Over 200 Students Graduate From CNC
Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 5:41 PM
CNC’s Class of 2012
Prince George, B.C. – The College of New Caledonia held its 2012 convocation ceremony this afternoon at CN Centre.
224 graduates walked across the stage to accept their parchment. That included members of CNC’s first class from the Mining Industry Certificate program, made up of students from Fort St. James. Students received certificates and diplomas from a number of other college programs, including business and management, academic foundation and human services, health sciences, technologies and trades.
CNC President John Bowman told those gathered that the college graduates have what it takes to succeed, whether the next step if further education and training, or into the work force. He says the college community is very proud of their hard work and dedication to learning. Bowman says “this is a major personal achievement and a huge milestone for them.”
President Bowman presented Medical laboratory technology student Jacqueline Schellenberg with the Governor-General’s Academic Collegiate Bronze Medal, awarded to the CNC student who achieves the highest overall average upon graduation from a diploma level, post-secondary program. She had a perfect 4.33 GPA.
The Lieutenant-Governor’s Silver Medal, given to a person who excels in their studies and has contributed to the life of their institution or community, was awarded to Early childhood education student Elena Norris. She also had a perfect 4.33 GPA.
The final award was the Mary John Award of Excellence, presented annually to a CNC student who strives to live with dignity while serving others and the community. That honour went to Burton Alexis.
The convocation ceremony at CNC’s Quesnel campus will be held June 21st.
Comments
Put guards at all train stations, airports, bus depots and have highway checks to see these people don’t leave Crater City.
“224 graduates walked across the stage to accept their parchment.”
The headline states: “Over 200 Students Graduate From CNC”
Both are likely accurate.
What is the missing information? Simple. We have not been informend how many people actually graduated from CNC this spring or this year. There are many programs of various lengths: certificate programs that are a few weeks or months long as well as programs such as GIS that are post diploma programs (one has to have a two year diploma in order to enter, if they still run that program.
I suspect that the actual number who graduate in a year is at least twice the headline number.
If the College does not release such annual numbers at the time of such ceremonies, I think they ought to.
http://www.cnc.bc.ca/__shared/assets/Graduate_Report_2010-201121252.pdf
That is a list of the number of certificates awarded at CNC for each of the last 5 years.
2010/2011 … 1021 total …. each one is a “graduate” of a program.
Again, I fail to understand why CNC does not celebrate that fact when such graduation exercises are promoted in the community. The College has never done that. When will they learn to give others the respect that those who are here get?
I had a quickie lunch and a hand shake at our “grad” from cnc. 2 ppl got jobs in our studies and the rest of us left to roam..My daughter could attend this fall, but I am choosing another college for her. Not impressed with cnc at all. Some of my instructors, were, well, less than qualified…just stating a fact. I faired out well in a well paying job, but a 180 degree turn from the education that I payed for.
“a 180 degree turn from the education that I payed for”
Not unusual at all. The fact that you fared well eventually in a well paying job is the key. One can never discount what circumstances added to an individual getting a good job.
These days one cannot expect to stay in the same vocation for a lifetime unless one is educated in a few remaining trades and professions.
“My daughter could attend this fall, but I am choosing another college for her”
If she does not know what she is interested in, any college or university will do.
If she is interested in something like Dental Hygiene, Med Lab Tech, etc. CNC will be as good as any other.
Remember, the key to an education is the interest in learning, not the teaching. Sure, some teachers can be inspirational. However, a teacher who is inspirational to one person may not be inspirational to another. So, it may very well be the luck of the draw.
The best part of “sending” an offspring to another college is often that they are on their own for the first time and learn who they are, what they want out of life and gives them direction that they wish to follow. It is the start of the next phase in their lives.
I used the College Of New Caledonia twice in my lifetime. The first time was in 1968 when I took upgrading and Heavy Duty Mechanics. The skill that I learned kept me employed and I raised tow girls while earning a good wage. The second time I went to The College Of New Caledonia I took a Home Support Resident Care Attendant Cared Program. I learned how to coock and care fore the mentally challenged and physically handicaped. That was a serious game change but thanks to The College Of New Caledonia that vocation also provided a good paying job and an oportunity to become a useful member of society.
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