NSCC Housing Projects Complete in Stellarton and Dartmouth

Jul 22, 2024 | Local News

Two new Nova Scotia Community College on-campus housing projects are complete, including one in Stellarton.

On Monday, Nova Scotia Premier and Picotu East MLA Tim Houston toured the facility at the NSCC Pictou campus in Stellarton, which will be home to 50 students.

NSCC’s new on-campus housing features accessible rooms like this one at the NSCC Pictou campus. (Communications Nova Scotia)

Houston stated he is thrilled these two facilities were completed on time and will be ready to welcome 150 students in Stellarton and Dartmouth in September. The two projects were announced in November, 2022.

An aerial view of the NSCC Pictou campus housing project in Stellarton; it will open to 50 students this September. (Communications Nova Scotia)

Don Bureaux, president of Nova Scotia Community College, called it a great day for the area and the NSCC.

The 24,000 square foot Pictou County project will feature 50 beds. The price tag on the project is around $16.1 million.

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