Sydney is close to the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, the Alexander Graham Bell museum in Baddeck, the spectacular Cabot Trail, and the Bras d'Or lakes. There is also a Mi'kmaq Studies program, which offers courses in the language, history and culture of the First Nations people of Atlantic Canada. All programs offered at UCCB, including cooperative programs, are open to ISEP participants. Students are housed in double-occupancy rooms in campus residence halls. A meal plan at the cafeteria is provided.
Small classes provide individualized attention.
Distinctive campus setting amidst five lakes offers four seasons of recreational activities. The campus center, overlooking five lakes, is surrounded by 750 acres of scenic countryside. Winter here is cold but usually sunny. Students are active in winter sports, including Alpine and Nordic skiing and curling. Laurentian has evolved over the past 40 years from a small liberal arts college to a multi-faculty university.