George Brown College

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George Brown College
Established: 1967
Type: College of applied arts and technology
President: Anne Sado
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sports teams: Huskies
Colours: blue      & white     
Website: http://www.georgebrown.ca/
The entrance to the school of hospitality on the St. James campus
The entrance to the school of hospitality on the St. James campus

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.

The college is named after George Brown, who was an important 19th century politician and newspaper publisher (he founded the Toronto Globe, forerunner to The Globe and Mail) and was one of the Fathers of Confederation.

The college offers a wide variety of programs in art and design, business, community services and early childhood, 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.

It offers more then 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 [1] Electronics Technician distance education program, developed by Dr. Colin Simpson.

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[edit] Casa Loma campus

43°40′33″N 79°24′39″W / 43.6758, -79.4107

The largest of the campuses of George Brown College, Casa Loma campus is situated on the stretch of Kendal Ave. between Davenport Rd. and MacPherson Ave. Nearby features include Casa Loma, and the City of Toronto Archives. The Dupont subway station (on the YUS line) is a mere three minute walk from the campus. The campus itself is a collection of five buildings.

Casa Loma Campus
Bldg. Address Functions
B 175 Kendal Ave. Dentistry
C 160 Kendal Ave. Main building of the campus
D 1 Dartnell Ave. ESL and building technologies
E 146 Kendal Ave. Student centre
F 500 McPherson Ave. Finance and student records

In 2004, the old and unused A building was torn down to create a green space on campus.

[edit] St. James campus

Directions to buildings at the St. James Campus
Directions to buildings at the St. James Campus

43°39′05″N 79°22′13″W / 43.6513, -79.3702

This campus is made of four buildings. The first is a large and internally misshapen brick building at 200 King St. E. The second and third are located at 290 and 300 Adelaide St. East and are connected. They are home to Financial Services, Creative Arts, Business Administration and the faculty of Hospitality and Tourism. This campus is where the chef school is located.

St. James Campus
Bldg. Address Functions
A 200 King St. East Main building of the campus
B 290 Adelaide St. East Financial Services
C 300 Adelaide St. East Hospitality and Culinary Arts
D 215 King St. East Chef School
207 Adelaide St. East School of Design


[edit] Ryerson University campus

This associate 'campus' is essentially a collection of offices and classrooms in Kerr Hall at Ryerson University. The address is 99 Gerrard St. E.

[edit] Young Centre For The Performing Arts

Main article: Young Centre for the Performing Arts

The Theatre School at George Brown College presents a season of productions at the theatre in the Distillery District in downtown Toronto. It is a brand-new theatre built into 1800s era Victorian industrial buildings, with the incorporation of additional teaching facilities. The theatre arts program enjoys a partnership with the Tarragon Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company.

[edit] Sports

The school's team name is the Huskies.

Varsity sports at George Brown include:

  • Alpine Skiing
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Snowboarding
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball - women's

Cross country running

[edit] See also

[edit] Libraries

George Brown College has 4 libraries:

  • Casa Loma Library Learning Commons 160 Kendal Ave. Room: C330.
  • ESL Resource Centre 1 Dartnell Ave. Room: 315 (D Building)
  • St. James Learning Commons Annex 200 King St. East Room - 124.
  • Ryerson - Sally Horsfall Eaton Academic Resource Centre , 99 Gerrard East Room: 677

Each of the college libraries primarily house materials suitable for the programs taught at their respective campuses.

Students, faculty and staff have access to an extensive range of electronic resources - ebooks, periodical databases and library catalogue. These are available for use in the library and remotely. The library also offers a Virtual Reference service for those who need assistance but are not on campus.

Information about all library collections and services is available from the library website: George Brown College Library

[edit] References

  1. ^ ACCC document with article about the elecronics technician distance education program

[edit] External links


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