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Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Established: 1967
Total Students: 7,605
Percentage of International Students: 20%
A leader in Indigenous education, Confederation College helps set policy for Indigenous learning across the post-secondary education sector. It offers niche Indigenous programs and many supports and services for its Indigenous learners.
Confederation College offers financial scholarships, bursaries, and awards to students to assist with their education costs. These are given out based on financial need, academic achievement or extra-curricular/community involvement. On average, student awards exceed $400,000 each year.
The college offers a full range of programs and education services throughout the region, which includes over 60 full-time post-secondary programs, as well as part-time credit and non-credit courses, specialty programs for business and industry, pre-employment and skills training programs, apprenticeship programs and cooperative/workplace training programs.
Each year, Confederation College has approximately 3,400 full-time post-secondary students, 370 apprentices, 550 adult training students and 4,205 part-time post-secondary students, and many thousand students accessing continuing education courses. The student body includes a large population of Indigenous students and a growing population of international students.
World Ranking | Continental Ranking | Country Rank |
8789 | 2318 | 133 |
- Academic Advisement
- Accessibility Services (Disability Services) for Students
- Bookstore (textbooks, school supplies, clothing & much more)
- Campus Employment Services
- Co-op & Work Placement Services*
- Computer Services – Student IT
- Counselling
- Daycare
- Financial Aid
- Food Bank
- Health Centre
- Health Plan
- *Applies to designated programs only
- Ombuds Office
- Library
- Parking
- Peer Mentoring
- Registration Services
- Residence
- SAFE Campus
- Student Success Centre
- Testing Centre
- Tutoring
- Universal Transit Bus Pass
- Wellness Centre
Thunder Bay campus– The Thunder Bay campus is Confederation College’s main campus and is home to four campus buildings (Shuniah, Dorion, Neebing, and McIntyre), with apartment-style student residences in Spruce and Cedar Houses, and traditional dorm-style student residences in Sibley Hall. The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is on campus. At the Thunder Bay International Airport is the college’s School of Aviation in a facility known as the Aviation Centre of Excellence. The Thunder Bay campus is also home to the Confederation College Student Union offices.
Greenstone campus (Longlac)- As of 2020, Confederation College’s Greenstone Campus is in Longlac, Ontario (formerly Geraldton, ON). It offers programs in Business, Community Services, Engineering Technology, Health and Hospitality, as well as preparatory programs. Lake of the Woods campus (Kenora) – Confederation College’s Lake of the Woods Campus is in Kenora, Ontario. It offers programs in Business, Community Services, Engineering Technology, Health, Hospitality, Natural Resources and Skilled Trades, as well as preparatory programs.
Northshore campus (Marathon)– Confederation College’s Northshore campus is in Marathon, Ontario. It offers programs in Business, Community Services, Engineering Technology, Health, Hospitality and Natural Resources, as well as preparatory programs.
Rainy River District campus (Fort Frances)-Confederation College’s Rainy River District campus is in Fort Frances, Ontario in Fort Frances’ multi-use facility, which also houses Fort Frances High School and the Townshend Theatre. It offers programs in Business, Community Services, Engineering Technology, Health, Hospitality, Natural Resources and Skilled Trades, as well as preparatory programs.
Red Lake campus– Confederation College’s Red Lake campus is in Red Lake, Ontario in the Red Lake District High School. It offers programs in Business, Community Services, Engineering Technology, Health and Hospitality, as well as preparatory programs.
Sioux Lookout campus- Confederation College’s Sioux Lookout campus is in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. It offers programs in Business, Community Services, Engineering Technology, Health and Hospitality, as well as preparatory programs.
Wawa campus- Confederation College’s Wawa campus is in Wawa, Ontario in the Regional Training & Technology Centre. It offers programs in Business, Community Services, Engineering Technology, Health and Hospitality, as well as preparatory programs
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