Enrolment At St. Clair College Reaches All Time High

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St. Clair College has achieved 10,539 students for the 2017 school year.

This represents a 12% increase over 2016. Chatham Campus achieved a 6% increase as compared to 2016. This is the second consecutive year of increases to the College’s enrolment. In 2016, the College saw a 9% increase in enrolment over 2015.

“During our 50th anniversary year, the St. Clair College Alumni Association will grow to over 100,000 graduates (during October’s Convocation sessions), so it is exciting to be recording another milestone number along with an enrolment in excess of 10,000 students,” said St. Clair President Patti France. “More than that, it is heartening to realize that both domestic and international students have recognized St. Clair as an exceptional postsecondary destination, offering unparalleled instruction and state-of-the-art technology to pursue the careers of the 21st century. Coupled with the crucial task of addressing the skills gap in trades-and-technology, we continue to furnish expertise-laden graduates to the fields of health-care, engineering, manufacturing, business, information technology, social services and the applied arts – all of which are essential to the well-being of our community, and the prosperity of the local, provincial and national economies.”

This milestone has been achieved, in large part, to a dramatic increase in international students. In 2016 the college had 581 international students. Today, there are 1,100, a 90% increase. Additionally, the College’s campus in Toronto, Ace Acumen, saw an increase of 54% over last year (1,450 students, up from 940 in 2016). Domestic enrolment held its own, in the face of continued declining catchment enrolment.

“Canada has quickly become one of the most sought after educational destinations,” says Ron Seguin, Vice President International Relations, Training and Campus Development. “The majority of students are coming from India and China and are seeking the higher education and skills expertise that the College delivers. This gives them the knowledge and tools to start careers in what today is a global workforce”.