Associate of Arts - AA in Geography North Island College (NIC) Ucluelet

Geography is a broad discipline that integrates knowledge from a wide variety of fields to make sense of the world. Geographers study both the human and physical features of Earth and although they view the world from many different perspectives, the spatial and ecological perspectives are at the core of the discipline.

The spatial perspective examines the whereness of ideas, processes, and events, why they happen where they do, and why we should care about them. The ecological perspective examines our relationship with the natural world, how it impacts us and how we impact it. The emphasis on an ecological perspective is why geography is considered an environmental discipline.

North Island College (NIC) has served the West Coast of Vancouver Island for more than 40 years with its tutors traveling to students in Tofino, Bamfield, Ahousaht, and Ucluelet.

Today, NIC's services have been more accessible through the Ucluelet Center, which provides classrooms and technology-based access to business, health care, university transfer, and adult basic education courses.

The center's location not only improves students' access but also helps them connect with the NIC community, their instructors, support staff, and fellow learners.

NIC believes that gaining the ability to pursue education in the comforts of one's home while being part of a supportive community is the key to a student's success.