List of colleges in Ontario
The province of Ontario has 24 publicly funded colleges that provide vocational training and career-oriented post-secondary education. Most public colleges in Ontario are known as College of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATs), although some colleges are designated as Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning (ITAL). Publicly funded colleges in Ontario offer certificates, apprenticeships, and diploma programs, although several are also provided with the authority to award degrees through ministerial consent from the province's Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development.
In addition to publicly funded colleges, the province has also authorized the establishment of over 500 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 colleges that provide professional development courses for Canadian Armed Forces officers.
Public colleges
Postsecondary institutions that focused on vocational training were established in 1965 through the Minister of Education Bill Davis' Bill-153 on May 21, 1965. This legislation aimed to establish a distinct post-secondary educational system separate from universities.[1][2] All 24 publicly funded colleges in Ontario were established through the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 1965, which outlined that these institutions were to provide "career-oriented, post-secondary education and training to assist individuals in finding and keeping employment, to meet the needs of employers and the changing work environment and to support the economic and social development of their local and diverse communities."[3][2]
Public colleges in Ontario historically only provided certificate, apprenticeship, and diploma programs,[4] and did not offer degree programs, as the province had one of the most stringent regulations in North America in restricting degree-awarding authority solely to universities.[2] In 2000, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development authorized colleges to offer a limited number of applied baccalaureate degrees under the Postsecondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000. However, in contrast to public universities, which possess full degree-granting authority through legislation, public colleges in Ontario can only offer specific degrees after receiving ministerial consent from the provincial government.[2][5]
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.[2] In 2012–2013 approximately 74 degree programs were offered by 12 Ontario colleges.[6]
OPSEU represents faculty and support staff working in Ontario's publicly funded colleges, though certain classes of faculty and support staff are not covered. These are divided into three bargaining units: academic, full-time support, and part-time support.[7]
List of public colleges
There are 24 publicly funded colleges in Ontario.[8] Most operate as a "College of Applied Arts and Technology", although five are designated as an "Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning".[2][note 1]
English is the language of instruction for the majority of programs at publicly funded colleges in Ontario, although some programs are taught in French.[10] There are 22 publicly funded colleges operating as English-language institutions and two as French-language institutions.[11]
The following is a list of publicly funded colleges in Ontario:
Name | Main campus | Established | Language | Type |
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Algonquin College | Ottawa | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Collège Boréal | Sudbury | 1995 | French | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Cambrian College | Sudbury | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Canadore College | North Bay | 1972 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Centennial College | Toronto | 1966 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Conestoga College | Kitchener | 1967 | English | Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
Confederation College | Thunder Bay | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Durham College | Oshawa | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Fanshawe College | London | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Fleming College | Peterborough | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
George Brown College | Toronto | 1967 | English | Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning[note 1] |
Georgian College | Barrie | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Humber College | Toronto | 1967 | English | Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
La Cité collégiale | Ottawa | 1990 | French | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Lambton College | Sarnia | 1969 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Loyalist College | Belleville | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Mohawk College | Hamilton | 1966 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Niagara College | Welland | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Northern College | Timmins | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
St. Clair College | Windsor | 1966 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
St. Lawrence College | Kingston | 1967 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Sault College | Sault Ste. Marie | 1965 | English | College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Seneca College | Toronto | 1967 | English | Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning[note 1] |
Sheridan College | Oakville | 1967 | English | Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
Private colleges
Ontario has over 500 career colleges (formerly known as private career colleges) that confer certificate and diplomas.[12][13] These colleges are regulated by the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005. These are privately operated institutions which they must be registered and approved by the Superintendent of Private Career Colleges.[14]
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 university with full degree-granting authority.[15][16]
The Canadian Armed Forces also operates several staff colleges 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.[17][18]
See also
- Higher education in Canada
- Higher education in Ontario
- List of business schools in Canada
- List of colleges in Canada
- List of law schools in Canada
- List of Ontario students' associations
- List of universities in Canada
- Ontario Student Assistance Program
- Ontario College Application Service
- University colleges in Ontario
Notes
References
- ^ "History of Mohawk College". Mohawk College. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e f Hong, Christina; Ma, Will W. K. (2020). Applied Degree Education and the Future of Work. Springer Nature Singapore. p. 51–52. ISBN 9789811531422.
- ^ "Law Document English View". 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Go to college or university in Ontario". www.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Postsecondary degree authority in Ontario". www.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Panacci, Adam G. (2014). "Baccalaureate Degrees at Ontario Colleges: Issues and Implications". The College Quarterly. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "OPSEU » Sector Categories » Colleges". opseu.org. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Go to college or university in Ontario". www.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Wheelahan, Leesa; Moodie, Gavin; Skolnik, Michael L.; Lui, Qin; Adam, Edmund G.; Simpson, Diane (2017). "CAAT baccalaureates: What has been their impact on students and colleges?" (PDF). University of Toronto. p. 25. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Find a program". www.ontariocolleges.ca. Ontario College Application System. 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "French-language colleges and universities". www.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. 14 November 2023.
- ^ Ontario, Government of. "Private Career Colleges (PCC): Frequently Asked Questions for Students". www.tcu.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "CCO Member Colleges". Careercollegesontario.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "Private career colleges | Ontario.ca". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
- ^ "Ontario universities". www.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Military Colleges - Universities with a Difference". www.canada.ca. Government of Canada. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "About the Canadian Forces College". www.cfc.forces.gc.ca. Government of Canada. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC)". www.canada.ca. Government of Canada. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links
- Ontario colleges - Government of Ontario
- Career colleges - Government of Ontario
- Canadian Forces College - Government of Canada