New transit express route will cut travel times for students on east end
St. Clair College students living on the city’s east side will have a much shorter bus ride to the South campus after the city and College agreed to share the cost of an express route on a trial basis.
Ontario increases mental health funding to support students
The Ontario government is providing a total of $729,389 to help increase access to mental health and addiction services for students enrolled at the various campuses of St. Clair College and the University of Windsor.
College reaches record enrolment for winter term
St. Clair College saw a 21 per cent enrolment increase in its winter 2021 term, with a record 14,225 full-time students studying at all campuses.
That number represents an increase of 2,512 students over last year’s enrolment, and a record high for the College.
Students develop new mobile app in just eight months
St. Clair College students have a new digital tool to help them with everything from building a resume to honing their interview skills, while improving their financial literacy.
The help comes in the form of a website and mobile app created for the school’s Enactus Club by a team of students from the Mobile Applications Development program.
College Reading Week (March 15-19) not cancelled
St. Clair College has not cancelled its reading week, scheduled for March 15-19.
There have been numerous inquiries relating to the College's Reading Week after the Ontario government announced the postponement of March Break for elementary and secondary schools, from the week of March 14, 2021 to the week of April 12, 2021.
Chili Fest Windsor is Back
Thank you to the generosity of St. Clair College Centre for the Arts, St. Clair College Alumni Association, the Windsor Professional Firefighters Benefit Fund has been given the opportunity to hold their annual Chili Fest in the wake of the current COVID-19 Pandemic.
Student COVID Case at St. Clair College
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has identified a single case of a student with COVID-19 at St. Clair College, affecting a class the student attended on January 20, 2021.
St. Clair College is working with the Public Health Unit as they investigate the details and assess the level of risk.
Update on Winter Semester: College to remain open
The provincial government has declared that Ontario is in a second state of emergency and new measures have been introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19.
In addition to the province-wide lockdown currently in place, the Ontario government has announced a new 28-day stay-at-home order until February 10, 2021.
Free tuition and paid work placements lead to new careers
If a year ago, someone had painted a future picture of Kourtney Belisle’s life, there was no way it would have included lathes, drills and welding torches.
The 29-year-old owned her own fitness studio in Northern Ontario and was quite happy being her own boss.
But then COVID happened, and Belisle was forced to pivot.