St. Clair College

Coordinates: 42°14′48.02″N 83°01′07.26″W / 42.2466722°N 83.0186833°W / 42.2466722; -83.0186833

St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
Motto Start Here. Go Anywhere.
Type Public College of Applied Arts and Technology
Established 1966
Affiliation non-denominational
President Patti France
Academic staff
 Approximately 264
Students full time, part-time and continuing
Undergraduates Available
Location South Campus:
2000 Talbot Road West, Windsor
St. Clair Centre for the Arts:
201 Riverside Drive West
Windsor
MediaPlex: 275 Victoria Avenue, Windsor
Thames Campus:
201 Campus Parkway
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Campus Suburban
Sports Teams Saints
Colours Black, Gold, Green
              
Affiliations CCAA, OCAA, CICan, CBIE
Mascot Griffin
Website http://www.stclaircollege.ca

St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology is a college in the Southwestern Ontario counties of Essex and Chatham-Kent. It is ranked in the top 5 best colleges to go to in Ontario as of 2014[1]

Campus

Its main administration and largest campus sites are in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. In addition, other campuses are located in Chatham and Wallaceburg. In 2007, St. Clair College expanded to downtown Windsor by purchasing the former City of Windsor owned Cleary International Centre. In 2009, St. Clair College bought the former City of Windsor owned Salvation Army building in downtown Windsor for $1. With a $5 million grant from the federal government the building was turned into a state of the art journalism school; the first of its kind in Canada. In 2014 St. Clair College built a new sports complex at the main campus, called the SportsPlex.

History

The college has its roots in the Western Ontario Institute of Technology, founded in 1958 to supplement the then-Ryerson Institute in Toronto, now Ryerson University. With the advent of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, St. Clair was founded in 1966; the two institutions were merged a year later. Growth of the college has generally paralleled that of Windsor. 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 1966 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.[2]

St.Clair College celebrated its 50th anniversary in September 2017.

Campuses

Windsor, Ontario

  • The Windsor (South) Campus is the main campus, 2000 Talbot Road West
    • Windsor (South) Campus - Main Building
      Ford Center for Excellence in Manufacturing (FCEM)
    • Anthony P. Toldo Centre for Applied Health Sciences
    • SportsPlex Fitness Centre
  • The St. Clair Center for the Arts is located on the riverfront in downtown Windsor, 201 Riverside Drive West
  • MediaPlex is located in downtown Windsor, 275 Victoria Avenue

Chatham-Kent, Ontario

  • The Thames Campus is located on 1001 Grand Avenue West, Chatham
    • HealthPlex

Programs

St. Clair College offers more than 100 diploma, certificate, degree and post graduate certificate programs.

  • The College offers a Bachelor of Applied Technology (Mechanical Engineering Technology - Automotive Product Design).
  • The College also offers Apprentice programs, English as a Second Language (ESL) and Post Secondary career programs.
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences
    • Academic and Career Entrance; College and Employment Preparation; English as a Second Language; General Arts and Science; Health Foundations; Pre-Business; Pre-Health Science; Pre-Nursing and Pre-Technology
  • Business & Information Technology
    • Business; Business Administration; Computer Systems Technician/Technology (#1 College Computer networking program in Ontario); International Business; Office Administration; Business Accounting; Mobile Applications Development; Internet Applications and Web Development
  • Community Studies
    • Autism and Behavioural Science; Child and Youth Worker; Developmental Service Worker; Early Childhood Education; Educational Assistant; Law Clerk; Law and Security Administration; Native Community Worker; Native Early Childhood Education; Police Foundations
  • Engineering Technologies
    • Architectural; Chemical Laboratory; Civil Engineering; Construction Engineering; Electronics Engineering; Manufacturing; Mechanical; Power Engineering;
  • Health Sciences
    • Concurrent Bachelor of Science/Medical Laboratory Science; Dental Assisting; Dental Hygiene; Medical Laboratory; Nursing – BScN; Paramedic; Personal Support Worker; Pharmacy Technician; Practical Nursing; Respiratory Therapy; Veterinary Technician
  • Media, Art & Design
    • Advertising; Animation; Entertainment Technology; Graphic Design; Hospitality Management; Interior Design; Journalism; Music Theatre Performance; Tourism and Travel
  • Skilled Trades
    • Chef; Culinary Management; Electrical Techniques; Esthetician; Hairstylist; Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning; Horticulture; Motive Power Technician; Welding; Woodworking
  • Apprenticeship
  • Bachelor's degree Programs:
    • Bachelor of Science – Nursing; Bachelor of Science/Medical Laboratory Science; Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Education/ Early Childhood Education.Bachelor of Applied Technology-Mechanical Engineering Technology - Automotive Product Design.

Student government

The college has a number of student regulated governments that handle much of the student related activities at the college. They are the Student Representative Council (SRC), the Student Athletic Association (SAA), and the Thames Students Inc. (TSI). The list of members are as follows:

2017-2018 SRC[3]

  • President-Nick Goran
  • Vice President of Student Affairs- Holly Nicholson
  • Vice-President of Student Life- Colin Topliffe
  • Director- Jason Lachance
  • Director- Alexandra Oliveira

2017-2018 TSI[4]

  • President: Matthew Revie
  • Vice President: Logan Pillsworth
  • TSI Director: Jared Fleming
  • TSI Director: Okoronkwo Uchechukwu Micheal

2017-2018 SAA[5]

  • President: Karen Markovich
  • Vice President Varsity: Adam Neville
  • Vice President Intramurals: Lee Kuzmich
  • Director of Marketing: Skyler Patteson
  • Director of Varsity: Emily Lindo
  • Director of Varsity: Laura Walker
  • Director of Sport: Suzanne Kelley
  • Director of Sport: Kyle Rose
  • Director of Sport: Matt Brooks
  • Director of Sport: Chris Cascio
  • Director of Sport Promotion: Sam Henderson
  • Director of Sport Promotion: Roberto Duncan

Scholarships and bursaries

The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation. St. Clair College scholarships for Aboriginal, First Nations and Métis students include: Métis Nation of Ontario, St. Clair College Bursary.[6]

Strike of 2017

Effective Monday, October 16, 2017 at 12:01am, the team bargaining on behalf of the province's 24 Colleges and the OPSEU union representing 12,000 full time faculty, partial load faculty, counsellors and librarians, could not reach an agreement, and all faculty entered a work stoppage.[7] As of 12:40pm, November 6, 2017 after a number of days of bargaining, Ontario colleges presented a new offer of settlement to OSPEU. The colleges asked that faculty be able to vote on this offer of settlement and requested the Ontario Labour Relations Board to arrange a vote. The colleges asked OPSEU to suspend the strike in order to have faculty return to the classroom whilst the vote was being arranged. Classes, however, remained suspended.[8] On November 21, the strike was lifted and classes were resumed, however, many initial issues were not resolved.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.collegesontario.org/outcomes/key-performance-indicators/2014-15_KPI_English_updated.pdf
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20041209021830/http://www.stclaircollege.ca/about/history.html
  3. ↑
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  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool
  7. ↑ College, St. Clair. "Info About Potential Faculty Work Stoppage | St. Clair College". www.stclaircollege.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  8. ↑ College, St. Clair. "Info About Faculty Work Stoppage | St. Clair College". www.stclaircollege.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
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