Fanshawe College

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Coordinates: 43°0′44.78″N 81°12′0.64″W / 43.0124389, -81.2001778

Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Motto:	Community Driven... Student Focused
Established:	1967
Type:	Public
President:	Dr. Howard Rundle
Faculty:	394 full-time (212 male, 182 female)
Undergraduates:	15,000 full-time 5,000 part-time
Location:	London, Ontario, Canada
Campus:	Urban
Sports teams:	Fanshawe Falcons
Mascot:	Falcon
Website:	http://www.fanshawec.ca

Fanshawe College is a large community college in London, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Simcoe, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Tillsonburg, and Strathroy. There are about 15 000 full-time students and 5 000 part-time students. Fanshawe College has over 100,000 alumni.

Contents 1 History 2 Campus 2.1 London Campus 2.2 Simcoe Campus 2.3 St. Thomas Campus 2.4 Woodstock Campus 2.5 Tillsonburg Campus 2.6 Strathroy campus 3 Programs 4 External links

[edit] History

The London campus was founded in 1962 as the Ontario Vocational Centre (OVC). In 1967 it became Fanshawe College, one of a province-wide system of colleges of applied arts and technology, also referred to as community colleges. Area campuses were subsequently established in Woodstock, St. Thomas, and Simcoe.

[edit] Campus

[edit] London Campus

The London, Ontario, Canada campus covers 100 acres (0.4 km²) and has twenty buildings, including two residences for 800 students.

[edit] Simcoe Campus

[edit] St. Thomas Campus

[edit] Woodstock Campus

[edit] Tillsonburg Campus

[edit] Strathroy campus

[edit] Programs

Fanshawe College has over 100 full-time post-secondary programs, as well as apprentice and adult training programs. Many post-secondary programs have a co-operative education component. Program areas include:

• Art and Design
• Building Technology
• Business Studies
• Contemporary Media
• Continuing Education
• Language and Liberal Studies
• Health Sciences
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing Sciences
• Motive Power Technology
• Music Industry Arts
• Tourism & Hospitality

[edit] External links

• Fanshawe College
• Fanshawe Student Union
• OPSEU Local 109 Support Union
• OPSEU Local 110 Faculty Union

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