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George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology

George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology
Address: 200 King St E, M5A 3W8 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Culinary Arts, Construction Technologies, Community Services

A public college in downtown Toronto, offering a wide range of career-focused programs, including apprenticeships, diplomas, certificates, and some applied degrees.

Domains taught:

Diplomas*:

Status:

Partnerships:

Strong partnerships with industry in Toronto, particularly in hospitality, construction, design, and health sciences. Emphasis on experiential learning.

Research:

Applied research and innovation projects in areas such as food and beverage, sustainable building, digital design, and health and wellness.

Famous Alumnis:

Mark McEwan, Lynn Crawford, Gigi Gorgeous

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

1500

Current students***:

30000

Foreign students***:

30%

Cumulative former students***:

170000

Pros

Located in downtown Toronto, strong industry connections, excellent for hands-on vocational training, especially in culinary and construction.

Cons

Focus is primarily on diplomas and certificates, competitive for popular programs, urban campus environment.

Best For

Students in Toronto seeking career-focused, hands-on training in areas like culinary arts, construction, design, or community services, with strong industry links.

*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”,  “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.

 

**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale: 

  1. known locally
  2. known locally and internationally
  3. is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
  4. is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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