Centennial College is Ontario's first community college. It was established in 1966 and primarily serves the eastern portion of the Greater Toronto Area through five campuses and seven satellite locations. Our college is best known for its record of exemplary teaching, innovative programming and extensive partnership building.

Centennial College is Ontario's first community college. It was established in 1966 and primarily serves the eastern portion of the Greater Toronto Area through five campuses and seven satellite locations. Our college is best known for its record of exemplary teaching, innovative programming and extensive partnership building.

Our mission is to educate students for career success. We make every decision to support the career and personal development of our learners. Our curriculum, teaching and services also demonstrate that we value the diverse profiles of our learners.

Centennial is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in Canada. Almost 100 ethno-cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus. Our five campuses and eight schools produce future leaders, and we can prepare you for career success.

At Centennial College, our vision is to transform lives and communities through learning.

Vision and Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Educating students for career success.

We make every decision to support the career and personal development of our learners. Our curriculum, teaching and services demonstrate that we value the diverse profiles of our learners.

Vision Statement

Transforming lives and communities through learning.

Strategic Directions

Meet the needs of internal and external communities by:

• providing lifelong education and training that produces graduates with the skills necessary to sustain individual career success within a global economy
• providing employers and communities with the human resources they will require for economic success and contribution to the community
• taking a leadership position in influencing education and other related public policies; and conducting applied research that will create the new products and services necessary for sustaining the economic health of our external community

Make Centennial College the college of choice in our target market by:

• providing high quality, innovative, and responsive education and training programs, including comprehensive education that lead toward certificates, diplomas and applied degrees
• advancing new approaches to education, including academic centres of excellence
• entering into alliances with industry and academic partners to enhance Centennial’s education and applied research thrust
• promoting the unique character of Centennial’s campuses
• providing an effective, supportive, safe, accessible and affordable learning environment, using state-of-the-art information technologies, where appropriate, to support these directions