NWC Selected AGAIN as Best Post-Secondary in the 2026 BOB Awards

North Battleford, SK – The results are in! North West College (NWC) was recognized as the Best Post-Secondary Institution/College in the 2026 Best of the Best (BOB) Awards. This is the second year in a row that NWC has received this award, highlighting the important work of the college in our communities. The annual BOB Awards run by BattlefordsNOW is a collection of the many local gems in our community that deserve highlights for their contributions to local culture, community, and industry. You can find the full list of winners for 2026 along with previous year’s winners at https://battlefordsnow.com/bob-awards.

This year NWC was up against several other fantastic educational institutions in the Post-Secondary category. We are thankful that the BOB Awards provide an avenue for recognition of the work that we are all engaged in to improve opportunities for advancement in our communities. NWC is proud to work collaboratively with all our local educational institutions to offer the very best education close to home.

“It is an honor to be recognized with this award, and receiving it for the second year in a row underscores the important role that North West College provides as the primary post-secondary educational and skills training institution for the Battlefords and Meadow Lake communities” said North West College President and CEO Dr. Eli Ahlquist.

NWC is proud to offer opportunities for skills development in our communities with affordable tuition rates, programs offering strong employment outcomes for our alumni, a generous scholarship program, as well as opportunities for employers to support employees in upskilling. If you are interested in partnering with NWC to meet your business or organization’s training and professional development needs, reach out to our Business Development Coordinators for further information and discussion.

“Receiving the BOB Award again this year demonstrates the kind of support from our communities here on campus and beyond that we are fortunate to receive” said North West College Vice-President of Marketing and Student Experience Dr. Priscilla Lothian. “We take our role as a regionally focused educational institution seriously and are always looking for ways to respond to community needs as a collaborative partner with local industry and community groups.”

If you are looking for opportunities for employee recruitment or charitable giving, NWC can initiate branded scholarships targeting programs of interest to your industry with matching dollars from the Government of Saskatchewan to increase your scholarship’s impact. Reach out to Kris Jones at kris.jones@northwestcollege.ca for more information.

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North West College operates two primary campuses and 21 learning centres throughout the North West region of the province. Responding to the needs of students and local industry, for more than four decades, North West College has delivered training and services to facilitate growth in the communities it serves. The college offers programs in trades, health and community services, academic upgrading and university transfers. It has campuses in North Battleford and Meadow Lake and provides programming for 30 communities, including 20 First Nations communities, spread over 44,000 sq. km.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Kris Jones (he/him)
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Phone: 306 -937-5128
Email: kris.jones@northwestcollege.ca