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Universities and colleges in Toronto :
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Canadian Business College
Canadian Business College is a for-profit business college
that has locations in Toronto, Scarborough, and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It
was established in 1992.
Canadian Business College is dedicated to providing high quality instruction in
many careers; accounting, business, law, computer programs, graphics, childcare,
dental, and health care. We offer full-time and part-time courses, with options
for certification and diplomas.
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Canadian Forces College
The Canadian Forces College (CFC) is a military school for
officers of the Canadian Forces. The college provides military education courses
meant to enable officers to effectively provide leadership within the Canadian
Forces.
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Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College is a Canadian
chiropractic institute, established in 1945. It is currently the only Canadian
chiropractic teaching institution for Anglophone students (a chiropractic school
for Francophone students exists in Quebec at Universite du Quebec a Trois
Riviers). CMCC was the first private college in Ontario to be granted
degree-granting privilege, which is received in 2005; students now graduate with
a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree, which is officially recognized as being on par
academically with other doctoral degree professions such as medicine, dentistry,
and optometry. CMCC does not teach a subluxation-based model of chiropractic,
rather it teaches an evidence based medicine model which emphasizes research and
critical thinking skills in the clinical decision making progress. CMCC is
currently a private university unlike Canada's other chiropractic programme at
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, which is within a public university.
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Centennial College
Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology is the
oldest community college in Ontario, founded in 1966. It is located in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada; its four campuses are situated to serve the eastern portion of
the Greater Toronto Area. In 2007, the college opened a satellite in the west
end.
Centennial College is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse
post-secondary institutions in Ontario. Almost 100 ethno-cultural groups are
represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus. It offers more than 100
applied degree, diploma and certificate programs on a full- and part-time basis
in business, communication arts, community and consumer services, engineering
technology, health and transportation. A publicly funded college, Centennial
supports enrollments of 12,000 full-time students and 28,000 part-time learners
annually.
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George Brown College
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 more than 66 diploma programs, as well as five degree
programs, one in conjunction with Ryerson University. An additional 45
certificate programs and 33 post-graduate programs round out the college's
full-time offering.
There are also over 1,300 continuing education courses available. Currently,
there are about 15,000 full-time students, including 1,400 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 Electronics
Technician distance education program, developed by Dr. Colin Simpson.
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Glendon College
Glendon College (French: Collège universitaire Glendon) is
one of the two campuses of York University, Canada's third-largest university,
in Toronto, Ontario. A bilingual liberal arts college with 84 full-time faculty
members and a student population of about 2400, Glendon is located in midtown
Toronto's Lawrence Park neighbourhood. The university's larger Keele campus is
located on the outskirts of Toronto. Formally, Glendon is one of York's 10
faculties. It was modeled on Swarthmore College.
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Herzing University
Herzing University is a private, for profit, career focused
institution of higher education that awards diplomas, associate degrees and
bachelor degrees in a variety of disciplines. It was founded by Henry and
Suzanne Herzing in 1965 as a computer programming school in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. It now has seven campuses in the U.S., and four locations in Canada,
and an online Division, herzingonline.edu. Herzing University in the U.S. is
accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central
Association.The locations outside of Quebec in Canada are accredited by the
Council on Education and Training Accrediting Commission.
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Humber College
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
(generally referred to as Humber) is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. Humber provides over 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma,
certificate, apprenticeship and postgraduate programs. Humber serves 20,000
full-time and 55,000 part-time learners, as well as more than 15,000 employees
in custom corporate training.
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Islamic Institute of Toronto
Islamic Institute of Toronto (IIT) is a non-profit,
federally registered, educational institute. The IIT Institute was established
in 1996 to Strengthen access to Islamic universities and colleges, Promote
scholarly research, Facilitate community outreach and interaction with other
religious organizations and community groups, Consolidate the social fabric of
the Community and Sustain Islamic work by encouraging and building endowments.
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Maimonides Schools for Jewish Studies
Maimonides Schools for Jewish Studies is a Jewish
theological college offering graduate-level classes and degrees at the Masters
level in the province of Ontario in the Toronto, Ontario area as well as
Hamilton, Ontario. The school is classified as a privately funded Ontario
institution with degree granting authority and was established and chartered as
an institute of higher learning invested with university powers by an act of the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario in 1969. The registrar's office
is in the Bnai Brith Building at 15 Hove Street in Toronto, Ontario. The
Maimonides Schools General Office is at 235 Bowman Street, Hamilton, Ontario.
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Master’s College and Seminary
Master’s College and Seminary is a Pentecostal Christian
institution of higher education in Toronto that consists of a bible college, a
seminary, discipleship programs offered through the Master’s Commission of
Eastern Canada, and distance education offerings in eastern Canada.
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The Michener Institute
The Michener Institute has 17 full-time programs and many
more continuing education programs. Some of Michener's full-time programs
include: Anesthesia Assistant, Chiropody, Genetics Technology, Medical
Laboratory Sciences, Nuclear Medicine and Respiratory Therapy. The postgraduate
programs are Graduate Certificate in Health Science, Graduate Diploma in Health
Science, Graduate Advanced Diploma in Health Science. Bachelor's Degree
available through joint programs with The University of Toronto (Medical
Radiation Sciences), Laurentian University (Radiation Therapy) and Dalhousie
University (Respiratory Therapy).
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Ontario College of Art & Design
The Ontario College of Art & Design is Canada's largest and
oldest university for art and design. It is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
on McCaul Street beside the Art Gallery of Ontario. The school combines an
experiential, studio-based education with liberal studies, which is recognized
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), a Bachelor of Design (BDes), an
Interdisciplinary Master's in Art Media and Design (MA, MFA or MDes), a Master's
in Criticism and Curatorial Practices (MFA), or an Executive Master's of Design
in Advertising (EMDes). The school has a student body of approximately 3,500 and
close to 400 full-time and part-time faculty members. Courses are offered
through the Faculty of Art, Faculty of Design, Faculty of Liberal Studies and
alternative programs.
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Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located
in downtown Toronto, Canada. It has 24,000 full-time students, and offers
undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Its urban campus surrounds Yonge and
Dundas Square, with the majority of its buildings in the blocks northeast of the
square in Toronto's Garden District. The university offers many specialized
programs which are unique in Canada across its five faculties.
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Seneca College
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology is a
community college for applied arts and technology in Toronto, Ontario. Seneca
College is a member of Polytechnics Canada.
Seneca offers programs in over 260 fields of study.
Some programs offer co-op options, while others include a mandatory co-op period
prior to graduation. Seneca also offers work placement assistance to students
upon graduation. All Seneca College programs are developed and kept current with
the assistance of academic advisory committees. These committees are made up of
Seneca's academic advisors and key industry members. They are in place to ensure
the education students receive provides the skills necessary for career success.
Seneca College has more than 70 transfer agreements with universities throughout
the world including countries such as Australia, Canada, England, South Africa,
and the U.S.A. These agreements allow students to apply their college education
to obtain credit towards a university degree.
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St. Augustine's Seminary
St. Augustine's Seminary is the archdiocesan seminary of
the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, in Canada. It also welcomes
candidates from elsewhere. It is a member of the Toronto School of Theology. It
is located by the shore of Lake Ontario in Toronto.
St. Augustine's Seminary is the Major Seminary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese
of Toronto. It also welcomes candidates from elsewhere. Although the main goal
is the preparation of candidates for ordained priesthood in the Catholic Church
the seminary also prepares men and women aspiring to other ministries in the
Church.
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Stouffville College
In September 2006, Stouffville College(SC) became the only
college registered under the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
(ACCA) University and College Registration Scheme to teach ACCA’s Professional
Scheme and Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Scheme in Canada. In addition
to students in Canada, Stouffville College aims to support International
Students who wants to study the ACCA and CAT Scheme in Canada.
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Tyndale University College and Seminary
Tyndale University College and Seminary is a liberal arts
college and seminary located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
According to the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Choosing the Right College
Guide (2008/09) "Tyndale is now an accredited liberal arts college with a
dynamic Great Books-based core curriculum called "the Shaping of the Western
Mind"..."the school is infused by both a high-minded approach to ideas and a
traditional Christian ethos, which together infuse all aspects of its education
and campus life. This rare combination might well make it worthwhile to cross
the border." (p.1059)
The University College offers certificates and bachelor's degrees, while the
seminary offers master's and doctoral degrees in divinity and theology. The
seminary also offers courses at extension sites in Mississauga or Ottawa.
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University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (U of T) is a public research
university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated north of the city's Financial
District on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. As a collegiate university,
it consists of twelve colleges that differ in character and history, with each
retaining substantial autonomy. The university operates sixteen academic
faculties, ten teaching hospitals and numerous research institutes, with two
satellite campuses at Mississauga and Scarborough.
In the Academic Ranking of World Universities of 2008, the University of Toronto
is placed at 24th in the world; by academic subject, it ranks 21st in
engineering and computer science, 27th in medicine, 34th in natural science and
mathematics, 48th in life and agricultural sciences, and 51–76th in social
science. The Times Higher Education ranking of 2008 places Toronto at 41st in
the world, 9th in natural sciences, 10th in technology, 11th in arts and
humanities, 13th in life sciences and biomedicine, and 16th in social sciences.
Toronto is one of five universities in the ranking that places within the top 16
in every subject category. In the Newsweek global university ranking of 2006,
Toronto ranked 18th in the world, 9th among public universities and 5th among
universities outside the United States. In 2009, the university received a grade
of B- for environmental sustainability from the Sustainable Endowments
Institute.
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York University
York University (French: Université York) is a university
located in Toronto, Ontario. It is Canada's third-largest university and has
produced several of the country's top leaders across the humanities and in
sciences such as chemistry, meteorology and space science.
York supports a student population of approximately 60,000 and staff of 7,000,
as well as 200,000 alumni worldwide. It has eleven faculties, including the
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Schulich School of Business, Osgoode Hall
Law School, Glendon College, Faculty of Fine Arts and the Faculty of
Environmental Studies, as well as 24 research centres.
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