Cape Breton University Highlander

[Dixiecat]

Recently, the university went through a rebranding. First they were the College of Cape Breton (CCB), a satellite campus of St. Francis Xavier University. Once independent, they became the University College of Cape Breton (UCCB). Now they are simply Cape Breton University (CBU). But why should you care? I've mentioned in other threads the high percentage of Highland Scots that populated Cape Breton during the clearances and the living Celtic culture that remains there.

Slàinte,

Nathan

It's more than just a rebranding. In Canada, universities and colleges are specific entities. During the CCB era, the College operated as a satellite of St.FX with no autonomy or degree granting privileges. As UCCB, the University was semi-autonomous with the capability of granting degrees through St.FX. As UCB, the University will be able to grant it's own degrees. Congrats to UCB for the designation!

My daughter has just gone through the process of picking a university and the choice in this province is amazing. Nova Scotians love education and at one time had more universities per capita than any other province.