Fleming College

Fleming College’s Board of Governors has approved three new programs – a joint degree-diploma in Ecological Restoration, a Powered Lift Technician diploma and, through OntarioLearn’s distance education program, a new diploma in Military Arts and Science.The Ecological Restoration program, announced in May, is a joint four-year program being developed in collaboration with Trent University. Students spend the first two years of the program at Fleming’s Frost Campus and then spend years three and four at Trent. Students successfully completing the program will graduate with an Ontario College Diploma and a BSc Honours in Ecological Restoration. The program is expected to begin in September 2008.With the amount of growth in the heavy equipment industry, the need for technicians to service the various types of equipment used across the industry continues to rise. A new diploma program, Powered Lift Technician, will provide students with the specialized skills to diagnose problems, troubleshoot, maintain and repair powered lift equipment engines and their component parts and systems, including hydraulic lifts. The new program, scheduled to begin in January 2009, will be offered within the Centre for Heavy Equipment Technology, located at the Frost Campus.Beginning in September 2007, Fleming will offer a new diploma program in Military Arts and Science through OntarioLearn. This is a part-time program, developed for non-commissioned members of the Canadian Armed Forces, which will be delivered through distance education. The Royal Military College in Kingston will deliver seven core courses while OntarioLearn will offer the rest.