Loyalist College

Location Belleville
Established 1967
Famous For Small Class Sizes

Overview

Loyalist College is an English-language college located in Belleville, Ontario. It is formally known as Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology and is also popular as Ontario’s Destination College. As an educational institution, Loyalist College focuses on small classrooms that give them the leverage of providing one-on-one attention and hands-on experience to the students through the 70+ post-secondary and certificate programs, and 12 postgraduate programs.

Founded in 1967, the college empowers students, staff, faculty members and partners for impeccable knowledge transfer to the industry and community through experiential, economical and cluster-based applied programs and research. The methodology at the college makes students career-ready with the relevant skills. It is also a signatory of the UN Sustainable Development Accord.

Programs that are offered by the college include full-time, part-time, and online options, which give the students a wide range of opportunities to be a part of the programs aimed at skilling them with the best knowledge and career-building resources. The college was ranked #1 in graduate employability in Ontario by Colleges Ontario in 2021.

Services for International Students

Loyalist College offers its international students a great combination of academic excellence, program work placements, extracurricular activities, and hands-on experience to excel in their academic life. The college has an International Centre that provides students with all the relevant support and information. A Student Success Team also functions to offer a variety of resources to students who are there on campus or taking up their online programs. The Career Centre supports students and alumni in their career exploration, job searching, planning and career development. 

Loyalist College students have access to: 

  • Academic Centre for Testing
  • AccessAbility Services for students with disabilities
  • Counselling Services
  • Keep Me Safe- Virtual Mental Wellness Service
  • Student Success Mentors
  • Tutoring Services

Ranking

  • Ranked 140th in National Rankings by Webometrics

Accommodation

Loyalist College provides housing to students in the Loyalist College Residence that is situated on campus. This residence option has five buildings and can house almost 474 students. Apart from the main residence, there are also 4 townhouse blocks that can accommodate 112 students.

The main housing option of the campus has a Residence Commons, which is a building that contains laundry facilities, a security office, computer access, a food station and an entertainment area. The entertainment area has pool tables, TV, and ping-pong tables for the students.

About Location

The main campus of Loyalist College is located on 200 acres in the Bay of Quinte region, which is perfectly positioned between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Loyalist deliberately chooses to be a community college, with roots deep in the overall community and region it serves. Apart from the main campus, the college also has a satellite campus at Bancroft, that offers diplomas and certificate programs and also serves as a centre for continuing education and a resources hub.

The nearest airport to the college is the Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto, which is situated almost 2 hours from Belleville.

The College has also established two campuses in India, one in Ahmedabad and another in Chandigarh. These campuses offer diploma programs in Biotechnology, Environmental Technology, Chemical Engineering, Sports and Leisure, and Fitness & Health and Recreation.

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