Early Childhood Education Minister Becky Druhan announced plans for new student housing at NSCC Lunenburg in Bridgewater. Photo: Evan Taylor.
The Nova Scotia Government announced plans on Tuesday to build student housing units at four NSCC campuses across the province providing accommodation for around 270 students.
The four campuses set to get new housing include Springhill, Kingstec campus in Kentville, Lunenburg campus in Bridgewater and the Institute of Technology in Halifax.
The Springhill and Lunenburg campuses are expected to have about 40 beds each, Kingstec will have about 90 beds and the Institute of Technology will have about 100 beds.
Making the announcement in Halifax Advanced Education Minister Brian Wong explained that these projects are in addition to 3 others already underway.
“Taking action to deliver more housing options will help students study in their community of choice,” said Minister Wong. “We are delighted to partner with NSCC to create hundreds more spaces for students on campus and open up more housing options in these communities. With more options available, students will choose to study, build a life and a career in communities all across Nova Scotia.”
In Bridgewater, Early Childhood Education Minister echoed Minister Wong’s statements saying some potential students decide not to attend NSCC due to a lack of housing, “We know that there are people out there now that would love to learn a new skill or trade that’s desperately needed in our province, but many chose not to take that step due to a lack of housing,”.
The planning of the four projects announced on Tuesday are still in the early stages with the province unwilling to provide details on things like cost, timeframe or designs at this time.
Minister Druhan did however indicate that the projects are all intended to be on campus, where students will be easily able to walk to classes without the need for transportation.
