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With enrolment increasing by 21.6 per cent this fall, St. Clair College is close to outgrowing its main campus in South Windsor.

The college has a record 12,815 students, an increase of 2,276 students over last fall, spread across its three campuses in Windsor, Chatham and Toronto. The main campus in South Windsor has 8,890 students while there are 1,551 students studying downtown.

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“Our main campus is pretty much at capacity,” said Mike Silvaggi, the college’s associate vice-president, student services and registrar.

“We’re pushing capacity now. It’s forcing us to be creative with non-traditional intake periods and possibly evening classes.”

We’re exploring residence partnerships

Powering the growth in numbers is a surge in interest from international students.

St. Clair now has an international student population of 5,200, with 4,018 of those attending the Windsor/Chatham campuses. That’s up from 2,900 at those two campuses a year ago.