George Brown College

George Brown College

Established	1967
Type	Public College of applied arts and technology
President	Anne Sado
Students	15,000 full-time students, 1,400 international students, 60,000 part-time and continuing education students
Undergraduates	diploma, certificate, degree
Postgraduates	available
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Campus	Urban
Sports teams	Huskies
Colours	blue & white
Affiliations	CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CBIE, Polytechnics Canada, CUP.
Website	http://www.georgebrown.ca/

George Brown College (GBC) is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario. Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was founded in 1967 by the government of Ontario.

George Brown offers a wide variety of programs in art and design, business, community services, early childhood education, construction and engineering technologies, health sciences, hospitality and culinary arts, preparatory studies, as well as specialized programs and services for recent immigrants and international students.

The college offers 65 diploma programs, as well as six degree programs, one in conjunction with Ryerson University. An additional 47 certificate programs and 30 post-graduate programs round out the college's full-time offering.

There are 1,600 continuing education courses available. Currently, there are about 23,936 full-time students, including 2,350 international students, as well as over 60,000 part-time and continuing education students.

George Brown is also the largest distance education college in Canada, with 12,000 students studying in over 30 countries. The most popular distance education program offered by the college is its award-winning ^[1] Electronics Technician distance education program, developed by Dr. Colin Simpson.

In October 2008, George Brown was named one of "Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. Later that month, George Brown was also named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers, which was announced by the Toronto Star newspaper.^[2]

1 History
2 Casa Loma campus
3 St. James campus
4 Waterfront campus
5 Ryerson University campus
6 Young Centre For The Performing Arts
7 Sports
8 Media
9 Libraries
10 See also
11 References
12 External links

History [edit]

The college was established during the formation of Ontario’s college system in 1967. Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology were established on May 21, 1965. The college is named after George Brown, who was an important 19th century politician and newspaper publisher (he founded the Toronto Globe, forerunner to The Globe and Mail) and was one of the Fathers of Confederation.

Casa Loma campus [edit]

43°40′33″N 79°24′39″W / 43.6758°N 79.4107°W / 43.6758; -79.4107

The largest of the campuses of George Brown College, Casa Loma campus is situated on the stretch of Kendal Ave. between Davenport Rd. and MacPherson Ave. Nearby features include Casa Loma, and the City of Toronto Archives. The Dupont subway station (on the YUS line) is a mere three minute walk from the campus. The campus itself is a collection of five buildings.

Bldg.	Address	Functions
Casa Loma Campus
B	175 Kendal Ave.	Dentistry
C	160 Kendal Ave.	Main building of the campus
D	1 Dartnell Ave.	ESL and building technologies
E	146 Kendal Ave.	Student centre
F	500 McPherson Ave.	Finance and student records

In 2004, the old and unused A building was torn down to create a green space on campus.

St. James campus [edit]

George Brown Chef School

43°39′05″N 79°22′13″W / 43.6513°N 79.3702°W / 43.6513; -79.3702

St. James campus consists of five buildings. The first is a large brick building at 200 King St. E. The second and third are located at 290 and 300 Adelaide St. East and are connected. They are home to Financial Services, Creative Arts, Business Administration and the faculty of Hospitality and Tourism. This campus is where the chef school is located.^[3]

Bldg.	Address	Functions
St. James Campus
A	200 King St. East	Main building of the campus
B	300 Adelaide St. East	Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts (classrooms, labs, student support services)
C	290 Adelaide St. East	Financial Services
D	215 King St. East	Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts (classrooms, Chefs House — student-staffed restaurant)^[4]
E	230 Richmond St. East	School of Design

Waterfront campus [edit]

43°38′41″N 79°21′51″W / 43.6446°N 79.3643°W / 43.6446; -79.3643

In July 2008, it was announced that a new campus for GBC would be developed on Toronto's waterfront, on a site south of Queen's Quay between Jarvis and Parliament Streets (between Corus Quay and Redpath Sugar Refinery. It would increase the college's capacity by an additional 4000 students, and allow the creation of an athletic centre as well as student accommodation. Its academic focus would be towards health science, and open by fall 2011.^[5]

Ryerson University campus [edit]

This associate campus is in Kerr Hall at Ryerson University. The address is 99 Gerrard St. E.

George Brown also has classes from the Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Assistant and Activation Coordinator Gerontology programs at the Sally Horsfall Eaton (SHE) Building at Ryerson (located at the corner of Gould St and Mutual St.) see^[6]

Young Centre For The Performing Arts [edit]

Main article: Young Centre for the Performing Arts

The Theatre School at George Brown College presents a season of productions at the theatre in the Distillery District in downtown Toronto. It is a brand-new theatre built into 1800s era Victorian industrial buildings, with the incorporation of additional teaching facilities. The theatre arts program enjoys a partnership with the Tarragon Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company.

Sports [edit]

The school's team name is the Huskies.

Varsity sports at George Brown include:^[7]

Alpine Skiing
Badminton
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Snowboarding
Soccer
Volleyball
Rugby

Media [edit]

The Dialog is the student newspaper on campus and is a service provided by the Student Association of George Brown College, The Dialog is a member of CUP.

Libraries [edit]

George Brown College has 5 libraries:

Casa Loma Library Learning Commons: 160 Kendal Ave. Room C330.
ESL Resource Centre: 1 Dartnell Ave. Room 315 (D Building).
St. James Library Learning Commons: 200 King St. East Room: 121.
St. James - Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts e-Library: 300 Adelaide St. East, Room 111.
Ryerson — Sally Horsfall Eaton Academic Resource Centre: 99 Gerrard East Room: 677.

Each of the college libraries primarily house materials suitable for the programs taught at their respective campuses.

Students, faculty and staff have access to an extensive range of electronic resources — ebooks, periodical databases and library catalogue. These are available for use in the library and remotely. The library also offers a live chat service for those who need assistance but are not on campus.

Information about all library collections and services is available from the library website: George Brown College Library.

The college libraries now offer a one-stop shopping database that allows users to easily find books and on-line journal articles. 360° Search is available for use by registered library users both on and off campus.

References [edit]

^ ACCC document with article about the electronics technician distance education program
^ "Reasons for Selection, 2009 Canada's Top 100 Employers Competition".
^ "George Brown College Campus Locations". Georgebrown.ca. 2007-11-07. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
^ "George Brown The Chefs’ House Restaurant". Georgebrown.ca. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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^ "George Brown Huskies — sports info". Athletics.georgebrown.ca. Retrieved 2009-06-20.

External links [edit]

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Post-secondary education in Ontario

Degree-granting institutions

Public Universities^[1]	Algoma Brock Carleton Dominican Guelph Lakehead Laurentian Laurier McMaster Nipissing OCADU Ottawa Queen's RMC Ryerson Toronto Trent UOIT Waterloo Western Windsor York

Private Universities^[2]	Augustine College Canada Christian Emmanuel ICS Maimonides Master's Redeemer Toronto Baptist Tyndale Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto

All above institutions are either established through an Act of the Legislative Assembly or through a Royal Charter

Degree Programs Offered^{under Ministerial Consent}	CMCC RCC

Community colleges

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology	Algonquin^† Boréal Cambrian^† Canadore Centennial^† Confederation^† Durham Fanshawe^† Fleming^† George Brown^† La Cité^† Lambton^† Loyalist^† Mohawk^† Niagara^† Northern St. Clair^† St. Lawrence^† Sault Seneca^†

Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning	Conestoga^† Humber^† Sheridan^†

Institutes of Advanced Studies	Georgian^†

^†Degree programs offered

Aboriginal institutes

Anishinabek Education Institute First Nations Technical Institute Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre Negahneewin College Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute Seven Generations Education Institute Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig Six Nations Polytechnic

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