Oulton College

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[edit] History of Oulton College

Mr. Gordon A. Oulton founded Oulton’s Business College in 1956, after having spent the previous 19 years as an Instructor and Principal at Robinson Business College in Moncton. Mr. Oulton’s goal was to run a progressive business college catering to the business needs of the day by offering training in accounting,stenography, short-hand, manual typing,business machines and letter writing. Its first year of operation was a success and the College had approximately 80 students and 6 staff members and was located at 599 Main Street, Humphrey Block, in Downtown Moncton.

At the age of 18, Mr. Donald Fontaine began teaching at the College and was one of the original staff members. Along with his teaching responsibilities, he later accepted the position of Vice-Principal. Mr. Fontaine had become like a son to Mr. Oulton, and after 27 years of service, he was given ownership of the College in 1983. At that time, the College continued to offer business training and numbered approximately 230 students with 10 staff members.

In 1987, as original staff members were preparing for retirement and major changes in curriculum were being implemented due to the arrival of modern computers, Mr. Fontaine decided to sell the College to Mr. James Denton, but remained at the College as an Instructor and Principal. Charles Savoie, President and Darcie Robichaud, Director of Operations.

Additional programs were now being offered in such fields as Travel & Tourism, Medical Office Administration, Banking and Paralegal. That year the College moved from its original location on Main Street to a more spacious building at 107 Robinson Street in Downtown Moncton.

Due to family health reasons, Mr. Denton decided to move to Phoenix, Arizona in 1994 and Mr. Brian Baxter became the new proprietor of Oulton’s Business College. In the mid 1990’s, courses in computer programming and networking were introduced in order to meet the demands of a growing Information Technology Industry. In 1999, Mrs. Darcie Robichaud began her career at Oulton College as Job Placement Officer, and in 2000 Mr. Charles (Chuck) Savoie was named Director of Operations and a year later was appointed President of the College. During this period the College witnessed a change in name from Oulton’s Business College to Oulton College. In 2001, the College moved to its present location, a larger state-of-the-art facility located at 55 Lutz Street in Downtown Moncton where new programs began to be offered in Policing & Corrections, Child & Youth Care, Pharmacy Technician,Veterinary Technician, Dental Assistant, Early Childhood Education and Dental Hygiene.

In 2003, Mr. Savoie became part owner of the College with Brian Baxter. In 2005, after 49 years of service, Mr. Donald Fontaine retired and the building was named in his honor. That year Mrs. Robichaud joined Mr. Savoie became co-proprietors of Oulton College. Today the College offers 13 programs, has 38 staff members and approximately 350 students. Mrs. Robichaud and Mr. Savoie played an instrumental role in the development of the new programs. They are proud to continue in the Oulton tradition of offering leading-edge curriculum in preparing students to be successful in an ever-changing job market. Oulton College has grown to become one of Atlantic Canada’s leaders in post-secondary education.

[edit] Oulton College Program List

Advanced Programming
Business Admininistration
- Accounting
- Banking and Financial Services
- Entrepreneurship/Management
- Sales and Marketing
Child & Youth Care Worker
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygiene
Early Childhood Education/Teacher Assistant
Medical Office Administration/Ward Clerk
Network Administration & Security
Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Pharmacy Technician
Policing and Corrections Foundation (foundation = not a job afterwards)
Travel & Hospitality
Veterinary Technician
French as a Second Language