New student residence opens at NSCC’s Ivany campus in Dartmouth

The Nova Scotia Community College has officially opened the third of seven promised on-campus housing projects at its waterfront campus in Dartmouth.

A new student residence at the Nova Scotia Community College’s Ivany campus in Dartmouth, N.S., is now complete and ready to welcome students this fall.

The facility, which overlooks Halifax Harbour, officially opened Wednesday. It will have space for 200 NSCC students in September.

The residence offers one-bedroom suites, including barrier-free options, as well as shared three- and four-bedroom suites. The suites include a washroom, kitchen area and furniture, while the apartment-style suites also include a shared common space.

Utilities, including heat, power, water and internet, are included, along with in-house laundry facilities.

“These safe, modern new spaces next to the campus are available for our first residents this fall thanks to the incredible investment of the provincial government,” said NSCC President Don Bureaux in a news release, who noted the residence is ready to open on schedule and on budget.

The project cost $58.6 million.

There are currently 2,537 students enrolled at the Ivany campus. The college says NSCC students at other metro campuses can apply for housing at the new facility, but priority will be given to students studying at the Ivany campus.

The Nova Scotia government has announced 618 new student housing spaces at NSCC campuses across the province since 2021.

The Pictou campus in Stellarton and the Akerley campus in Dartmouth both opened student housing facilities in September 2024.

Plans are also in the works for student residences at the following campuses:

• Cumberland campus in Springhill
• Kingstec campus in Kentville
• Lunenburg campus in Bridgewater
• Institute of Technology in Halifax

“Supporting student housing helps Nova Scotians stay here and frees up more housing in the surrounding communities,” said Advanced Education Minister Brendan Maguire in Wednesday’s release.

The province promised to build more on-campus housing as part of its five-year housing plan.

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