College opens doors to future students
One of the great things about being young is you have your whole life ahead of you, and you can be whatever you want.
For Welland’s Taylor Ross she’s currently choosing between border security and culinary. Luckily, those two diverse career paths can both begin right in her own backyard. A second-year university student looking to transfer, Ross visited the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus of Niagara College on Saturday with her sister Meagan, a Grade 12 student, and parents Monique and Mike. The college’s two campuses held their annual fall open house Saturday, welcoming 2,000 visitors. “We love this day. We love being able to meet people,” said Dorita Pentesco, the college’s marketing and student recruitment director.
The college holds open houses in the fall and spring, inviting visitors to tour the Welland and NOTL campuses. While many are families of Grade 12 students considering their future options, Pentesco said they also welcome people looking at a second career, younger kids just beginning to think about life after high school and even local residents curious about what goes on at the college.
There did seem to be one trend, Pentesco said. “There are increasing numbers of people from outside of Niagara.”
Pentesco said that’s a sign the college’s reputation is spreading.
Visitors could learn about all the college’s 130-plus programs, talk to faculty and students, and visit buildings like the new teaching distillery, its brewery and greenhouse.