Student housing is starting to take shape quickly at the Comox Valley campus at North Island College.

“It’s pretty exciting watching it go up,” said Chris Udy, NIC Director of Capital Planning and Projects.

“It goes up so quickly.”

Work began in mid-March to raise the walls at the new Student Housing Commons, and progress is already visible.

Once complete, NIC’s student housing buildings will provide 217 beds for students, including 157 in a larger building and 60 for students with families in a separate building, as well as common spaces throughout the site.

It is designed to be an inclusive, accessible, Indigenized, welcoming space to make all students, including those with families, feel connected.

The Student Housing Commons is scheduled to open for September 2025

To learn more, visit North Island College.