Founded: 1975 Total Students: 7,700+
Int. Students: 195+
Overview
Coast Mountain College, previously Northwest Community College (NWCC), is an accredited post-secondary institution that serves the rich and diverse communities and learners of BC’s beautiful northwest region.
Established in 1975 in Terrace, BC, Coast Mountain College has five regional campuses serving 34 communities, 21 of which are First Nations communities. The college provides students with innovative programs that lead to sustainable careers for people in the north. Our campuses are located in Hazelton, Haida Gwaii, Smithers, Prince Rupert and Terrace.
CMTN offers college access programs; small class sizes; health and human services programs; online programs; university credit programs; trades foundation and apprenticeship programs. Coast Mountain College also offers innovative and flexible mobile training, reaching communities beyond its campuses.
Coast Mountain College aims to be the college of choice for experiential, place-based learning, allowing students to learn both in the classroom and in the spectacular outdoor spaces that are so unique to this part of Canada.
Prince Rupert Campus
Prince Rupert’s Coast Mountain College campus boasts a spectacular location on an inner harbour on the north coast. A mild marine air keeps the temperatures moderate throughout the year.
Our world-renowned Applied Coastal Ecology program at the Prince Rupert campus graduates citizens ready to start their careers in coastal natural resources management and ecosystem restoration. With a heavy emphasis on field studies, our programs continually bring theory to life through experiential learning.
Coast Mountain College offers a variety of full time programming in Prince Rupert that includes University courses and associate degrees. There are also diploma and certificate options to study business and social and human sciences and a wide variety of flexible career and college preparation courses. Short-term continuing studies, online and workforce-ready certificates are offered too.
Intensive summer field school programs combine a full semester of learning into just a few weeks where students experience northwest BC’s incredible history, culture and environment.
Through local partnerships with school districts and industry we offer trades training at our Prince Rupert campus through our regular timetabled programming and on a contract basis.
Located downtown Prince Rupert at 353-5th Street, our 12 million dollar campus is designed as two buildings with an interconnecting link and consists of 19 classrooms, two computer labs, two science labs and the innovation lab.
Community gatherings are often hosted at the multi-purpose room, where the floor to ceiling windows let in the sunshine
The campus is busy with the large library, multiple seminar rooms, trades facilities, a Learning Resource Centre, student lounge with associated offices, and administrative and service spaces.
Campus Detail
Main Campus Address
353 5 St, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3L6, Canada
