P.O. Box 550
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5E3
Canada

Nova Scotia Agricultural college provides students with the tools they need to make a difference. This Truro college takes a hands-on, highly interactive approach to learning that provides students not just with education but with experience.

For 100 years, NSAC has been educating students in the disciplines of science, agriculture and the environment. The institution integrates research into every facet of the educational experience, from state-of-the-art lab equipment to the leading researchers who not only teach but are active in their respective industries.

Class sizes are small, allowing instructors to personally mentor students. Instruction extends outside of the classroom at NSAC, where students apply academic principles in practical, real life situations. Nova Scotia Agricultural College helps students to give back to their own community and communities around the world. Through its international programs, the university has worked in many countries including Cambodia, Gambia, Ghana, Ethiopia, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Colombia, Jamaica and Estonia. Students at Nova Scotia Agricultural College not only get the benefit of a small college, but they are also able to learn from worldly professors.

Quick Facts

All entering students with an 80% average are guaranteed scholarships.

Undergraduate enrollment at Nova Scotia Agricultural College is just over 700 students, with around 660 full-time students. Graduate enrollment is around 70 students, the majority of whom are full-time.

Class sizes at NSAC average 12 students per instructor.

More than 60% of NSAC faculty and staff members have participated in international development initiatives either overseas or in canada.

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