Loyalist College

Public college in Ontario, Canada

AffiliationsCCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CBIEWebsitewww.loyalistcollege.com

Loyalist College (formally Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology) is an English-language college in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

History

Aerial photo of Loyalist College, 1975 (left), Main entrance of the Kente Building, 2023 (right).

Prior to the 1960s, only trade schools co-existed with universities in the province of Ontario at the post-secondary level, most of which had been established primarily to help veterans reintegrate into society in the post-war years. Loyalist College was founded in 1967 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. The name of the college reflects the area's original settlement by United Empire Loyalists.

Originally operated out of a local high school, Loyalist College moved to its present 200-acre (81 ha) campus on Wallbridge-Loyalist Road in 1968. The college operates a satellite campus in Bancroft, Ontario and is associated with First Nations Technical Institute in the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory reserve.

The college provides education to local Canadians that are native to Belleville or neighboring towns, but many of the students at Loyalist College also come from South Asian countries as immigrants on international VISAs.

Athletics

Loyalist's intercollegiate sports teams use the name "Lancers". The school colours are royal blue and scarlet.

Current athletic teams

Men's Volleyball
Women's Volleyball
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Men's Rugby
Women’s Rugby 7s
Women's Soccer
Cross-country

Residence

Loyalist College houses some of its students in the Loyalist College Residence located on the college campus. The residence contains five buildings and holds approximately 474 students. There are also 4 townhouse blocks housing 112 students. Located on the residence grounds is Residence Commons. This building contains laundry facilities, computer access, security office, food station and entertainment area. The entertainment area includes pool tables, ping-pong and television for student use.

Scholarships

The College joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.^[3]

Notable students, alumni and faculty

Henry Joseph Maloney, first chairman of the board
Former CHFI-FM Morning Host Erin Davis, now Victoria, B.C.
Ernie Parsons Former MPP for Prince Edward—Hastings (Former Faculty)
Jamie Schmale MP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock
Todd Smith Ontario Minister of Energy and MPP for Bay of Quinte^[4]
Laurie Scott MPP for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
The Honourable Chris d'Entremont MP for West Nova and former MLA for Argyle-Barrington^[5]
David Williams – former professional cyclist

References

^ "LOYALIST COLLEGE BOARD APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT & CEO". www.loyalistcollege.com. Loyalist College. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Ontario College FTEs". Ontario Colleges Library Service. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ "Programs and Services - Canadian Forces (CF) College Opportunities Programme". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2011-02-20. Project Hero
^ "About Todd". Todd Smith MPP. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
^ "Lasting Connections: the magazine for Loyalist College Alumni and Friends" (PDF).

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Post-secondary education in Ontario

Degree-granting institutions
Public universities^[1]	Algoma Brock Carleton Guelph Hearst^‡ Lakehead Laurentian/Laurentienne^* Laurier McMaster Nipissing NOSM^* OCAD Ontario Tech Ottawa^* Queen's RMC/CMR^* Sudbury^* TMU Toronto Trent UOF^‡ Waterloo Western Windsor York
Private universities^[2]	Canada Christian Emmanuel FaithWay Baptist Great Lakes Heritage Huntington Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies Institute for Christian Studies Master's Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Redeemer St. Philip's Talpiot Thorneloe Toronto Baptist Tyndale Yeshivas Ner Yisroel
Public universities grant degrees under the authority of an Act of the Legislative Assembly or a Royal Charter.^[3] Private universities grant degrees under the authority of an Act of the Legislative Assembly or may provide individual degree programs with the consent of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities.^[4]
Degree programs offered^{under Ministerial Consent}	Adler Toronto CCNM CMCC Glenn Gould RCC/Yorkville
Affiliated/federated schools	Assumption Brescia Canterbury Concordia Conrad Grebel Dominican/Dominicain^* Glendon^* Huron Iona King's Martin Luther OAC Renison Saint Paul^* St. Jerome's United
^‡French-language institution; ^*bilingual institution (English/French).^[5]

Colleges
Colleges of applied arts and technology	Algonquin^† Boréal^‡ Cambrian^† Canadore Centennial^† Confederation^† Durham Fanshawe^† Fleming^† George Brown^† Georgian^† La Cité^†‡ Lambton^† Loyalist^† Mohawk^† Niagara^† Northern St. Clair^† St. Lawrence^† Sault Seneca^†
Institutes of technology and advanced learning	Conestoga^† Humber^† Sheridan^†
Defunct	Grands-Lacs^‡
^†Degree programs offered ^‡French-language institution^[5]

Other recognized institutions
Specialist institutions	Michener Institute

Aboriginal institutes
Anishinabek FNTI Kenjgewin Teg Iohahi:io Akwesasne Negahneewin Ogwehoweh Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Seven Generations Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig Six Nations Polytechnic