Niagara College – A Leader in Applied Education

VISION: Enriching lives and fulfilling dreams

MISSION: Providing outstanding applied education and training for a changing world

In January 2020, Sean Kennedy was appointed Niagara College’s sixth President. He succeeds Dr. Dan Patterson after his 25 year tenure as President. Sean is an experienced postsecondary leader with 20 years of experience and has been a member of the College’s senior leadership team since 2006. Read the full story here.

Since opening its doors in 1967 in Welland, and expanding across the Niagara region and internationally, Niagara College has grown to become a leader in applied education and training.

Areas of Specialization include: the Canadian Food and Wine Institute (CFWI), Hospitality Management, Business Management, Horticulture and Environment, Advanced Manufacturing, Digital Technologies, Health and Wellness, Community Services, Preparatory and Access, and Community Security. Learning Enterprises in food, wine, beer, horticulture, esthetics and hair, dental, and health and wellness support our areas of specialization.

The unexpected rise of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the associated government measures and directives to protect the health and safety of citizens around the world required Niagara College to pivot quickly, in the middle of the Winter 2020 term, to an unplanned campus closure and shift to virtual delivery. Niagara College’s faculty, staff, and students all demonstrated remarkable passion, creativity, ingenuity, and resilience through this unprecedented and challenging time.

You can read a sampling of the extraordinary efforts of the Niagara College community to support one another and our communities and the safety measures implemented by the College as we pivoted to a hybrid learning environment for fall 2020 and winter 2021.

About Niagara College

Niagara College provides a student-centred, inclusive learning communitythat offers innovative programs to address key sectors within the Niagararegion, Ontario and the broader global economy.

Our Strategic Plan provides a pathway that directs Niagara College toward abold future as Canada’s leader in applied, experiential learning.

We do this by:

› immersing students in a unique, highly experiential learning environment;

› facilitating the development of innovative and entrepreneurial graduates who possess sought-after global and cultural competencies;and

› leveraging the College’s expertise in the pursuit of new sectors and markets at home and around the world.

Read the 2017-2021 Strategic Plan: niagaracollege.ca/strategicplan

Locally and Globally Connected

› Diverse Programming: Niagara College offers a broad range of programs at the certificate, diploma, bachelor’s degree and postgraduate levelthat are linked to key industry sectors

› Community and student life intersect at Niagara College: Come experience products and services offered by students including ourteaching winery, brewery, distillery, hairstyling, spa, restaurant, health& wellness and dental clinic. For more about NC learning enterprisesgo to: niagaracollege.ca/about/why/experience

› Leadership Opportunities for Students: Virtual delivery of an innovative project to support female empowerment in Bhutan’s first femaleoperatedbrewery. Focused on brewery operations, gender equity andinclusion, and sustainability in alignment with the UN’s sustainabledevelopment goals, the project pivoted to a remote launch whenpandemic concerns restricted travel. Read the full story here.