Enrollment at Nova Scotia Community College campuses across the province is holding steady
NSCC Strait Campus
for the 2021-22 academic year. NSCC officials say as of October first, there were 10,101 students in certificate, diploma, advanced diploma and graduate certificate programs. At the Strait Area Campus in Port Hawkesbury, NSCC welcomed 590 students, 589 students were at the school at this same time last year. The Pictou Campus in Stellarton had 540 students, up 11 per cent from its enrollment last year of 487 students.
Over the course of the full academic year, it is expected NSCC will welcome more than 18,000 students through its 2021-22 course offerings. The college expects to have more than 130 programs.
Admission offers for the 2022-23 academic year will begin early next month. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to increase the likelihood of being accepted into their program of choice.
As for StFX University in Antigonish, they saw enrollment hit 1907 as of October 1, which is up by 12.7 per cent compared to last year. Direct from high school enrollment is up 12.3 per cent compared to last year.