Niagara College

Since opening its doors in 1967 in Welland and expanding into other parts of Niagara, Niagara College has grown to become a leader in education and training and one of the most enterprising colleges in Canada. 
 

Niagara College has been a recognized leader in student satisfaction. According to annual Key Performance Indicator surveys mandated by the province of Ontario, Niagara College ranked number one among all Ontario colleges in student satisfaction for six consecutive years. The survey also gave Niagara College high marks in graduate employment rate, graduate satisfaction and employer satisfaction.
 

College enrolment now totals over 8,000 full-time students and more than 15,000 Continuing Education registrants annually. The College offers more than 90 post-secondary diploma and post-graduate certificate programs, skills and apprenticeship training programs and two bachelor’s degree programs: International Commerce and Global Development and Hospitality Operations Management.
 

Niagara College has two main campus locations in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake. In fall 2008, the College embarked upon an ambitious $90 million campus redevelopment project designed to increase capacity in programs that serve key industries in Niagara, and create new state-of-the-art learning environments. The project includes the construction of an Applied Health Institute, a new state-of-the-art Technology Skills Centre, classrooms and labs, student centre, athletic centre, and library and learning commons at the Welland Campus. The Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus includes the construction of the Wine Visitor + Education Centre, which opened in November 2009, as well as expanded culinary facilities.
 

In addition to the two main campuses, Niagara College offers programs and services at three other locations throughout the Region. The Maid of the Mist Campus in Niagara Falls serves as a dedicated industry development and training resource for Niagara’s important hospitality and tourism sector. Niagara College’s Ontario Street satellite site in St. Catharines is located within a Niagara Health System hospital and is home to the College’s Practical Nursing and Personal Support Worker programs.