Re: Canada’s 9th largest city needs to know accurate and correct population numbers

As Terry Miller notes in his opinion article “numbers do matter,” we at Sheridan couldn’t agree more.

Mr. Miller’s column states that in the City of Brampton, “only Sheridan College provides a full program of technical studies, some of which lead to a degree.” As numbers – and facts – do matter, we’re taking the opportunity to correct the record and point out that not only does Sheridan offer advanced diplomas at its Brampton Campus that lead to degrees, we also offer five stand-alone, four-year Honours Bachelor’s degrees of our own. They include the Honours Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences – Athletic Therapy; the Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences (Kinesiology and Health Promotion); the Honours Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical); the Honours Bachelor of Community Safety; and the Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership.

Sheridan currently has 700 students enrolled in these five degrees in Brampton, studying at the undergraduate university level. Sheridan has had articulation agreements in place with Davenport University in Michigan for a number of years, allowing graduates of the two applied health degrees to apply to a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy, and graduates of our Early Childhood Leadership and Community Safety degrees to apply for entry into Davenport’s MBA and its Master of Management program.

In addition, approximately 25 per cent of our incoming students each year enrol at Sheridan after completing an undergraduate university degree. Many of them attend Sheridan in pursuit of an eight-month post-graduate certificate, which enables them to gain a specialization and acquire industry connections and experience, in a hands-on learning environment. Sheridan offers three post-graduate certificates at its Davis Campus in Brampton in: Advanced Manufacturing Management, Environmental Control, and Quality Assurance – Manufacturing and Management.

Sheridan may have been founded on the same day – and with the same mandate – as other colleges in the province, but we have evolved dramatically over the years, while remaining fully committed to advancing the learning aspirations of residents and meeting the needs of industry in our home community of Brampton.

Christine Szustaczek

Chief Communications Officer

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