Fleming College basketball home opener & Peterborough Power half-time game
Fleming College Men’s Basketball looking strong heading into home opener against Georgian. Fleming College (Sutherland Campus) will host the Georgian Grizzlies as they begin their 2016 – 17 OCAA basketball season. The Fleming Knights look to build on their 7-13 record from a year ago as they head into the upcoming season. With a strong… Continue reading Fleming College basketball home opener & Peterborough Power half-time game
Ontario colleges leading the fight to tackle climate change: report
Peterborough, ON (Oct. 12, 2016) – Ontario’s colleges are playing a leading role in Canada’s efforts to tackle climate change, says a newly released report. The report, Moving to Net Zero: Colleges Leading the Way, highlights the 24 colleges’ achievements in everything from leading-edge research that promotes energy efficiency to the development of programs that… Continue reading Ontario colleges leading the fight to tackle climate change: report
NMA receives funding for new manufacturing-specific training
Northumberland, ON – (October 5, 2016) – The Northumberland Manufacturers’ Association (NMA) submission to the Canada-Ontario Job Grant: Upskill Call for Proposal to deliver a Northumberland manufacturing sector specific training program was approved by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD). The approval provides the NMA with two-thirds funding to a maximum of… Continue reading NMA receives funding for new manufacturing-specific training
Fleming College to retire jersey of men’s basketball alumnus Jovain Wilson
Peterborough, ON October 11, 2016 – Fleming College (Sutherland Campus) will retire the No. 13 jersey worn by Jovain Wilson during his time with Fleming College at the men’s basketball team’s first home exhibition game against Sherbrooke Volontaires. Wilson led the men’s basketball program from 2007 to 2010 with a career total 1,702 points. During… Continue reading Fleming College to retire jersey of men’s basketball alumnus Jovain Wilson
New environmental planning program to be offered at Frost Campus
City of Kawartha Lakes, ON (Oct. 7, 2016) – Building on its strong educational reputation in the environmental and natural resources field, Fleming College is launching a new post-graduate program aimed at preparing students for work in environmental and land use planning and integrated resource management. The Applied Planning – Environmental program focuses on sustainability… Continue reading New environmental planning program to be offered at Frost Campus
Colleges and institutes add over $190 billion to the Canadian economy
MEDIA RELEASE FROM COLLEGES AND INSTITUTES CANADA: Ottawa, October 5, 2016 – According to a new economic impact study, Canadian colleges and institutes, and the people they have trained, generated over $190 billion in added income for the national economy in 2014-15. By improving employment outcomes and increasing business productivity, they play a critical role… Continue reading Colleges and institutes add over $190 billion to the Canadian economy
Fleming College Accounting graduates have new pathway to a degree specialization at Trent University
Peterborough, ON (Oct. 5, 2016) – Graduates of Fleming College’s Business Administration – Accounting program have a new pathway to a business degree with a specialization in accounting at Trent University Fleming College and Trent University have signed a newly-revised pathway agreement that now includes the degree specialization component. The diploma-to-degree agreement allows eligible graduates… Continue reading Fleming College Accounting graduates have new pathway to a degree specialization at Trent University
Fleming College welcoming high school students to College Information Program
Peterborough, ON (Sept. 30, 2016) – Local high school students will visit Fleming College on Monday, Oct. 3 to learn more about the programs offered at Ontario colleges. Up to 800 students from regional school boards will be at Sutherland Campus from 10 a.m. to noon for the College Information Program (CIP), an annual province-wide… Continue reading Fleming College welcoming high school students to College Information Program
A Canadian first: Assessing core skills in postsecondary students
Media release from the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO): Toronto, Sept. 27, 2016 – Amid concern that today’s postsecondary graduates are lacking critical employability skills, an international test on literacy, numeracy and problem-solving will be given to first-year and graduating students at 11 colleges in Ontario. A similar pilot for universities will follow… Continue reading A Canadian first: Assessing core skills in postsecondary students
New pathway to a degree from Fleming College to Royal Roads University
Peterborough, ON (Sept. 29, 2016) – Graduates of Fleming College’s Justice programs now have the opportunity to complete a degree at Royal Roads University (RRU). The two institutions recently signed a transfer agreement that allows eligible graduates of select two-year diploma programs within Fleming’s School of Justice and Community Development to transfer into the third… Continue reading New pathway to a degree from Fleming College to Royal Roads University