Georgian College – Canada

Georgian College, situated in Canada, is a renowned institution known for its commitment to providing quality education and practical learning experiences. With campuses

General information

These quick facts are based on data collected in May 2022 unless dates indicate otherwise.

• Established 1967
• Georgian is the first ― and only ― college in Canada designated a changemaker college by Ashoka U for our role as a leader in social innovation and changemaking in higher education
• Key performance indicators (2021-21)
  • Georgian has one of the highest graduate employment rates among Ontario colleges; 85.8% of our alumni found work within six months of graduation, well above the provincial average – which we’ve exceeded for more than 20 years
  • When asked to rate how well the college has prepared Georgian grads, employers reported 100% satisfaction for the second year in a row
  • Despite the challenges of a global pandemic and the impact on our economy, our graduates’ satisfaction with their Georgian experience grew by almost 6% to 82.5%, exceeding the provincial average
• Recognized leader in student work experience:
  • 100% of our programs emphasize practical, hands-on learning and most offer a formal work-integrated opportunity, ranging from paid co-op terms to internships and field placements
  • In addition to traditional co-op, students can apply for an Entrepreneurial Co-op (eCo-op) where they can start a business, or an Innovation Co-op (iCo-op) where they’ll work with peers from various disciplines to create products or services that meet community needs
• 94,000 alumni (June 2022)
• 10,200 full-time students, including over 4,400 international students from 83 countries speaking more than 35 languages (March 2022 audit)
• Approximately 1,950 full- and part-time employees
• Economic impact: total annual impact in catchment area is $1.7 billion or 22,752 jobs supported (based on fiscal year 2019-20, analysis conducted by Economic Modeling Specialists International)

Our students

• Average age: 23
• 76% are 25 and younger, 40% are 19 or younger
• 52% identify female, 47% % male and 0.2% another gender identity
• 2.5% self-identify as Indigenous

Georgian applicants:

• 30% directly from high school; 70% non-direct
• Traditional catchment area of Simcoe, Muskoka, Bruce, Dufferin and Grey accounts for 63% of domestic enrolment
• GTA (Toronto, York, Durham, Halton and Peel) accounts for 19% of domestic enrolment