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Loyalist College is an English

English language

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-language community college

Community college

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in Belleville

Belleville, Ontario

Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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History

The school was founded in 1967 as part of a provincial initiative to create many such institutions to provide career-oriented diploma

Diploma

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and certificate

Academic certificate

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courses, as well as continuing education

Continuing education

Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...

programs to Ontario

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 100 acres (40.5 ha) campus on Wallbridge-Loyalist Road in 1968. The college operates a satellite campus in Bancroft, Ontario

Bancroft, Ontario

Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...

and is associated with First Nations Technical Institute

First Nations Technical Institute

First Nations Technical Institute is an Aboriginal owned and controlled post-secondary institution. Established in 1985 through innovative and dynamic partnerships between the Tyendinaga Mohawk Council, FNTI Board of Directors, Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of...

in the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Indian reserve

Indian reserve

In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...

Academics

Loyalist College is well known in the region for its journalism

Journalism

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, photojournalism

Photojournalism

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and radio

Radio

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and television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

broadcasting programs as well as its health services and Skilled Labour programs.

Available programs

Accounting
Advertising
Advertising - Media Marketing & Sales (post-graduate)
Animation
Architectural Technician/Technology
Automotive Service Technician (apprenticeship)
Bio-Food Technician/Technology
Biotechnology Technician/Technology
Broadcast Engineering Technology
Broadcast Journalism
Business
Business Administration - Human Resource Management
Business Administration - Materials Management
Business Sales and Marketing
Chemical Laboratory Assistant
Chemical Engineering Technician/Technology
Child and Youth Worker
Civil Engineering Technician/Technology
College Prep
Community and Justice Services Worker
Construction Engineering Technician
Construction Renovation Techniques
Culinary Management
Culinary Skills - Chef Training
Developmental Services Worker
Early Childhood Education
E-Journalism (Post-Graduate)
Electrical Technician
Electrical Techniques
Environmental Technician/Technology
Esthetician
Fitness and Health Promotion
General Arts and Science
General Arts and Science (Certificate)
Hospitality Management - Hotel & Restaurant
Human Services Management Degree (B.A.A.)
Investigation and Protection Studies (formerly Corporate and Commercial Security)
Job Connect
Joint Online, Print, Broadcast Journalism
Law and Security Administration: Customs Border Services (formally Customs and Immigration)
Literacy & Basic Skills (L.B.S)
Manufacturing Engineering Technician
Mechanical Techniques
Military Arts and Sciences
Motive Power Fundamentals - Parts and Counter Personnel
Motive Power Technician - Service and Management
Nursing (Degree - Loyalist/Brock University
Brock University
Brock University is a comprehensive university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Brock offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs that include co-op and other experiential learning opportunities to an enrolment of over 17,000 full-time students.The enabling legislation is...

)
Paralegal
Paramedic Program
Personal Support Worker
Photojournalism
Police Foundations
Practical Nursing
Pre-Health Science
Public Relations (post-gr aduate)
Radio Broadcasting
Recreation and Leisure Services
Residential Design and Drafting
Social Service Worker
Sports Journalism (post-graduate)
Survey Engineering Technician
Television and New Media Production
Tourism Marketing & Promotion
University Transfer
Welding Techniques

Athletics

The 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 Soccer
Cross-country

Residence

Loyalist College houses some of its students in the Loyalist College Residence located within a small walking distance of the college. The residence contains five buildings and holds approximately 500 students.

Located on residence grounds is Residence Commons. This building contains laundry facilities, computer access, head security office, food station and entertainment area. The entertainment area includes pool tables, and television for student use.

The school is the site of accommodation and some training for the Central Region Gliding School of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets

Royal Canadian Air Cadets

Royal Canadian Air Cadets is a Canadian national youth program for persons aged 12 to 18. It is administered by the Canadian Forces and funded through the Department of National Defence with additional support from the civilian Air Cadet League of Canada...

program.

Scholarships

The College joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier

Rick Hillier

General Rick Hillier, CMM, MSC, CD , is the former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces. He held this appointment from February 4, 2005 to July 1, 2008. He retired on July 1, 2008, and was replaced by former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Walter Natynczyk...

for the families of fallen Canadian Forces

Canadian Forces

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members.

Notable students, alumni and faculty

CHFI-FM
CHFI-FM
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Morning Host Erin Davis
Erin Davis
Erin Davis is a popular media figure in Toronto, Ontario. At present she is a co-host of 98.1 CHFI's Morning Show along with Mike Cooper. She also appears regularly as an MC or keynote speaker for many local organizations and events in Toronto.- Early life :...
Ernie Parsons
Ernie Parsons
Ernie Parsons is a Justice of the Peace and former politician in Ontario, Canada. Until 2007 he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings for the Ontario Liberal Party.Parsons received a Civil Engineering degree from Carleton University...

Former MPP for Prince Edward—Hastings
Prince Edward—Hastings
Prince Edward—Hastings is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968...

(Former Faculty)
Teresa Armstrong
Teresa Armstrong
Teresa Armstrong, 45, is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of London—Fanshawe as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party caucus....

Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament

External links

Loyalist College website

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