St. Lawrence College, Ontario

St. Lawrence College (SLC) is a College of Applied Arts and Technology. It has three campuses in small to mid-sized cities in eastern Ontario, namely Brockville (1970), Cornwall (1968) and Kingston (founded September 1969). Prior to the 1960s only trade schools existed in addition to universities in the province of Ontario at the post-secondary level, and many of those trade schools were established primarily to help veterans reintegrate into soc... more

St. Lawrence College (SLC) is a College of Applied Arts and Technology. It has three campuses in small to mid-sized cities in eastern Ontario, namely Brockville (1970), Cornwall (1968) and Kingston (founded September 1969). Prior to the 1960s only trade schools existed in addition to universities in the province of Ontario at the post-secondary level, and many of those trade schools were established primarily to help veterans reintegrate into society in the post-war years. In response to an increasing need for technical education, Premier William Davis, regarded now as the “father of the Ontario College System”, established Ontario's colleges of applied arts and technology to train individuals for employment in their respective communities. St. Lawrence College was founded during this period in 1967 as part of the province's initiative to create many such institutions. These schools were designed to provide career-oriented diploma and certificate courses, as well as continuing... less