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15degree programs offered through the University Partnership Centre

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87.3%of our graduates find work within six months

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125+programs across a wide variety of disciplines

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550articulation and transfer agreements that fast-track grads into further education

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At Georgian, we work with industry and community partners to offer relevant, cutting-edge curriculum, quality work placements and co-op experiences with top employers.

Our students graduate with the skills and the mindset to be innovative thinkers and changemakers who can transform their workplaces and communities.

Our vision is to accelerate success through exceptional teaching and learning, innovation and partnerships.

General information

• Established 1967

• Georgian is a changemaker college. We are the first and only college in Canada designated a changemaker college by Ashoka U for our role as a leader in social innovation and changemaking in higher education.

• One of the highest graduate employment rates among Ontario colleges

  • 90.3% of our alumni found work within six months of graduation-well above the provincial average, which we’ve exceeded for 20 years (2017-18 KPIs)

• Recognized leader in student work experience:

  • Ontario’s #1 co-op college

  • 6,200 employer partners

  • Pioneer in co-op programs across the province with highest percentage of students enrolled in paid co-op work terms in the Ontario college system

  • All programs emphasize practical, hands-on learning and most offer formal work-integrated opportunity-ranging from paid co-op terms to internships and field placements

• 75,000 alumni, 13,000 full-time students, more than 3,600 international students from 85 countries

• seven campuses:

  • Barrie

  • Midland

  • Muskoka (Bracebridge)

  • Orangeville

  • Orillia

  • Owen Sound

  • South Georgian Bay (Collingwood)

• Downtown Barrie Arch and Helen Brown Design and Digital Arts Centre

• Barrie Campus home to Peter B. Moore Advanced Technology Centre-first in our region providing students and industry partners with access to research, incubator, changemaker and fabrication space

• Career and Employment Community Services locations in Barrie, Orillia and Orangeville

• On-campus residences in Barrie, Orillia and Owen Sound; variety of off-campus housing options

• Indigenous Resource Centres in Barrie, Midland, Orillia and Owen Sound

• Approximately 2,600 full and part-time employees

• $2.5+ million in bursaries and scholarships available each year

• Board of Governors consists of:

  • 12 appointees from cross-section of communities

  • Georgian President and CEO

  • Representative each for students, faculty, support staff and administrators

Academics

• 130+ market-driven programs, including:

  • certificates

  • diplomas

  • degrees

  • graduate certificates

  • combined degree-diploma programs with Lakehead University

• Continuing education and workforce development options

• Academic upgrading and career preparation

•  Apprenticeship and skills training

• 88 programs, 780 transfer agreements with 59 institutions

• Average class size: 26 students

• Academic areas:

  • Automotive Business

  • Business and Management

  • Community Safety

  • Computer Studies

  • Design and Visual Arts

  • Engineering and Environmental Technologies

  • Health, Wellness and Sciences

  • Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation

  • Human Services

  • Indigenous Studies

  • Liberal Arts

  • Marine Studies

  • Skilled Trades

• Highest enrollment programs for 2017-2018:

  • Practical nursing

  • Pre-Heath Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing Collaborative Program

  • Electrical Engineering Technology

  • Police Foundations

• New program for 2019-20: Mobile Application Development

Our students

• Average age: 22.6

• 80% are 25 and younger, 44% are 19 or younger

• 52% identify female and 48% male

• 6% self-identify as Indigenous

• 14% have college credentials, 9% have university credentials

Georgian applicants:

• 38% directly from high school

• 62% per cent non-direct

• Traditional catchment area of Simcoe, Grey, Bruce and Dufferin counties and the District Municipality of Muskoka accounts for 62% of first-year enrolment

• GTA (Halton, Peel, York, Durham and Toronto) accounts for 18% of first-year enrolment

Campuses

• Barrie

• Midland

• Muskoka

• Orangeville

• Orillia

• Owen Sound

• South Georgian Bay

Contact

One Georgian Dr., Barrie ON L4M 3X9 |

705.728.1968 | inquire@georgiancollege.ca