[citation needed] In 1967, Niagara College’s Welland Campus was established in response to the provincial initiative to create many such institutions, providing career-oriented diploma and certificate courses, as well as continuing education programs.

In the early 19th century, the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus was the site of the Black Swamp, through which Laura Secord traveled on her way to warn British Lieutenant FitzGibbon of a surprise attack by American forces.

Housed on the Maid of the Mist Campus in Niagara Falls, the TIDC serves as a dedicated industry development and training resource for the hospitality and tourism sector.

The redevelopment project was designed to increase capacity in programs that serve key industries in Niagara, including skilled trades, technology, winery and viticulture and hospitality and tourism, while providing much-needed improvements to aging facilities.

The project was also a response to the college’s growth, including a 10.1 percent increase in total enrolment for the fall 2008 term.

[7] The lawsuit claimed students were misled into thinking their Niagara College diploma qualified them for work permits.

[9] 2016 saw Canadian higher-education institutions called out for abandoning academic ethics and standards to enroll foreign students.

[15] Late that year Niagara College settled the class-action lawsuit[16] filed by their international students for $3 million dollars.

This is all located at the 114-acre Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus, which also houses 40 acres of teaching vineyards, a greenhouse, chef’s gardens, horticultural features across campus and the ecological initiatives along the Wetland Ridge Trail (which joins the Bruce Trail of the adjacent UN designated world biosphere reserve of the Niagara Escarpment).

The Welland Campus has programs in broadcasting, acting for film and television, communications, health and community studies, early childhood education, and policing.

[24] The college is currently establishing a "national centre of excellence" in tourism, hospitality and business innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A special foundation year studies program is designed to set students up for success by teaching them English communications, entrepreneurship and computer.

[26][27] The Maid of the Mist Campus previously housed the Tourism Industry Development Centre, a hub of services dedicated to the Niagara Region’s hospitality and tourism industry, and the Job Connect Program Niagara College Jobs and Training.

Lunch and dinners were prepared by the Level I Cook Apprentice students under the supervision of the chefs of Niagara Culinary Institute.

International university partners can be found in New York State, Michigan, New Hampshire, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Chile.

[29] Full-time faculty at Niagara College (Canada) are represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) local 242.