Kemptville College

Coordinates: 45°00′27″N 75°38′24″W / 45.00750°N 75.64000°W / 45.00750; -75.64000
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Kemptville Campus - closed
Typeagricultural college
Established1917
Location, ,
CampusRural Kemptville
Coloursblack  ; White   & yellow  ;
AffiliationsACCC, CCAA, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph,
Websitewww.kemptvillec.uoguelph.ca

Kemptville College is a community college based in Kemptville, Ontario, and was formerly a satellite campus of the Ontario Agricultural College as part of the University of Guelph.

Programs[edit]

It was established in 1917 as Kemptville Agricultural School and offers programs related to agricultural and rural fields.[1] In 1997 it affiliated with the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph, and in 2007 the institution adopted its current name as a recognition of its integration into the university.[2]

In 2014, the University of Guelph announced that academic programmes at the Alfred and Kemptville campuses would close, once current students had completed their studies. This decision does not directly relate to separately-funded trades programmes.[3][4][5] Efforts are underway to save the two campuses, with reports on Kemptville[6] and on Alfred,[7] along with initiatives with two francophone colleges, Boréal and La Cité to maintain the French-language offerings at Alfred.[8][9]

Notable faculty[edit]

One-storey red brick building, with offices to the left of a main entrance, and an auditorium to the right
W. B. George Centre at Kemptville College

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kemptville Campus - History".
  2. ^ "Kemptville Campus, University of Guelph, About Our Campus, Message from our Director". Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. ^ "U of G Consolidating Regional Campus Programs". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions: Consolidation of Regional Campuses". Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ^ Bradshaw, James (12 March 2014). "University of Guelph to shutter two campuses amid falling enrolments". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Future of the Kemptville College Campus" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Alfred Campus: Looking toward the Future: Analysis and Options" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Supporting French-language Students in Eastern Ontario". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Ensuring Access to French-language Agricultural Education". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Popular Valley Figure: W. B. George Retiring From KAS Post". Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario. September 24, 1960. p. 7.Free access icon
  11. ^ "W. B. (Baldy) George Retiring From KAS". Ottawa Journal. Ottawa, Ontario. August 16, 1960. p. 4.Free access icon

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