Its main administration and largest campus sites are in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. In addition, other campuses are located in Chatham and Wallaceburg. In 2007, St. Clair College expanded to downtown Windsor by purchasing the former City of Windsor owned Cleary International Centre, renaming it St. Clair College Centre for the Arts. In 2009, St. Clair College bought the former City of Windsor owned Salvation Army building in downtown Windsor for $1. With a $5 million grant from the federal government the building was turned into a state of the art journalism school; the first of its kind in Canada. In 2014 St. Clair College built a new sports complex at the main campus, called the SportsPlex.
History
The college has its roots in the Western Ontario Institute of Technology, founded in 1958 to supplement the then-Ryerson Institute in Toronto, now Ryerson University. With the advent of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, St. Clair was founded in 1966; the two institutions were merged a year later. Growth of the college has generally paralleled that of Windsor. Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology were established on May 21, 1965. It is an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology. The school was founded in 1966 as part of a provincial initiative to create many such institutions to provide career-oriented diploma and certificate courses, as well as continuing education programs to Ontario communities. St.Clair College celebrated its 50th anniversary in September 2017.
Campuses
Windsor, Ontario
The Windsor Campus is the main campus, 2000 Talbot Road West
*Academic and Career Entrance; College and Employment Preparation; English as a Second Language; General Arts and Science; Health Foundations; Pre-Business; Pre-Health Science; Pre-Nursing and Pre-Technology
Business & Information Technology
*Business; Business Administration; Computer Systems Technician/Technology ; International Business; Office Administration; Business Accounting; Mobile Applications Development; Internet Applications and Web Development
Community Studies
*Autism and Behavioral Science; Child and Youth Worker; Developmental Service Worker; Early Childhood Education; Educational Assistant; Law Clerk; Law and Security Administration; Native Community Worker; Native Early Childhood Education; Community and Justice Services; Restorative Justice Practices
Engineering Technologies
*Architectural; Chemical Laboratory; Civil Engineering; Construction Engineering; Electronics Engineering; Manufacturing; Mechanical; Power Engineering;
Health Sciences
*Concurrent Bachelor of Science/Medical Laboratory Science; Dental Assisting; Dental Hygiene; Medical Laboratory; Nursing – BScN; Paramedic; Personal Support Worker; Pharmacy Technician; Practical Nursing; Respiratory Therapy; Veterinary Technician
*Advertising; Animation; Entertainment Technology; Graphic Design; Hospitality Management; Interior Design; Journalism; Music Theatre Performance; Tourism and Travel
Skilled Trades
*Chef; Culinary Management; Electrical Techniques; Esthetician; Hairstylist; Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning; Horticulture; Motive Power Technician; Welding; Woodworking
Apprenticeship
Bachelor's degree Programs:
*Bachelor of Science – Nursing; Bachelor of Science/Medical Laboratory Science; Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Education/ Early Childhood Education.Bachelor of Applied Technology-Mechanical Engineering Technology - Automotive Product Design.
Student government
The college has a number of student regulated governments that handle much of the student related activities at the college. They are the Student Representative Council, the Student Athletic Association, and the Thames Students Inc.. The list of members are as follows: 2018-2019 SRC
President: Holly Nicholson
Vice President of Student Affairs: Kiara Clement
Vice-President of Downtown Affairs: Sara Stiller
2018-2019 TSI
President: Zach Rank
Vice President: Yask Keck
2018-2019 SAA
President: Laura Walker
Vice President Varsity: Adam Neville
Vice President Intramurals: Suzanne Kelley
Director of Marketing: Ben Curtis
Director of Varsity: Michael Hickmott
Director of Sport: Lee Kuzmich
Director of Sport: Cole Wright
Director of Sport: Kshitij Punj
Director of Sport: Matt Brooks
Scholarships and bursaries
The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation. St. Clair College scholarships for Aboriginal, First Nations and Métis students include: Métis Nation of Ontario, St. Clair College Bursary.
Strike of 2017
Effective Monday, October 16, 2017 at 12:01am, the team bargaining on behalf of the province's 24 Colleges and the OPSEU union representing 12,000 full-time faculty, partial load faculty, counsellors and librarians, could not reach an agreement, and all faculty entered a work stoppage. As of 12:40pm, November 6, 2017 after a number of days of bargaining, Ontario colleges presented a new offer of settlement to OSPEU. The colleges asked that faculty be able to vote on this offer of settlement and requested the Ontario Labour Relations Board to arrange a vote. The colleges asked OPSEU to suspend the strike in order to have faculty return to the classroom whilst the vote was being arranged. Classes, however, remained suspended. On November 21, the strike was lifted and classes were resumed, however, many initial issues were not resolved.
