Seneca College
Overview
Toronto
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area. Seneca College is currently Canada's largest college with approximately 108,000 students.
The college was established during the formation of Ontario’s college system in 1967. The Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology were established on May 21, 1965. The school was founded as part of a provincial initiative 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
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programs to Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
communities.
Seneca has 10 campuses in total located throughout the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
— each with its own academic specialties.
The Newnham Campus is one of the largest college campuses in Canada.