Fanshawe College

Ontario Vocational College was the name of Fanshawe College before it opened in 1962 in London, Ontario (OVC). On September 28, 1964, the first day of school began. In 1967, the name “Fanshawe” was made from the words “fane,” which means “building” or “temple,” and “shaw” or “shawe,” which means “woods.” Fanshawe also means “temple in the woods” in English. James A. Colvin became the first president of Fanshawe College when it was first started. Peter Devlin, who used to be a Lieutenant General in the Canadian Army and is now retired, is the new president of Fanshawe College. On September 3, he began. “Unlocking Potential” is the college’s motto, and that idea can be found everywhere on campus. It is one of the biggest universities in Canada.

Fanshawe is a well-known school in the southwestern part of Ontario, Canada. There are four main campuses that make up Fanshawe College. The London campus is a sight to see. It has 23 buildings spread out over 100 acres. Here, you can find both the Norton Wolf School of Aviation Technology and the School of Transportation Technology and Apprenticeship. Due to its size and prominence among Ontario’s other major campuses, the London campus is sometimes called “a city inside a city.” The London Downtown campus is made up of three buildings. The campus was put together in 2018. The School of Digital and Performing Arts is at 137 Dundas Street, and Access Studies is at 431 Richmond Street. A new campus for Fanshawe College has just opened in South London. The university offers classes in four areas: business and information systems architecture, management of retirement communities, general business management, and agricultural business administration.

At the Elgin/St. Thomas Regional Campus, you can get certificate and degree programs, as well as continuing education, academic upgrading, career and job services, apprenticeships, and corporate training programs. About 350 full-time students and 2,000 part-time students live there. The Woodstock/Oxford Regional campus is near the place where Highways 401 and 403 meet. About 2,000 students attend this school part-time, and 450 students attend full-time. This school has some unique full-time programs in hairstyling, business (entrepreneurship and management), HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), and law enforcement (accelerated foundations). There are also apprenticeships, postsecondary programs, degree programs, business training, and other options. Fanshawe College also has a campus in the Huron/Bruce area, which is north of London. It has been there since the 1960s. They saw it for the first time in 2007, and it’s been there ever since. The classes are held at the Bruce Technology Skills and Training Centre. At Fanshawe, you can choose from 200 programs that lead to a degree.

Damian Warner, an Olympic bronze medalist in the decathlon, Caroline Cameron, a TV sportscaster, Brad Long, a chef, Paul Haggis, a screenwriter, producer, and director, Kelley Armstrong, a politician, an artist, and Les Stroud, aka “Survivorman,” a filmmaker, musician, and survival expert, are all Fanshawe College graduates.