Algonquin College
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| Location | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nickname | Algonquin Thunder |
| Website | http://www.algonquincollege.com |
Algonquin College is an English-language college of applied arts and technology in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Funded by the Province of Ontario its main campus is in Ottawa, located at 1385 Woodroffe Avenue, near the intersection with Baseline Road. Algonquin College's other campuses are in Perth and Pembroke. The college serves Canada's National Capital Region. The college's mission is "to provide high quality, career-oriented education and training, which respond to the needs of learners, to the community, and to society".
Internationally, the college has several partnerships with institutions in other countries to transfer expertise through technical assistance and training programs.
The name of Algonquin College's sports team is the Algonquin Thunder.
The Woodroffe campus is complete with a student residence. In 2002 the residence expanded beyond its initial capacity. This was due to the removal of the OAC program offeren in Ontario high schools. This meant that the 12th grade students and OAC grade students would both be applying to colleges at the start of the 2003 fall semester.
Across Woodroffe Avenue from the main campus is the Baseline Transitway Station.
[edit] Notable alumni & faculty
- Jon Cassar, Emmy-winning Hollywood producer and director
- Andy Cockburn
- Leigh Chapple
- Janice Dean, Fox News weather specialist
- Neil Macdonald, CBC Washington Bureau Chief
- Norm MacDonald, comedian
- Lori Gadzala
- Phil Giroux
- Tom Green, comedian
- Mac Harb, Canadian Member of Parliament and Senator
- Andrew Nellis
- Larry O'Brien, multimillionaire tech entrepreneur and Mayor of Ottawa
- Paul A Leroux
- Marcos Pascuet
- Russll Mills, Harvard University Niemen Fellow and former Ottawa Citizen publisher
- Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament
- John "Milkman" Mielke
- "Stuntman Stu"
- Peter V. Tretter
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| Algonquin | Carleton | La Cité | U of O | Saint Paul | Dominican | |||
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| Conestoga | Humber | Sheridan | |||
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