Selkirk College

Selkirk College
MottoBest of all, inquire
TypePublic
Established1966
Endowment$34,891,007 [1]
ChairMargaret Sutherland [2]
PresidentMaggie Matear
Students1,239 FTE 2022-2023 [3]
Location
West Kootenay and Boundary regions in British Columbia: Castlegar, Nelson (4 campuses), Trail, Nakusp, Grand Forks, and Kaslo
Colours   Gold & maroon
AffiliationsCICan
Websitewww.selkirk.ca
Castlegar Campus courtyard

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 FTE 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]

  1. ^ "SELKIRK COLLEGE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" (PDF). Government of British Columbia. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Board Members". Selkik College. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Full-Time Equivalent Enrolments at B.C. Public Post-Secondary Institutions". Government of British Columbia. 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Training, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills. "Find an Institution - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Lennie, Storrm (September 7, 2023). "Housing shortage leaves Selkirk College students struggling to find accommodation". MyKootenayNow. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Full-Time Equivalent Enrolments at B.C. Public Post-Secondary Institutions". Government of British Columbia. 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Post-Secondary Central Data Warehouse Standard Reports May 2023 Data Submission Headcount Totals" (PDF). Government of British Columbia. Retrieved September 9, 2023.