---
title: "UNBC or CNC? And where do students live? | Prince George"
description: "UNBC is the university and CNC is the college; both have campus housing. Off campus, students look for places on a direct bus route."
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markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/students-unbc-cnc.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:01:06.224Z
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# UNBC or CNC? And where do students live?

UNBC is the university (degrees, graduate programs, medicine with UBC); CNC is the college (diplomas, trades, university transfer, health programs). Both have campus housing; off campus, students look for places on a direct bus route to campus.

Checked October 1, 2026. Numbers update on their own.

Compare programs, wait lists and costs on each school’s site. For housing, apply to campus residence early, then look along the routes that run straight to campus: our newcomer and student page lists them from the live transit schedule, with the neighbourhoods they serve. StudentAid BC covers loans and grants.

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## Official sources

- [University of Northern British Columbia](https://www.unbc.ca/) Link checked October 14, 2026
- [College of New Caledonia](https://cnc.bc.ca/) Link checked October 14, 2026
- [StudentAid BC](https://studentaidbc.ca/) Link checked October 14, 2026

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- **id**: students-unbc-cnc
- **theme**: 29
- **topic**: work
- **topicLabel**: Work, school and child care
- **question**: UNBC or CNC? And where do students live?
- **also**: Nursing at CNC or UNBC, Student accommodation
- **short**: UNBC is the university (degrees, graduate programs, medicine with UBC); CNC is the college (diplomas, trades, university transfer, health programs). Both have campus housing; off campus, students look for places on a direct bus route to campus.
- **answer**: Compare programs, wait lists and costs on each school’s site. For housing, apply to campus residence early, then look along the routes that run straight to campus: our newcomer and student page lists them from the live transit schedule, with the neighbourhoods they serve. StudentAid BC covers loans and grants.
- **facts**: _none_
- **checked**: 2026-10-01
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/students-unbc-cnc/>

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| Newcomers and students | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/move/newcomers/ |
| Schools and post-secondary | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/schools-and-post-secondary/ |
| Next bus | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/next-bus/ |


#### official

| label | url | linkOk | linkCheckedAt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| University of Northern British Columbia | https://www.unbc.ca | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |
| College of New Caledonia | https://cnc.bc.ca | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |
| StudentAid BC | https://studentaidbc.ca/ | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |

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