Assiniboine College 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 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, Swan River, and Steinbach. In 2024 the college announced they were cutting 5 programs that were attended by international students.

History

Assiniboine College 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

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

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and rural rotating sites.

Campus

Assiniboine College has three campuses in Brandon, Manitoba. Currently, two-thirds of the college's student 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. Assiniboine's Parkland Campus is located in Dauphin and offers several full-time day programs and a range of evening and off-campus courses. Assiniboine's Winnipeg Campus 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 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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