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Colleges in Ontario may refer to several types of educational institutions. [[College (Canada)|College in Canada]] most commonly refers to a career-oriented post-secondary institution that provides [[vocational training]] or education in applied arts, applied technology and applied science. Most [[tertiary education|post-secondary]] colleges in Ontario typically offer [[Academic certificate|certificate]] and [[diploma]] programs.
The province of [[Ontario]] has 24 publicly funded [[college (Canada)|colleges]] that provide [[vocational training]] and career-oriented post-secondary education. Most public colleges in Ontario are known as a ''College of Applied Arts and Technology'' (CAATs), although five colleges are designated as ''Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning'' (ITAL).{{notetag|name=ITAL|Five colleges were designated as an Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, although only three use the title in their formal name. George Brown College and Seneca College are two colleges that were designated as ITALs but do not use the designation in their name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/pew/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2018/02/CAAT_baccalaureates-Report-v4.pdf|title=CAAT baccalaureates: What has been their impact on students and colleges?|publisher=University of Toronto|access-date=27 January 2024|year=2017|last1=Wheelahan|first1=Leesa|last2=Moodie|first2=Gavin|last3=Skolnik|first3=Michael L.|last4=Lui|first4=Qin|last5=Adam|first5=Edmund G.|last6=Simpson|first6=Diane|page=25}}</ref>}} Publicly funded colleges in Ontario offer [[Academic certificate|certificates]], [[apprenticeship]]s, and [[diploma]] programs, although several are also provided with the authority to award [[academic degree|degrees]] through ministerial consent from the province's [[Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development]].▼
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In addition to publicly funded colleges, the province has also authorized the establishment of over 500 career colleges that provide certificate and diploma programs.▼
▲In addition to publicly funded colleges, the province has also authorized the establishment of over 500 [[private college|privately operated]] career colleges that provide certificate and diploma programs.
The [[Canadian Armed Forces]] also operate several institutions that also bear the name "colleges". However, one of these institutions is considered a [[university]] with full degree-granting authority, while the others are considered [[staff college]]s that provide [[professional development]] courses for Canadian Armed Forces officers.▼
▲The [[Canadian Armed Forces]] also operate several institutions in Ontario that also bear the name "
==Public colleges==
Public colleges in Ontario historically only provided [[Academic certificate|certificate]], [[apprenticeship]], and [[diploma]] programs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/go-college-or-university-ontario|website=www.ontario.ca|publisher=King's Printer for Ontario|date=2 January 2024|access-date=11 January 2024|title=Go to college or university in Ontario}}</ref> and did not offer [[academic degree|degree]] programs, as the province had one of the most stringent regulations in North America in restricting degree-
In 2003, the province introduced a new designation, ''Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning,'' to denote publicly funded colleges where up to 15 per cent of its programs awarded degrees, while colleges that retained the ''College of Applied Arts and Technology'' title were limited at 5 per cent.<ref name=ontcolhist/> In 2012–2013 approximately 74 degree programs were offered by 12 Ontario colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegequarterly.ca/2014-vol17-num01-winter/panacci.html|title=Baccalaureate Degrees at Ontario Colleges: Issues and Implications|first1=Adam G.|last1=Panacci|date=2014|access-date=2014-02-10|publisher=The College Quarterly}}</ref>
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==Private colleges==
Ontario has over 500 career colleges (formerly known as private career colleges) that confer certificate and diplomas.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ontario|first=Government of|title=Private Career Colleges (PCC): Frequently Asked Questions for Students|url=http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/pepg/audiences/pcc/faq_pcc.html|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.tcu.gov.on.ca|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.careercollegesontario.ca/cco-member-colleges/ |title=CCO Member Colleges |publisher=Careercollegesontario.ca |access-date=2018-07-20}}</ref> These colleges are regulated by the ''Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005''. These are privately operated institutions which
== Military institutions ==
The names of several military institutions based in Ontario include the word ''college'', and are all operated by the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].
The [[Royal Military College of Canada]] is a [[military university]] based in Kingston, and offers undergraduate and graduate education for officers-in-training. Although the institution includes the word ''college'' in its name, the Royal Military College of Canada is recognized as a
The Canadian Armed Forces also operates several [[staff college]]s in Ontario, including the [[Canadian Forces College]] in Toronto and the [[Canadian Army Command and Staff College]] in Kingston. These institutions provides [[professional development]] programs for military officers in the Canadian Armed Forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfc.forces.gc.ca/200-eng.html|title=About the Canadian Forces College|website=www.cfc.forces.gc.ca|publisher=Government of Canada|date=17 September 2015|access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/education-training/establishments/command-staff-college.html|title=Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC)|website=www.canada.ca|publisher=Government of Canada|date=31 July 2018|access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref>
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