Durham College
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Durham College is a public college in Ontario, Canada, with two main campuses in Oshawa and Whitby. Durham College offers over 145+Template:Clarify academic programs, including six bachelor degrees and eleven apprenticeship programs, to around 13,700 full-time students.
HistoryEdit
The college opened on September 18, 1967, in Oshawa, with 16 portable classrooms, 14 staff and 205 students. It offered courses in applied arts, business and technology. The college soon added courses in health sciences and adult training. By 1977, enrollment had grown to 1,250 students.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1993, the college opened a secondary campus in Whitby, Ontario. It began to offer skilled trades and apprenticeship programs through the campus's Skills Training Centre.
In the early 2000s, the college established partnerships with York and Trent universities which allowed students to access university courses from the Durham College Oshawa campus. In 2003, a similar partnership was formed with Ontario Tech University. The college expanded its program offerings to include over 100 full-time programs. Enrollment grew to over 7,100 students.
In 2018, Durham College completed construction on a new building known as the Centre for Collaborative Education (CFCE). It houses several classrooms for health programs and the Suswaaning Endaajig: First Peoples Indigenous Centre.
The Ontario Power Generation Centre for Skilled Trades and Technology (CSTT), located at the Whitby campus, opened in 2022 is home to numerous labs and shops. The facility allowed the college to increase its industrial skilled trades training capacity in Whitby by 750 students.
In October 2022 it was announced that the college had acquired naming rights to the Oshawa GO Station, located 30 minutes away from the college's main campus by bus (8.2 km), for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Student LifeEdit
Both campuses feature on-campus housing for students, sports and recreational activities, student services, a campus store, dining options, transportation and parking.
The college features a Template:Convert campus library, which has four floors of learning space and a rotunda housing a periodicals collection. Other learning spaces include the computer learning commons, student services building, student centre, and a variety of other study spaces.
Durham College offers first-year information, academic support resources, career services, student testing/in-class accommodations with approved documentation through the Access & Support Centre (ASC), and Student Academic Learning Services (SALS). The student life office and Student Association offer events and programs for students of all years. Student-run media includes The Chronicle online student newspaper, and Riot student radio. The college offers a variety of athletic programs.
PartnershipsEdit
Durham College shares its Oshawa campus and facilities like the library and athletic facilities with Ontario Tech University.
ProgramsEdit
The college offers a wide range of programs in various disciplines, including business, information technology, media, art, design, science, skilled trades, criminal justice, emergency services, health, social community services and engineering technology. Additionally, it administers part-time programs,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> micro-credentials,<ref>micro-credentials</ref> and professional development courses,<ref>professional development</ref> available both online or in-person.
Campuses and locationsEdit
Durham College has two main campuses, located in Oshawa and Whitby, Ontario.
PresidentsEdit
- Gordon Willey (1967-1980)
- Mel Garland (1980-1988)
- Gary Polonsky (1988-2006)
- Leah Myers (2006-2008)
- Don Lovisa (2009–2024)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Elaine Popp (2024–present)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Notable AlumniEdit
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- Tyler Boyco - filmmaker and artist popular for making a Robin Williams portrait that went viral in 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Brandon Nolan - retired hockey player, vice-president of Ted Nolan Foundation.
- Patricia O'Connor - founding member of the Canadian Association of Aero-medical Transport. Recipient of the Order of Canada in 2007 and recipient of the Premier's Award in 2009.
- Lauren Toyota, vegan cookbook author and blogger; former Canadian television personality
- Paul Vessey - COO of Visa USA and recipient of the Premier's Award in 2000.
- Fred Upshaw - former president of OPSEU, which represents 110,000 Ontario public sector workers; deceased.
- Sheldon McIntosh - famous drag queen "Tynomi Banks", who starred on the first season of Canada's Drag Race.
Sports TeamsEdit
Varsity sports at Durham include:
- Men's and women's golf
- Men's baseball
- Women's softball
- Men's and women's volleyball
- Men's and women's basketball
- Men’s and women’s soccer
- Men’s and women’s rugby
- Mixed Esports
Teams compete as the "Durham Lords".
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