Founded in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1979, Columbia International College began as a six-room university preparatory and ESL school on Mohawk Road West. It was known at the time as Columbia Secondary School of Canada. The school quickly outgrew this location, prompting a move to 430 East 25th Street in 1981 and another move to 1029 Main Street West in 1985; by this time, Columbia had a student population of 300. Ten years later, in 1991, Columbia Secondary School officially changed its name to Columbia International College.
The 1990s saw growth in Columbia's facilities, academic programs and student population. The school's climb in enrollment numbers resulted in a relocation to the Ainsliewood Campus in 2000. The school's current home is an 11,200 square metre facility located at 1003 Main Street West.
Academicsedit
Columbia has six semesters: January, March, June, July, August and October. The school also offers year-round admission.[2]
Columbia International College has about 1800 students that are from 73+ countries.[3]
Testing services offerededit
Columbia is an Official Test Centre for:
iBT TOEFL (Princeton University ETS authorized centre)[4]
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)[5]
The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)[6]
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL)[7]
Columbia International College currently has five single-gender residence buildings: three for males and two for females. The male residences are Oak Hall, Pine Hall and Northcliffe. The female residences are Linden Hall and Pine Girls. [9]
Extracurricular activitiesedit
Columbia's Student Development Office assists students with their after-school schedules and events on campus and within residence. They offer clubs and activities based on Leadership, Arts, Community Service and Athletics.
Bark Lake Leadership Centeredit
Bark Lake is Columbia's private Leadership and Outdoor Education Center. It is a 700-acre facility located in Haliburton County, Ontario.
Throughout the year, frequent trips are made to Bark Lake for students to complete leadership training.[10]
Principalsedit
Year
Name
2021 - now
Diana Reid
2018 - 2021
Bill Ironside
2016 - 2018
Steve Saunders
2007 - 2016
Ron Rambarran
1993 - 2007
Anna Shkolnik
1984 - 1993
Harold Mills
1981 - 1984
Mable Young
1979 - 1981
Christine Davis
Referencesedit
Notes
^College at a Glance - Columbia International College
^. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
^"Discover Columbia". Columbia International College. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
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