Centennial College (Canada)
The Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology is a public college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest publicly funded college in Ontario. Its campuses are situated on the east side of the city, particularly in Scarborough, with an aerospace centre at Downsview Park in North York.
Coat of arms of Centennial College | |
Motto | Transforming lives and communities through learning |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1966 |
Academic affiliation | ACCC, AUCC, CBIE |
President | Craig Stephenson |
Students | 26,000 full-time; 19,000 part-time (2020: 11,124 FTEs) |
Location | Toronto , Ontario , Canada |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Green |
Nickname | Colts |
Sporting affiliations | CCAA |
Mascot | Bolt the Colt |
Website | centennialcollege.ca |
Centennial College has been recognized as a culturally diverse post-secondary institution; almost 100 ethno-cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus. Its main research facilities are its Wearable, Interactive and Mobile Technologies Access Centre in Healthcare, established in 2015 through a $1.75 million federal grant and its aerospace innovation hub, under construction at the former de Havilland plant in west-end Toronto.