Over 40 Years of Academic Service
Founded in 1967, Sheridan has grown from a locally-based college of 400 students to a dynamic and innovative institution with over 17,000 full-time and 35,000 continuing education students. There are currently 110,000 Sheridan alumni. Today, Sheridan attracts students from across Canada and around the world, and is nationally and internationally recognized for excellence in business, digital media and communications, performing arts, visual arts and design, applied computing and telecommunications, engineering and manufacturing sciences, and community service studies.
Our Academic Faculties & School
- Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design
- Faculty of Business
- Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies
- Faculty of Liberal Arts and Access
- Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
- School of Continuing Education and SheridanCorporate
Sheridan offers:
- 4 Foundation programs as a preparation for the workplace and higher accreditations
- 13 college certificate programs (1 year)
- 77 diploma and advanced diploma programs (2- & 3-year programs)
- 11 applied bachelor's degrees (4 years)
- 4 collaborative (with universities) degrees (4 years). Partnerships include: University of Toronto at Mississauga, York University and Brock University.
- 23 post-graduate certificate programs (1 year) – one year of applied, career preparation learning
- Professional certifications
- Corporate skills development and training
- Re-skilling for laid-off workers
Campuses
- Oakville: Trafalgar Road Campus and Skills Training Centre
- Brampton: William G. Davis Campus
- Mississauga: Hazel McCallion Campus
Applied Research Initiatives
- Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT)
- Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC)
- Visualization Design Institute (VDI)
New Business Development
Sheridan SPARK, Oakville's Digital Media Incubator, supports tenants involved in the development of digital media products and services.
Unique Partnerships
Centre for Advanced Manufacturing & Design Technologies (CAMDT)
Opened in 2005 at the Davis Campus this facility, along with the Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing (CSM), was developed to meet the demand in the manufacturing sector for graduates with a broad array of advanced technical and management skills. The Centre is a unique tripartite collaboration between Sheridan, provincial and municipal governments, and industry.
Sheridan High/Scope Teacher Education Centre
The Sheridan High/Scope Teacher Education Centre provides training in the High/Scope approach to practicing early childhood educators, as well as Sheridan’s own ECE students. The Centre was created through a partnership with the Region of Peel, which operates a certified High/Scope child care centre in a facility shared with the Teacher Education Centre at Sheridan’s Davis Campus.
An Award-Winning Institution
Premier's Awards: First introduced by the Premier of Ontario in1992 to honour the important social and economic contributions made by college graduates to the province. Since then, Sheridan has won 11 Premier's Awards.
Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) – Awards of Excellence: The ACCC runs an annual awards program recognizing excellence in teaching, administrative leadership, student leadership, programming and staffing. Sheridan faculty, staff and students have received more ACCC national awards of excellence than any other college in Canada.
International Recognition: Each year, Sheridan students, faculty and alumni distinguish themselves through a diverse array of awards programs. Sheridan graduates include Academy Award nominees (five) and winners (two), and three Emmy Award winners. In 2005, animation professor Kaj Pindal won an Emmy Award, and in 2011, Music Theatre–Performance graduate Brittany Allen received a Daytime Emmy Award for her work as Marisa Chandler on ABC's All My Children. Sheridan film students have picked up awards at festivals around the world.
Genie Awards & Gemini Awards: Sheridan graduates include seven Genie Award winners and 14 Gemini Award winners.