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October 07, 2016

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Community College (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½) is building a strong college through engagement and innovation as demonstrated by the 2015-2016 Annual Report released this week.

ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’s 2015-2016 Annual Report highlights student success, strong relationships, innovative initiatives and steady stewardship of the publicly-funded college:

• 90% of 2014 graduates were employed one year after graduation; 90% of them in New Brunswick and the majority (83%) in fields related to their training.
• New agreements with partners have led to the creation of enhanced learning opportunities for our students both here at home and around the world.
• In addition to regular programs, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ delivered 33 contracts to 47 industry partners through customized and specialized training.
• The OASIS entrepreneurial mentorship program expanded to Moncton in 2015-2016 after a successful first year in Miramichi. It was recently launched at the Saint John Campus.
• ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ staff and students participated in nearly 160 community activities during two College-wide service days as part of the Robertson Institute for Community Leadership.
• ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’s first Aboriginal Gala was a celebration of Aboriginal learners and Aboriginal culture, raising $20,000 for bursaries.
• Six ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students and apprentices brought home medals from the 2016 Skills Canada national competition held in Moncton – ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’s best-ever performance.
• ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ completed the year ended March 31, 2016 with an excess of revenue over expenses of 2.1% of revenue. Most of that surplus will be applied to much needed deferred maintenance and capital needs and priorities. In addition, the Board of Governors approved a balanced budget for the coming year.

“This year’s annual report reflects the hard work and remarkable commitment of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’s team as we continue to deliver high quality post-secondary education,” said Luscombe. “From this strong foundation, we will soon launch ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’s next chapter. In the coming weeks as we begin to develop our next five-year strategic plan, we will be challenging ourselves to think in new ways - to consider what extraordinary success looks like for our College and our stakeholders and to prepare ourselves to seize new opportunities. We invite New Brunswickers to join us in these conversations.”

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Media contacts:
Michelle Willcott
Communications Officer, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
506.453.8194
michelle.willcott@nbcc.ca