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While the majority of parents in Canada contribute towards their child's postsecondary education (76 percent vs. global average of 87 percent), students in Canada are the most likely across all markets surveyed to also help fund their own…

AFTER THE FINAL 2016-17 HAD BEEN PUBLISHED … Thanks, in part, to a large federal/provincial grant it received in early-2017, St. Clair be tackling approximately $6 million in long-overdue repair-and-renovation projects during this academic year.…

By assembling a digital record of a student’s skills and academic accomplishments, ePortfolios have the potential to improve educators’ assessments of students, and the ability of students to clearly communicate and connect with employers. But are…

AFTER THE FINAL SCENE OF 2016-17 HAD BEEN PUBLISHED … A new chapter has opened for the St. Clair College Genesis Centre. The College has teamed with the University of Windsor’s EPICentre to form what will now be known as the “Epic Genesis Centre…

The provincial government is working with Aboriginal Institutes to give more Indigenous students access to culturally appropriate postsecondary education and training opportunities across the province. Minister of Advanced Education and Skills…

  St. Clair’s “satisfactoriness” continued to climb in 2016-17, placing it in the top five among Ontario’s two dozen college’s in several “quality categories” of a comprehensive provincial survey. St. Clair College students and graduates believe…

In late-July, St. Clair hosted a local round-table discussion about the economy – including a discussion of the impact of the provincial government’s proposed increase to the minimum wage – featuring a visit by Premier Kathleen Wynne. In addition…

AFTER THE FINAL 2016-17 EDITION OF THE SCENE HAD BEEN PUBLISHED … St. Clair’s Board of Governors (BofG) heard about millions of benefits provided to the college and its students during its May meeting, when the Alumni Association and (fundraising)…

AFTER THE FINAL 2016-17 SCENE BEEN PUBLISHED … St. Clair’s newest campus is a hit. In January of this year, the college assumed the management of the former, private-sector-operated Valiant Training Centre on St. Etienne Boulevard in Windsor.…

Colleges were very pleased to see that the 2017 federal budget focused on lifelong learning for all Canadians, signaling the government’s commitment to skills, innovation and inclusive economic growth. This will strengthen a Canadian economy that…