Celebrating the grand opening of Sydney Waterfront Campus

Oct. 17, 2024 – Media Release

Sydney, NS – Members of the community and surrounding businesses are invited to the grand opening of the new NSCC Sydney Waterfront Campus. There will be campus tours starting every 15 minutes from the main entrance lobby. Enjoy refreshments, cultural entertainment, giveaways and demonstrations in the state-of-the-art trade shops, labs and classrooms.

What: Grand opening of NSCC Sydney Waterfront Campus
When: October 18, 2024, from 10 am – 2 pm
Who: All members of the community are invited
Where: Sydney Waterfront Campus, 500 Esplanade, Sydney. Building B, main entrance lobby.

Sydney Waterfront Campus
Sydney Waterfront Campus welcomed its first students in September 2024. Built with sustainability and accessibility top of mind, the campus offers over 30 diverse programs, new technologies, new features and enhanced spaces. Programming is delivered across the areas of business, trades and transportation, technology and environment, access, education and language, and health and human services.

Students at Sydney Waterfront Campus learn in a bright, beautiful space that includes a cultural commons area, an open atrium with seating for studying and socializing, and a presentation theatre.

About Nova Scotia Community College

NSCC is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded territory and traditional homeland of the Mi’kmaq Nation. This land is governed by the treaties of Peace and Friendship, which the Mi’kmaq and the British Crown first signed in 1726. The College is committed to building Nova Scotia's economy and quality of life through education and innovation, transforming Nova Scotia one learner at a time. NSCC offers more than 140 career-oriented programs throughout the province at our 14 campuses, including our online eCampus. Programs are offered through five academic schools – Access, Education and Language; Business and Creative Industries; Health and Human Services; Technology and Environment; and Trades and Transportation. These reflect Nova Scotia’s labour market needs and opportunities. An annual survey of NSCC graduates shows that 92% are employed one year after graduation, most in their field of study, with 93% of those employed living and working in Nova Scotia.

For more information

Katie Gordon, NSCC Communications Advisor
 902-220-5568