The North Island College Board of Governors has voted to suspend 15 programs following a formal review process known as the Expedited Program Impact Assessment, or EPIA.

Board chair Nancy Arsenault says the decision was carefully considered, based on enrolment data, financial efficiency, employment outcomes, and alignment with the college’s provincial mandate.

She says the Board also weighed community input, budget pressures, and directives from the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.

The following programs are affected:

Continuing Education and Training

• Adventure Guiding Certificate
• Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate

Arts, Science and Management

• Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing
• Global Business Management Post-Graduate Diploma
• Digital Design and Development Post-Graduate Certificate
• Digital Design and Development Post-Graduate Diploma
• Web and Mobile Application Development Diploma
• Web Design Fundamentals Certificate
• Advanced Digital Design and Development Diploma
• Android Application Development Certificate
• Fine Arts Diploma

Trades and Technology

• Coastal Forestry Diploma
• Coastal Forestry Certificate
• Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate

Health and Human Services

• Human Services Diploma

NIC stresses that a suspension is not the same as a cancellation. Under college policy, suspended programs stop accepting new students and are removed from the academic calendar for up to two years.

During that time, each program will be reviewed to determine whether it should be revised, reimagined, or re-evaluated for the future.

NIC says completion plans will be developed for every suspended program to ensure existing students can finish their studies.

Those plans will outline course requirements, timelines, and possible alternative pathways to complete credentials.

NIC says the review was driven in part by significant declines in international student enrolment following federal policy changes, along with a provincial directive to ensure long-term sustainability and better alignment with labour market demand.

For more information, visit North Island College.