Selkirk College Explained

Selkirk College
Motto:	Best of all, inquire
Established:	1966
Type:	Public
Endowment:	$34,891,007 ^[1]
Chair:	Margaret Sutherland ^[2]
President:	Maggie Matear
Students:	1,239 2022-2023 ^[3]
Colours:	Gold & maroon

Selkirk College is a public^[4] college founded in 1966 with its main campus in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. The college has student housing at its Castlegar and Nelson campuses. Students frequently struggle to find accommodation.^[5] The college has seen shrinking enrolment for the past seven years, dropping from 1,987 students in 2015/16 to 1,239 in 2022/23.^[6] International students currently account for 11% of total student headcount, a decrease of 3% over the past five years, the lowest rate for a public BC college. Indigenous students comprise 8% of total student numbers.^[7]

Campuses

Selkirk College has eight campuses and learning centres across the West Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary regions:

• Castlegar Campus
• Grand Forks Campus
• Kaslo Learning Centre
• Nakusp Learning Centre
• Silver King Campus
• Tenth Street Campus
• Trail Campus
• Victoria Street Campus

Programs

Selkirk currently has 1,239 students^[8] in eight locations and offers a variety of academic, career, vocational and technical programs.^[9] Programs are offered part-time, full-time and online through the following schools of study:

• School of the Arts
• School of Academic Upgrading & Development
• School of Business
• School of Environment & Geomatics
• School of Health & Human Services
• School of Hospitality & Tourism
• School of Industry & Trades Training
• Selkirk International
• School of University Arts & Sciences

Student life

Local arts, culture and heritage

Students of Selkirk College have access to a variety of local arts, culture and heritage facilities within the municipalities of Castlegar, Grand Forks, Kaslo, Nelson, Rossland and Trail. Museums and galleries include the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, Kootenay Gallery, Langham Cultural Centre, Oxygen Art Centre, Quoynary Canada Rossland Art Gallery, Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre, Touchstones Museum, and VISAC Gallery.

On campus recreation

• Clubs, fitness classes and drop-in sports are offered within both Selkirk gymnasiums (located on the Castlegar and Tenth Street Campus).
• An extensive walking trail system surrounds the Castlegar Campus. The campus is also home to a gymnasium that houses a climbing wall, squash court, and weight room.
• The Mary Hall building on Nelson's Tenth Street Campus includes a gymnasium, weight room, and Cube Climbing Centre.

Student housing

Selkirk College currently has two student housing buildings that can collectively house 209 students. Student housing at the Castlegar Campus offers 100 beds and Nelson's Tenth Street Campus offers 109 beds. A new student housing development has been confirmed to commence in 2022.^[10] A new building at the Castlegar Campus will provide 112 new beds, and 36 beds will be offered in a new building on the Silver King Campus in Nelson.

Notable alumni

• Kiesza,^{[11] [12]} musician
• Mitch Merrett,^[13] record producer
• Roz Nay, novelist.

See also

• List of institutes and colleges in British Columbia
• List of universities in British Columbia
• Higher education in British Columbia
• Education in Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: SELKIRK COLLEGE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS . Government of British Columbia . 9 September 2023.
2. Web site: Board Members . Selkik College . 9 September 2023.
3. Web site: 2023 . Full-Time Equivalent Enrolments at B.C. Public Post-Secondary Institutions . 9 September 2023 . Government of British Columbia.
4. Web site: Training . Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills . Find an Institution - Province of British Columbia . 2024-08-20 . www2.gov.bc.ca.
5. News: Lennie . Storrm . Housing shortage leaves Selkirk College students struggling to find accommodation . 9 September 2023 . MyKootenayNow . 7 Sep 2023.
6. Web site: 2023 . Full-Time Equivalent Enrolments at B.C. Public Post-Secondary Institutions . 9 September 2023 . Government of British Columbia.
7. Web site: Post-Secondary Central Data Warehouse Standard Reports May 2023 Data Submission Headcount Totals . Government of British Columbia . 9 September 2023.
8. Web site: 2023 . Full-Time Equivalent Enrolments at B.C. Public Post-Secondary Institutions . 9 September 2023 . Government of British Columbia.
9. http://selkirk.ca/about-us/about-selkirk/academic-schools Selkirk College list of programs
10. Web site: Province Announces $24 Million for Selkirk College Student Housing. October 13, 2021.
11. Web site: Self-styled and self-titled. Calgary Herald. Postmedia. April 19, 2014. December 30, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140818043435/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=014ae639-be2f-4501-8051-9f497c72a434&sponsor=. August 18, 2014.
12. Web site: Kiesza. Kiesza. selkirk.ca. Selkir College. April 19, 2014.
13. Web site: Mitch Merrett. Mitch Merrett. selkirk.ca. Selkirk College. April 19, 2014.