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Confederation College. The Opportunities!. The Numbers:. Serve 10-12,000 learners/year 9 campuses (20-30 delivery sites and individual homes) 38,000 graduates 87% of our graduates stay in NW Ontario $72M operational budget ($288M direct benefit) 810 total employees (440 FT; 370 PT).
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Confederation College The Opportunities!
The Numbers: • Serve 10-12,000 learners/year • 9 campuses (20-30 delivery sites and individual homes) • 38,000 graduates • 87% of our graduates stay in NW Ontario • $72M operational budget ($288M direct benefit) • 810 total employees (440 FT; 370 PT)
Confederation College • A true access community college with a regional mandate (550,000 sq km) • Focus on supporting learner success • Connected to the communities of NW Ontario • High “KPI” results (employers, graduates, students) • NW Ontario has a higher than provincial average college graduation rate
Significant demographic/social/economic change in Northwestern Ontario • Declining high school population • Increasing proportion of Aboriginal youth • Lower than provincial average high school completion rate • Economic restructuring and increasing (often new)employment opportunities • Provincial/Federal Fiscal Restraint
The opportunities! • Partnerships with school boards and First Nations’ schools to support high school completion and transition to post secondary education • Expand Dual Credit Programming • Co-location of programming
The opportunities! • Partnerships with post secondary and health institutions • Colleges (eg. Northern, Canadore) • Universities (eg. Lakehead, Nipissing, Algoma) • LHIN, TBRHSC, TBRRI, NOSM, MenoYa Win Health Centre
The opportunities! • Partnerships with communities • Thunder Bay and Regional • Specialization of programming/Innovation • Aboriginal communities • Nation to Nation approach • Urban, rural and remote communities
The opportunities! • Partnerships with business groups and specific businesses: • Business development and expansion • Applied research/Innovation • Leadership development • Workforce recruitment and development
The opportunities!! • Increase student success • Deliver where our students live/work • Student village • A culture that is inviting and supports success of all students… particularly aboriginal students
The opportunities! • Expand student markets • Deeper into NW Ontario • Southern Ontario...GTA, 905 • International
To support this: • Partnerships- Communities • Partnerships- Educational/Health • Partnerships- Business • Northwestern Ontario College Education • Aboriginal Learning • Access/Success
The opportunities!! • Thoughts/Questions/Answers?