Georgian College Facts at a Glance

(As of August 2011)

• Our mission: To inspire innovation, transform lives and connect communities through the power of education

• Established in 1967

• Seven campuses: Barrie, Collingwood, Midland, Muskoka, Orangeville, Orillia, Owen Sound, plus University Partnership Centre, Kempenfelt Conference Centre, and a student residence in Barrie

• New for fall 2011: Centre for Health and Wellness, John Di Poce South Georgian Bay Campus, privately operated student residence in Owen Sound

• Named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2010 and 2011

• Received highest possible marks in the provincial Program Quality Assurance Process Audit – no college has ever scored higher

• A leader in co-op education with more than 3,500 employers offering 4,500 co-op positions each year

• Consistently one of the highest graduate employment rates among Ontario colleges for more than a decade

• Endless possibilities: academic upgrading, apprenticeship training, certificate, diploma, graduate certificate, college degree and university programs

• Total enrolment of more than 10,000 full-time students a year (includes apprenticeship, Second Career, university partners, international)

• Of the above full-time numbers, 445 are international students from 33 countries and 2,400 are UPC students

• One of the fastest growing colleges in Ontario: 68.5 per cent enrolment growth from 2000 to 2010

• Apprenticeship students: in the 2010-11 academic year, there were over 1,200 full- and part-time apprentices enrolled in one of more than 20 apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs offered at six Georgian campuses

• 27,000 continuing education course registrations each year

• More than 55,000 alumni

• Approximately 750 full-time and 1,500 part-time staff, annual payroll $98 million in wages and benefits

• Annual economic impact of $143 million regionally and $294 million provincially (as of 2007)

• University Partnership Centre: one-of-a-kind in Ontario with university undergraduate and graduate degrees, college degrees and graduate certificate programs. Partnerships with seven universities. Approximately 400 articulation and transfer agreements with 38 institutions around the world.

• Centres of Excellence: Canadian Automotive Institute, Canadian Aviation Institute, Centre for Applied Research and Innovation, Centre for Automotive Parts Expertise, Centre for Health and Wellness, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Georgian College Skilled Trades Centre, Great Lakes International Marine Training Centre, Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre, Justice and Public Safety Institute, Ontario Recreational Boating Centre of Excellence

• Aboriginal student resource centres at Barrie, Midland, Orillia, Owen Sound campuses

• Board of Governors consists of 12 appointees from a cross-section of our communities, as well as the President and CEO, one student, one faculty member, one support staff member and one administrative staff member

• Power of Education campaign is raising $25 million for strategic priorities – of this $23.5 million is already achieved

• More than 900 awards and scholarships disbursed to students annually with a combined value of over $725,000