Graduates from various programs were ushered into the main hall of the Civic Centre Thursday (May 19) amidst drumming, dancing and a room full of loved ones to receives their diplomas from the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT). The class of 2016 numbers about 97 graduates, and NVIT president Ken Tourand said the number of full-time students they had was 103.5 per cent of their target.
“This year our target was 538 full time equivalents and we ended up with 556,” Tourand said. The total number of students taking classes at NVIT this past school year in communities across the province was 1,444 with 466 (32 per cent) taking classes in Merritt.
