Arctic College receives $150,000 from RBC to establish a Nunavut-based Bachelor of Applied Business Administration in Accounting Degree program Featured
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Arctic College President Michael Shouldice joined Nunavut Finance Minister Keith Peterson and Bruce Mackenzie, RBC president for the Territories at Nunatta Campus on July 26, 2011. The Royal Bank of Canada presented the College with $150,000 to establish the first Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree program in Canada's North.
Jamie Bell
(Iqaluit, NU, July 26, 2011) - Nunavut Arctic College and RBC are teaming up to establish a new, Nunavut-based Bachelor of Applied Business Administration in Accounting Degree program. RBC, through its charitable foundation, will contribute $150,000 to help develop the program, the first of its kind in the North.
“RBC believes that investing in education is one of the most important things we do. By helping to fund the Bachelor of Applied Business Administration in Accounting degree program we are investing in the next generation of business leaders and contributing to the communities where we live and work,” says Bruce MacKenzie, regional president for RBC, Alberta and the Territories. “We are very excited about the opportunities that this northern program will provide.”
The new program will be offered as a continuation of the College’s existing two-year Management Studies Diploma. Management Studies is a general management program intended to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for students who want to start administrative and management careers in business, government and non-profit organizations.
“We’re very grateful to RBC for their support in establishing this innovative, new program,” said Nunavut Arctic College President Michael Shouldice. “Their support will greatly contribute to providing Nunavut with additional financial management resources and capacity for our Private and public sectors.”
Delivery of the new Business Administration in Accounting program is expected to begin in the 2012-2013 academic year.
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For further information contact:
Fiona Buchan-Corey
Dean, Kitikmeot Campus
Nunavut Arctic College
Office: 867-983-4107
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www.arcticcollege.ca
Nicole Fisher
Advisor, Corporate Communications
RBC
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