Humber College’s Lakeshore campus will be staying put for now.
Good news for Humber College students.
Ongoing plans to relocate the University of Guelph-Humber (UoGH) north campus to Brampton have been nixed.
Talks have been underway to locate the campus at a yet-to-be-constructed Centre for Innovation in the City of Brampton.
The site was described as ‘an iconic gateway building that will offer a new central library, collaborative space for post-secondary institutions and office space.’
Students love lakefront and the historic cottages now used as classrooms.
Humber shared the news with Mayor Patrick Brown and members of members of Brampton City Council last October 6. The letter has since been posted on the school’s website.
The college has a large presence in South Etobicoke with a campus in the Kipling Avenue and Lake Shore Blvd. W. area and its north campus in Rexdale. It has about 8,000 students at the lakefront campus and 4,200 students attending the North Campus.
The students are crucial for the local economy since they rent living spaces, shop and eat at restaurants in the area.
They also love classes near the lake with lots of space.
Humber’s North Campus which is attended by some 4,200 students.
“The high-tech classrooms are combined with beautiful lakefront views and historic buildings,” Humber said on its website. “Not just the architecture of the building but the education facilities of Humber College Lakeshore are excellent.”
The school cited unresolved “space constraint issues” as the main reason why the college is pulling out of the project.
The school said time is critical since the Brampton school has not even been built and Humber is heavily recruiting students.
“This uncertainty creates a challenge when building a robust student recruitment plan,” Humber officials said. “Timing is critical for us, as we are entering a new recruitment cycle.”
Students love the green spaces and regular streetcar service to downtown Toronto.
They said students, and those who are considering attending the university in the fall, as well as employees, must have certainty about where they will study and work in the coming years.
Many students welcomed the news claiming Brampton is too far and lacked proper public transit for students in the Toronto area who do not drive.
The City of Brampton is currently in discussions with Toronto Metropolitan University to construct a medical school and cybersecurity research/innovation centre in the city and are exploring options to expand Algoma University’s Brampton campus.