{"id":158657,"date":"2025-10-22T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/10\/22\/coast-mountain-college-to-close-hazelton-campus\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:59:00","slug":"coast-mountain-college-to-close-hazelton-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interior-news.com\/2025\/10\/22\/coast-mountain-college-to-close-hazelton-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Mountain College to close Hazelton campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coast Mountain College is permanently closing their&nbsp;Hazelton campus on June 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Closing the Hazelton campus was a really difficult decision but, with finite resources, it made economic sense to focus bricks and mortar operations on three robust campuses: Prince Rupert, Terrace, and Smithers,&rdquo; said Dr. Laurie Waye, President and CEO. &ldquo;Rather than having a dedicated campus in the Hazelton area, the college will offer courses in this region in other ways.&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the college&#39;s announcement on Sept. 5 about the need&nbsp;to reduce annual expenditures by $4 million to prepare for future years without the same levels of revenues from international student tuition from previous years.<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director, External Relations Heather Bastin said the Hazelton campus has had declining student enrolment for a number of years now, so staffing and maintaining it created overhead costs that can be better used for training delivered in more economical ways in this region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The college said it will continue to provide educational opportunities in Hazelton through community spaces on an as-needed basis. 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