Humber College
205 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 5L7, Canada
The Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, commonly known as Humber College, is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1967, Humber has two main campuses: the Humber North campus and the Lakeshore campus.
Humber College Summary
The Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, commonly known as Humber College, is a public Collge of Applied Arts and technology in Toronto , Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1967, Humber has two main campuses: the Humber North campus and the Lakeshore campus.
Humber was established in 1967 under its founding President, Gordon Wragg. The first new section of Humber College opened on Monday September 11, 1967 at James S. Bell Elementary School, a public school on Lake Shore Boulevard West. The Lakeshore Campus began with the addition of the manpower retraining programs on Queen Elizabeth Way in Etobicoke. In November 1968, North Campus was officially opened by Mayor Edward A. Horton of Etobicoke and Mayor Jack Moultan of York. In the early 1970s, student enrollment was rapidly increasing which led Humber to expand its business and technology programs at both the North and Lakeshore Campuses. Humber College had the largest group of business students in the province. Three year Co-op programs were developed in the early 1970s in a range of technology and business programs. Humber became Canada’s largest college with over 27,000 full-time and 50,000 part-time learners.
Academic Schools:
- Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology
- Faculty of Business
- Faculty of Media & Creative Arts
- Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Innovative Learning
- Faulty of Social & Community Services
- Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness
In 2005, the school launched a show called Distinguished Artists on TvOntario, produced by students in the School of Creative & Performing Arts. In the 2005–06 school year, Humber added new bachelor’s degrees in Contemporary Music, Creative Advertising, and Interior Design. The four-year Creative Advertising program is the only such degree in Canada.
On 25 January 2006, the French ambassador to Canada Daniel Jouanneau visited the North and Lakeshore campuses of Humber College. Jouanneau and school officials suggested the program might eventually be extended to the culinary arts and media-related programs, such as journalism.
On February 2, 2009, Humber College students became the first to contact an astronaut in orbit using an apparatus they built and operated. They made contact with Sandra Magnus at the International Space Station from a lab room at the school’s Rexdale campus.
On January 10, 2018, Humber College’s Lakeshore Campus is the first college in Ontario to receive Fair Trade Campus designation from the Canadian Fair Trade Network (CFTN.) for its promotion of social and environmental sustainability and innovation. Recognized already as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers, achieving the designation is part of Humber’s five-year plan to make its campuses more sustainable.
On February 7, 2019, Humber College’s North Campus has received Fair Trade Campus designation from the Canadian Fair Trade Network for its promotion of social and environmental sustainability and innovation.
Humber College Placements
Humber College Placement Highlights
The annual median salary for 6 months | 50,000 |
The annual median salary of 5 years | 72,090 |
Permanent jobs students rate (under 6 months) | 51% (2,408) |
Permanent jobs students rate (under 5 years) | 1,752 |
Temporary jobs students (under 6 months) | 7% (347) |
Temporary jobs students (under 5 years) | 4,727 |
Top skills | Technical skills, problem-solving skills, leadership skills, management skills, building new networks, etc. |
Top recruiters | Apps Transport Group, Rogers Communications Inc, Valtech Corporation, TJX Companies Inc. & Red Apple |