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St. Lawrence College (SLC) is pleased to announce that RBC Foundation has made a $100,000 gift in support of SLC Skills Start, a new program designed to address the critical shortage of skilled tradespeople in the Cornwall area, that will be offered at no direct cost to participants. The program launched in February 2025 at the newly renovated Machine Shop in Cornwall and media are invited to a grand reopening to be held on April 14, 2025, event details below.  

St. Lawrence College is thrilled to announce that Glenn Vollebregt, President and CEO, has been honoured with the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal.   Vollebregt was nominated for his dedication to SLC and contributions to the communities of Eastern Ontario by the Honorable Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, and MPP, Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry.   

This update shares important news regarding SLC’s presence in Eastern Ontario: Effective immediately, SLC will return to calling all three of its locations “campuses.”   Recently, employee engagement sessions were held on the Brockville and Cornwall campuses, which were a huge success. Some 100 people attended and shared ideas and suggestions for how the college can best move forward in an era of massive change. From feedback also received from government and community partners and college donors, the decision was made to return to the terminology of “campus” for all SLC locations rather than referring to Brockville and Cornwall as “learning centres.” 

St. Lawrence College (SLC) has announced the suspension of intakes to programs at their three campuses beginning with the spring, 2025 semester. Despite these changes, SLC remains committed to supporting students, employers, and the broader Eastern Ontario community with their training and workforce needs.   “Since January of last year, a series of federal government policy decisions have drastically affected our ability to grow and operate as usual. Many of the changes were short-sighted and did not consider what makes colleges, the regions that we serve, and our students unique. Colleges have navigated a long list of restrictions and cutbacks in the past 12 months, leading to us having to suspend programs. As a driver of workforce growth and a community leader, we are committed to maintaining a presence in the communities that we serve, and to helping our students and graduates succeed," said Glenn Vollebregt, SLC President and CEO. 

St. Lawrence College (SLC) is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new Specialty Nursing Lab on the Brockville campus, a state-of-the-art facility that will establish the campus as a premier health sciences study hub for all Eastern Ontario.  Funded by a generous $310,000 donation—including $200,000 from an anonymous donor, $100,000 from the Tom and Gail Kaneb Family Foundation, and $10,000 from the Don and Shirley Green Family Charitable Foundation—the Specialty Nursing Lab is poised to transform the future of healthcare education in the region.