Thirty more beds coming for NVIT students with young families
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MERRITT, B.C. — Students with young families at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) will soon have more access to on-campus housing in Merritt.
In a news release issued Friday (June 21) morning, B.C.’s Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills announced NVIT’s student housing project will include two, six-unit townhouses for families, with a mix of two- and three-bedroom units to accommodate as many as 30 students and family members. The project comes after the university received $19.6 million in provincial funding.
The province says this will bring the total number of student beds on the NVIT Merritt campus to 110, with 80 student spaces for single students already on campus.
“People often put their education on hold to raise their family, delaying them from getting the skills they need to access good jobs and build a better future,” Lisa Beare, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, says. “By creating dedicated student family housing at NVIT’s Merritt Campus, students can commit to their studies without the worry of where to call home during the school year while also remaining close to their loved ones.”
