Seneca College is a multiple-campus public college located in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario with some locations in Peterborough too.
It was established in 1967 as part of a provincial initiative to establish an Ontario-wide network of colleges of applied arts and technology providing career-oriented diploma and certificate courses as well as continuing education programmes.
The Newnham Campus is one of the largest college campuses in Canada. Students at this campus study courses in business, engineering, aviation, early childhood education, fashion, opticianry, information and communications technology and liberal arts among others.
Seneca College offers more than 145 full-time programmes and 135 part-time programmes including 14 bachelor's degrees and 30 graduate certificates. Many programmes offer experiential learning opportunities such as co-op, placements, internships and community service options, and some include a mandatory co-op period prior to graduation.
The college has been active in international education for decades and attracts more than 3,500 international students each year, with the largest sending countries being China, India and South Korea, followed by Russia, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. It has more than 70 transfer agreements with both local and international post-secondary institutions, including universities in Australia, England, South Africa and the US.
The school's athletic teams are named "The Sting" and is one of the most-decorated athletic programmes in the history of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA), having scored more than 450 medals since 1967.
