Loyalist College

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Loyalist College
Loyalist College Logo.svg
Type Public
Established1967
PresidentMark Kirkpatrick [1]
Students2,253 FTEs (2020) [2]
Location, ,
Campus Belleville, Bancroft, Port Hope
Sports teamsLancers & Lady Lancers
Colours Red and blue   
Affiliations CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CBIE
Website www.loyalistcollege.com

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

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History

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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

Residence

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Student residences at Loyalist College, 1994.

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

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Older logo in use prior to 2021.

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References

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

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