New Brunswick Community College seeks aboriginal students – CBC

Nov 13, 2015

About 4% of enrolment in system now comes from First Nations in province

The New Brunswick Community College has seen a marked increase in the number of aboriginal students in recent years and is taking steps to see that trend continue.

The college says four per cent of its students are now from First Nations, which account for 3.1 per cent of the province’s population, according to the 2011 census.

Marilyn Luscombe, the NBCC president, says it’s vital the trend of more First Nations students continues.

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