Applications to Northern College climb by 24 per cent.

More and more potential students have been seeking out Northern College for fall 2009, driving up applications by 24 per cent thus far. In response, the school has raised the cap for its Electrical Engineering Technician/Technology program from 54 seats to 72 so as to accommodate the growing number of applicants.

This increase is being credited in part to the growing number of people making use of the province's Second Career program, which provides financial assistance to allow laid-off workers to be retrained under a new career path. Other factors for this increase include the continued strength of Northern College's Health Sciences and Environmental Technician programs.