Centennial College
Coordinates: 43°46′53.88″N 79°14′4.42″W / 43.7816333°N 79.2345611°W
| Centennial College | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1966 |
| Type | Public Community College of Applied Arts and Technology |
| President | Ann Buller |
| Students | 16,000 full-time; 22,000 part-time |
| Undergraduates | Available |
| Postgraduates | Available |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Green |
| Mascot | Colts |
| Affiliations | CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CBIE |
| Website | centennialcollege.ca |
Centennial College is the oldest publicly funded community college in Ontario. [1] It is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its four campuses are situated to serve the eastern portion of the Greater Toronto Area.[1] The enabling legislation is the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act. [2] Centennial College is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in Ontario.[1] Almost 100 ethno-cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus.[1] It offers more than 120 applied degree, diploma and certificate programs on a full- and part-time basis in business, communication arts, community and consumer services, science and engineering technology, health sciences and transportation.[1] Centennial College supports enrolments of 16,000 full-time students and 22,000 part-time learners annually.[3]
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[edit] History
Centennial College was the first to be opened in Ontario during the formation of the province's public college system in the 1960s. Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology were established on May 21, 1965 under the direction of the Hon. William Davis, Minister of Education. The system grew to encompass 24 public colleges serving 200 communities in the province today.
As Centennial College's first site, Warden Woods Campus opened its doors on October 17, 1966, with 514 students enrolled in 16 career-oriented programs including journalism, secretarial science and early childhood education. The campus made use of a decommissioned federal building that had been renovated to serve as a teaching institution. It evolved over the years to include the health/nutrition, hospitality, child studies and community services programs. In 1973, the Ontario government transferred responsibility for nursing education from the province’s hospitals to its colleges. Locally, the Scarborough Regional and the Toronto East General schools of nursing joined Centennial College to form the School of Health Sciences, based at Warden Woods Campus.
Centennial College grew rapidly, necessitating the establishment of additional campuses in the east end of Toronto to accommodate new programs and students. Warden Woods Campus closed in autumn of 2004 and was demolished thereafter to make way for a housing development. Most programs were relocated to the new Centennial Science and Technology Centre, which began operations the same year.
[edit] Campuses
Existing campuses are located at:
[edit] Centennial Science and Technology Centre
Located at 755 Morningside Avenue in the Morningside Avenue-Ellesmere Road area of Scarborough, this campus is commonly known as Morningside Campus. Centennial's newest campus opened in the summer of 2004 to house joint programs with the University of Toronto Scarborough. The campus is home to the health science and environmental science programs that the college offers. Popular programs include paramedic, nursing, practical nursing, pharmacy technician, environmental protection technology and biotechnology. Computer science and technology programs were moved to Progress Campus in September 2010 due to spacial issues.
[edit] Progress Campus
Progress Campus is Centennial's largest property, where approximately half of the college's students take classes. The programs offered at this campus, located at 941 Progress Avenue, near Markham Road and Highway 401 in Scarborough, are related to computer science and technology, business, and hospitality and tourism. Students in the latter often work for the Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre as hospitality staff in the student restaurant, Horizon's, or in the Student Centre kitchen run by the CCSAI. Progress Campus is the site of the new Library and Academic Facility, as well as the newly expanded Athletic and Wellness Centre, both of which opened in September of 2011.[4]
[edit] Ashtonbee Campus
Located at 75 Ashtonbee Road in Scarborough's Warden Avenue-Eglinton Avenue area, this campus is home to the largest training school for transportation technology in Canada.[1] In 1967, the Ontario government merged its Provincial Institute of Automotive and Allied Trades with Centennial College. A large automotive service facility was purchased from Volkswagen Canada at 930 Warden Avenue to house the automotive trades, forming the college’s second campus. In 1973, the new Ashtonbee Campus building was opened adjacent to the old VW building, with enough space to train technicians knowledgeable in every form of land, sea and air transportation.
Today, Centennial boasts industry partnerships with major manufacturers, including Honda/Acura, Toyota, General Motors, Ford, Volvo Trucks, Freightliner and Canadian Tire. The campus includes a fully functional aircraft hangar, licensed by Transport Canada, complete with a "fleet" of 10 aircraft which are used as training aids by the aircraft technician and avionics technician students. Each June, Centennial's School of Transportation organizes a public Show'n'Shine event for automotive buffs. Ashtonbee Campus is slated to undergo a major renovation and expansion in 2012-13.
[edit] The Centre for Creative Communications
Located near the Danforth at 951 Carlaw Avenue in East York, this campus opened in 1994 to house Centennial's award-winning School of Communications, Media and Design,[5][6] a "premiere media and visual arts learning centre" in the region according to The East York Foundation.[7] Taught here are most of the creative communication programs such as advertising and digital animation. The building was originally constructed to house the Toronto Teachers' College, and television buffs may know The Centre for Creative Communications as the location of the Canadian TV teen drama Degrassi High in the early 1990s.[8] Since the closure of Toronto's francophone Collège des Grands-Lacs in 2002, Collège Boréal, a francophone college based primarily in Sudbury, also offers some French-language college programs at this facility.
[edit] Residence
Responding to a critical shortage of affordable rental accommodations in Toronto at the time, Centennial College purchased the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Toronto East in June 2001 with the intent of converting the hotel into a college residence for the fall semester, which it successfully completed on time. The amenities and level of finish in the hotel building were considerably higher than that of many purpose-built college residences. Amenities included an indoor pool, glass elevator, four-storey atrium and warmly decorated rooms. The Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre was originally configured to accommodate 380 student residents, based on two students sharing a room, though later configurations allowed the creation of some single-occupancy rooms. During the summer tourist season, the Residence doubles as a motor hotel for tour groups and travelers. The Conference Centre operation is staffed by Centennial College hospitality students and includes the Horizons restaurant, which is open to the general public with a varied lunch menu. The Residence is located across the street from Centennial's Progress Campus at 940 Progress Avenue.
[edit] Academics
Centennial College offers full-time programs in more than 100 fields of study. These programs emphasize experiential learning with laboratory instruction, paid co-operative education opportunities, and industry and agency field placements. All Centennial programs are developed and kept current with the assistance of program advisory committees (PACs), made up of academic advisors and employer representatives. Their participation ensures the education and skills students receive at Centennial are up-to-date and relevant to the industry they are preparing to enter.
Centennial offers a variety of innovative degree programs. Five joint-degree programs in paramedicine, journalism, new media studies, environmental science & technology and applied microbiology are taught in conjunction with the University of Toronto Scarborough, and the Bachelor of Science Nursing program is delivered jointly with Ryerson University. Centennial was among the first colleges in Ontario to receive approval for applied-degree programs in computer and communication networking, and software systems: design, development and management.
[edit] Scholarships
Centennial College joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members. [9]
[edit] Centennial College Schools
School of Advancement
School of Business
School of Communications, Media and Design
School of Community and Health Studies
School of Continuing Education
School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science
School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture
School of Transportation
[edit] See also
- Higher education in Ontario
- List of colleges in Ontario
- Frame Film Festival
- Higher education in Ontario
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Brown, Louise. (September 20, 2007) Centennial College: jet set lead the way. The Toronto Star. Retrieved 13/2/2008.
- ^ http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90m19_e.htm Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act
- ^ Centennial College. College Profile centennialcollege.ca Retrieved 13/02/08.
- ^ Pearce, Sean. (February 20, 2007) Centennial College students approve new athletic centre insdietoronto.ca Retrieved 13/02/08.
- ^ Documentary film award. centennialondemand.com Retrieved 13/02/08.
- ^ Stantec. Centennial College - Centre for Creative Communications stantec.com Retrieved 13/02/08.
- ^ Queen, Lisa. (August 10, 2006) Centennial College welcomes A.Y. Jackson art collection insidetoronto.ca Retrieved 13/02/08.
- ^ Degrassi Junior High at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ http://www.accc.ca/english/services/cdnforces/hero.htm Project Hero
[edit] External links
- Centennial College website
- Centennial International Centre
- Applied Research and Innovation Centre
- Centennial Energy Institute
- Centennial College Turkey Representative Office
- Centennial College Student Association Inc.
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