Loyalist College is on the move.
The college has announced it will open a new campus in Port Hope next fall, with 120 students the first year increasing to 400 by 2026.
It is now accepting international applications and will begin accepting Canadian applications in October.
The new Loyalist location will connect local companies related to precision agriculture and supply chain management.
Loyalist College is now accepting international applications in Business, Computer Systems Technician and Global Project Management programs, and will be accepting domestic applications in early October.
The Loyalist College announcement:
Programming at the new campus was selected with the aim of building on, and expanding, regional strengths in Northumberland County. Loyalist’s investment in the latest learning technology, cutting-edge facilities and development of industry-aligned curriculum will ensure its graduates are career-ready. The College’s additional new location will connect local companies related to precision agriculture and supply chain management with a new source of talent and support regional economic development.
At the announcement, Loyalist College Acting President Mark Kirkpatrick was joined by Mayor of Port Hope, Bob Sanderson, former Loyalist College President, Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan, and Hon. David Piccini, Ontario’s Minister of Environment, Conservations and Parks and the MPP for Northumberland-Peterborough South as well as Loyalist faculty and staff.
“Our small, innovative team at Loyalist College is known for developing responsive programming that benefits students as well as our local industry and community partners in the Bay of Quinte,” said Mark Kirkpatrick, Loyalist College Acting President. “We’re excited to share this vision and expertise with our neighbouring community of Port Hope – a region also experiencing rapid growth with a shared commitment to giving back to its community. I’d like to personally thank both Mayor Sanderson and Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan for recognizing the importance of removing barriers to education in this region and championing this project.”
The new campus will offer Loyalist’s signature caring, inclusive learning and working environment, hands-on training and industry connections on the site of the former St. Mary’s Elementary School in downtown Port Hope. The College will welcome 120 students at the Port Hope Campus in 2023, increasing to over 400 by 2026.
“A new Loyalist College campus signals that Port Hope is a place for opportunity and growth,” noted Bob Sanderson, Mayor of the Municipality of Port Hope. “We are thrilled that Loyalist College is building on the successes they have established since first offering programming in Port Hope in 2017. Their presence in the Municipality brings scores of benefits to the downtown and our whole community and we commend Loyalist College for their forward-thinking approach to delivering post-secondary education to Port Hope and Northumberland County.”
