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Coordinates: 43°39′05″N 79°22′12″W 43.6513894, -79.3700087

George Brown College

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    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Telephone Numbers: 416-415-2000
  • Official Website:[1]
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George Brown College (GBC) is a public, fully-accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario. Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was founded in 1967 by the government of Ontario. The college is named after George Brown, who was an important 19th century politician and newspaper publisher (he founded the Toronto Globe, forerunner to The Globe and Mail) and was one of the Fathers of Confederation. The college offers a wide variety of programs in art and design, business, community services and early childhood, construction and engineering technologies, health sciences, hospitality and culinary arts, preparatory studies, as well as specialized programs and services for recent immigrants and international students. ^[1] It offers 66 diploma programs, as well as five degree programs, one in conjunction with Ryerson University). An additional 45 certificate programs and 33 post-graduate programs round out the college's full-time offering. There are also over 1000 continuing education courses available. Currently, there are about 14,000 full-time students, as well as over 55,000 part-time and continuing education students. George Brown is also the largest distance education college in Canada, with 12,000 students studying in over 30 countries. The most popular distance education program offered by the college is its award-winning Electronics Technician distance education program, developed by Dr. Colin Simpson. ^[1]

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