General Arts & Science

Algonquin College offers 15 different general arts and science programs that will help you build a foundation of knowledge within a certain field and put you on track for success.

First cohort to graduate from Skills for Success program at Algonquin College

Posted on Thursday, November 30th, 2023

OTTAWA (Nov. 30, 2023) – Graduates from the fall cohort of the Skills for Success program will receive their certificates in front of friends and family on Friday, Dec. 8 at Algonquin College. The College experienced overwhelming interest in the program funded by the Government of Ontario, receiving over 900 applicants for the fall and winter sessions. Forty-two graduates have successfully completed the fall program, with a new cohort of 50 students starting in Winter 2024. Graduates are now working with the program partner, Altis Recruitment, to find meaningful employment.

Supported through funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, Skills for Success is a free 11-week program offering women newcomers to Canada skills training for entry level office administration roles. Participants must reside within the National Capital Region, hold a valid SIN and have emigrated to Canada within the last five years.

Included in the graduation event is an awards presentation, with categories in highest academic achievement in digital, communications, and mathematical skills.

Date: Friday, Dec. 8, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., reception to follow
Location: Room C100, C Building, Ottawa Campus, Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave.

Skills for Success graduates are available for interview by request.

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About Algonquin College

The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 200 programs. Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario, with campuses in Ottawa, Perth, Pembroke and AC Online.

Algonquin College launches free training program for women new to Canada

Posted on Monday, June 26th, 2023

OTTAWA (June 26, 2023) – Algonquin College is announcing a free training program for women newcomers to Canada. The Skills for Success program is open to new Canadians seeking to upgrade their skills for entry level office administration roles. Participants must reside within the National Capital Region, hold a valid SIN and have emigrated to Canada within the last five years.

Supported through funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, the pilot program offers entry dates in Fall 2023 and Winter 2024. Up to 50 students per session will attend 20 hours of training per week for 11 weeks at Algonquin College’s Ottawa Campus, where they will learn skills in communication, math and digital technology. Program graduates will be well prepared for an administrative career in customer service, data-entry, human resources and accounting.

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Algonquin Grads Compete in Ottawa International Animation Festival

Posted on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021

The Ottawa International Animation Festival, which starts today and runs until October 3, is North America’s oldest and largest animation festival, featuring thousands of entries from across the world.

This year, Algonquin College will be represented in the festival’s Canadian Student Competition with a short film by recent grads Noah Henman and Isaac Lyons. Their entry, Mammoth Gorge, is one of 23 official selections in the competition, alongside films from Sheridan College, Concordia University and Emily Carr University, among others. This is the first time in years Algonquin has had a film in the running.

Mammoth Gorge, which features Ice Age hunters seeking out a mammoth, was Henman and Lyons’ final year project. It is two minutes long and traditionally animated, meaning every cel is drawn by hand.

Since the advent of computer animation, drawing by hand is no longer the norm in the industry, but it’s a skill Henman and Lyons were grateful to learn in the three-year animation program at Algonquin. Indeed, they say the first two years of their studies were focused on fundamentals, such as drawing on paper, a skill they’d like to see more of in the industry.

Henman, who is from Colorado, and Lyons, who is from New York State, came to the program at Algonquin due to its stellar reputation. Henman heard about the program from friends he’d met online, and Lyons heard about it through Henman, who he’d met and befriended online while he was in his first year for animation at a school in New York. Lyons felt the New York program was lacking, so when Henman sent him a demo reel from Algonquin, he decided to make the switch.

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