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Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
has 24 publicly funded
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, known as Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATs). In 2003, three CAATs (Conestoga, Humber, and Sheridan) were designated as Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning. Most Ontario colleges were founded between 1965 and 1967, after the passage of Minister of Education
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' Bill-153 on May 21, 1965, to create a post-secondary educational system different from that of universities. The ''Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002'', indicates that the purpose of Ontario public colleges is to offer "career-oriented, post-secondary education and training to assist individuals in finding and keeping employment, to meet the needs of employers and the changing work environment and to support the economic and social development of their local and diverse communities." In 2000, the
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authorized colleges to offer a limited number of applied baccalaureate degrees under the ''Postsecondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000''. In 2012–2013 approximately 74 degree programs were offered by 12 Ontario colleges.


List of public colleges

Note: Colleges marked with (FR) are
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institutions.


Military colleges

Ontario has 1
military college A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...
, the
Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...
(commonly abbreviated in English as RMC), in Kingston, ON.


Private colleges

Ontario has over 500 private career colleges. These colleges are regulated by the ''Private Career Colleges Act, 2005,'' (S.O. 2005, c. 28, Schedule L). under which they must be registered and approved by the Superintendent of Private Career Colleges.


See also

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Higher education in Canada Higher education in Canada includes provincial, territorial, indigenous and military higher education systems. Higher education systems in Canada In Canada, the constitutional responsibility for higher education primarily rests with the provi ...
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Higher education in Ontario Higher education in Ontario includes postsecondary education and skills training regulated by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and provided by universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, and private career colleges.Ministry ...
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References


External links


Canadian College of Business, Science & Technology

Academy of Learning College Kingston ON Campus

Addresses and websites of Ontario's colleges

Community College and CEGEP Jobs in Canada
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Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
Colleges A college ( Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offerin ...