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Durham College is a public college in Ontario, Canada, with two main campuses in Oshawa and Whitby. Durham College offers over 145 [ clarification needed ] academic programs, including five honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs, to around 13,600 full-time students.
In 1966, Durham College attempted to get accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Business Schools. [7] In 1970, the college was licensed by the North Carolina Board of Education. [1] In 1971, the name was changed to Durham College and the school was accredited for Business by the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools. [1]
University College was formed upon the creation of University of Durham in 1832. It was the first college of the university, and is therefore known as the "foundation college", but the university was founded explicitly on the Oxbridge model; the intention was already for the university to develop along collegiate lines in the manner of Oxford and Cambridge, as it has.
Durham University has 17 colleges, of which University College is the oldest, founded in 1832. The newest college is South, founded in 2020. The last single-sex college, St Mary's, became mixed in 2005 with the admittance of male undergraduates. One college, Ustinov, admits only postgraduates.
The college has 750 undergraduate students, around 150 full-time postgraduates students and 200 part-time postgraduate students reading for a Durham degree. St Mary’s is considered one of the more traditional colleges. It is the only college in Durham that insist on gowns being worn at JCR meetings and also emphasises its use in formal halls. [4]
Van Mildert College (colloquially known as Van Mil or Mildert [4] [5]) is one of the 17 constituent colleges of the Durham University.The college was founded in 1965 following the Robbins Report and takes its name from William Van Mildert, [6] the last Prince-Bishop to rule the County Palatine of Durham and a leading figure in the university's foundation.
Josephine Butler College is a constituent college of Durham University. [1] The college was opened in 2006. [2] It is named after Josephine Elizabeth Butler, a 19th-century feminist and social reformer who had a significant role in improving women's public health and education in England. Butler's father was the cousin of the 2nd Earl Grey, [3 ...
East Durham College, formerly known as East Durham & Houghall Community College, is a community college with campuses in Peterlee and Houghall, south-east of Durham. It has been rated "Good" by Ofsted for five consecutive inspections in 2008, 2014, 2018, 2021, and 2024. [1] In 2024, Suzanne Duncan, principal and chief executive of East Durham ...