Assiniboine Community College (ACC) is a Canadian

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in the province of

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. It is

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by the Manitoba Council on Post-Secondary Education, which was created by the

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. The Victoria Avenue East and the North Hill campuses are located in Brandon. The Parkland Campus, a

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, is located in Dauphin, and training sites are located in

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, Russell, Neepawa, Russell, Swan River, and Steinbach.

History

Assiniboine Community College first opened in 1961 as the Brandon Vocational Training Centre. When the school first opened, it consisted of four staff members and offered two courses to 24 students. By 1966, the school had grown to a staff of 24 and offered 11 programs to 300 students.

Programs

ACC offers diploma, certificate, apprenticeship, and continuing education programs. The college's educational delivery is offered through a variety of approaches, including face-to-face, distance and online, integrated programs and blended learning. ACC offers over 50 programs in the fields of agriculture, environment, business, health and human services and trades and technology. The enabling legislation for the college is the Colleges Act. The college's largest program is the

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diploma. In 2007, the practical nursing program was offered in Brandon,

, and two rural Manitoba communities. In 2022, additional rural rotating practical nursing sites were added in

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and

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. In response to the

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, the provincial government invested in 55 additional licensed practical nursing seats through ACC in

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and rural rotating sites.

Campus

ACC has three campuses in Brandon, Manitoba. Currently, two-thirds of the college's students body in Brandon study at the Victoria Avenue East Campus, located at 1430 Victoria Avenue East. The college also runs an Adult Collegiate located in downtown Brandon, which came into operation in the fall of 1995 and offers adult upgrading for various senior high school courses. The college's North Hill Campus in Brandon is the location of the former Brandon Mental Health Centre. This location is home to the Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts, the Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology and the college's Sustainable Greenhouse. ACC's Parkland Campus is located in Dauphin and offers several full-time day programs and a range of evening and off-campus courses. ACC's Winnipeg Campus is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and offers the Practical Nursing program and continuing studies courses. The college's Russell Training Centre is located in Russell, Manitoba and offers continuing studies and contract programs and courses.

Notable alumni and faculty

faculty

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, philosopher

Scholarships

Assiniboine Community College joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd)

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for the families of fallen

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members. Project Hero

References

External links

Official Website
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