Camosun College
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| Type | Public (Post-Secondary) community college |
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| Established | 1971 |
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Academic staff
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413 |
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Administrative staff
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514 |
| Students | 9,793 FTE |
| Undergraduates | Upgrading, University Transfer, Certificates, Diplomas, Associate's Degrees, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Athletic & Exercise Therapy, Bachelor of Sport and Fitness Leadership. |
| Postgraduates | post-degree diplomas |
| Location | Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Campus | Urban/Rural Lansdowne and Interurban |
| Sports teams | Camosun Chargers |
| Colours | Green |
| Nickname | Chargers |
| Affiliations | ACCC, CCAA, CBIE, CUP. |
| Website | http://www.camosun.ca/ |
Camosun College is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2013-2014 fiscal year, it had more than 19,000 full-time and part-time students (9,793 FTEs) between its Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. Each year Camosun welcomes over 1,000 Aboriginal students from 50 Nations including Métis and Inuit groups, and over 1,100 International students from 60 different countries.
Camosun College also provides contract training for local business; research, innovation and prototyping services for industry; and trained co-op students for employers. With over 900 employees and a budget of over $105 million, Camosun is one of Victoria's top 10 employers and generates more than $1.2 billion in economic impact in British Columbia every year.
The Lansdowne campus provides university transfer and access programs, as well as career, technical and vocational programs in the fields of the arts, sciences, business, health and human services. The Interurban campus delivers programs in the trades, technologies, business, sport and exercise education, and access programs. The student paper, The Nexus, is a member of CUP.
The enabling legislation is the College and Institute Act.
Camosun College enrolled its first students in September 1971 when it opened as a two-year institution offering university transfer, vocational and upgrading courses to the residents of southern Vancouver Island. The roots of the college began in 1914 when the Young Building was built as Victoria's first Normal School on part of a 7.5 acre plot belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company, now part of the Lansdowne Campus. The school's enrollment at the time was about 275.
During the second world war, the Young Building was converted into a military hospital. In 1946, the building was returned to its original function as an educational institution shared between the Normal School and Victoria College, which were united in 1955.
In 1967 the Normal School and Victoria College moved to the site of the Gordon Head Campus of the University of Victoria and the Institute of Adult Studies was established by the Greater Victoria School Board. The Institute of Adult Studies was located in what is currently the Ewing Building, and was the first centre in Canada to offer daytime courses for adults wishing to upgrade to high school graduation. From the inception of the Institute, local interest in a community college grew. On October 9, 1970, Victoria residents voted in favour of establishing a college, and plans for “Juan de Fuca” College were followed. The provincial government formally approved the college on October 27, 1970.
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