learning Commons at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus, as well as the Eva M. Lewis Library and Learning Commons at the Welland Campus have been renovated, featuring new and additional seating, as well as flexible space to accommodate individual and collaborative work.

September will mark the grand opening of the Marotta Family Innovation Complex at the Niagara-on-the Lake Campus. The new four-storey $18.25-million complex includes new research areas that expand the College's Canadian Food and Wine Institute Innovation Centre (CFWI IC) and classrooms, in addition to a fitness centre and gymnasium which opened in September 2018.

Renovations are also underway at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus that will provide new and updated spaces for NC's Student Administrative Council, International offices, and Indigenous Education. The new NCSAC offices and International offices are expected to open the week of September 23, while new facilities for Indigenous Education will open in November.

Construction crews have been busy over the summer months to complete extensive road realignment and repave parking lots at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus, to create additional parking spaces, make better use of available land, and aid in navigation.

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