Holland College is the provincial

community college A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open enr ...

for the

Canadian province Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North Amer ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

(PEI). It is named after the

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

engineer and surveyor Captain Samuel Holland. In 2024, about 30% of the college's enrolled students were from outside of Canada.

History

It was formed by the

Government of Prince Edward Island The Government of Prince Edward Island is the provincial government of the province of Prince Edward Island. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867. In modern Canadian use, the term "government" referred broadly to th ...

, then led by

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ...

Alex Campbell, in 1969 as a result of an education reform policy undertaken as part of the ''Prince Edward Island Comprehensive Development Plan'', which saw the closure of the province's two post-secondary institutions structured along religious lines: St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales College. It also led to the creation of the nondenominational

University of Prince Edward Island The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the ''University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.'' H ...

(UPEI) and Holland College. In 2015 the college began to focus increasingly on enroling international students on study visas. The enrolment of international students increased over the following years with the college unable to provide adequate housing by 2023.

Campuses

Charlottetown

* Prince of Wales Campus (''main campus'') * Belmont Centre * Tourism and Culinary Centre (Home of the Culinary Institute of Canada)

Alberton

*West Prince Campus

Summerside

* Summerside Waterfront Campus * Atlantic Police Academy, Slemon Park * Marine Training Centre

Three Rivers

* Georgetown Centre * Montague Centre

Programs

Holland College offers more than 50 one-year certificate and two-year diploma programs.

Scholarships

The college offers almost $500,000 in scholarships and bursaries for eligible students. In 2010, the college joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd)

Rick Hillier Rick J. Hillier (born June 30, 1955) is a retired Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Forces General (Canada), general, who served as the Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada), chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) from 4 February 2005 to 1 July 2008. He pr ...

for the families of fallen

Canadian Forces The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; , FAC) are the unified Military, military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air commands referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Under the ''National Defenc ...

members. Project Hero

References

External links

Official website
{{authority control Colleges in Prince Edward Island Education in Charlottetown Education in Prince County, Prince Edward Island Education in Kings County, Prince Edward Island Cooking schools in North America Hospitality schools