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Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology, commonly known as Northern College, is a college of applied arts and technology in Northern Ontario, Canada. The college's catchment area extends across 58,000 square miles or 150,200 square kilometres. More than 65 communities within Northeastern Ontario are served by four campuses located in Timmins, Kirkland Lake, Moosonee, and Temiskaming Shores (Haileybury). Annual enrolment is approximately 1,500 full-time students. Annual part-time and continuing education enrollment exceeds 11,000 students. Northern College is also home to the Haileybury School of Mines, which predates the college and was founded in 1912.
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Motto | Proud to be north. Proud to be Northern. |
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Type | Public College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Established | 1967 |
Budget | $38.3 million/annual |
President | Mitch Dumas[1] |
Academic staff | 79 |
Students | 2015 full time, 15,000 part-time and continuing education (2020: 755 FTEs)[2] |
Location | , Ontario , Canada 48°29′17″N 81°11′52″W |
Campus | Timmins (Porcupine), Kirkland Lake, Moosonee, and Temiskaming Shores (Haileybury) |
Colours | orange, charcoal |
Affiliations | CCAA, ACCC, AUCC |
Mascot | North the Moose |
Website | https://www.northerncollege.ca/ |
Northern 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. It is an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology. The school was founded in 1967 as part of a provincial initiative to create many such institutions to provide career-oriented diploma and certificate courses, as well as continuing education programs to Ontario communities.
The first campus was built in Kirkland Lake, followed by Porcupine (now part of the amalgamated city of Timmins), Haileybury (where the pre-existing Haileybury School of Mines joined as a campus; now part of the amalgamated city of Temiskaming Shores), and Moosonee, previously the James Bay Education Centre. The Northern College tartan was designed by Sylvia Martin.[3]
Though the college traditionally drew students from Ontario's hinterland, today 82% of the college's students come from abroad, mostly from India.[4] Northern College came to national attention in Canada in 2023 after retroactively revoking college admissions for international students, first revoking 500 students[5] and later that year, revoking another 200 students.[6] This caused severe financial hardship for many students who had already bought flights to Canada and would no longer be allowed to enter the country, due to their visa being tied to their college admission.[citation needed]
The Timmins Campus, which is the main campus of Northern College is located in Timmins, Ontario. [7] It was constructed in the 1960s on the coast of Porcupine Lake.
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