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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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