Indigenous SLC Unveils New Flexible Learning Classrooms
St. Lawrence College (SLC) is pleased to announce the expansion of learning options for students with the opening of two state-of-the-art flexible learning classrooms. Beginning in fall 2026, students will have access to new spaces at both the Kingston and Cornwall campus.
These purpose-built classrooms represent SLC's commitment to expanding programs and course delivery options to include online, hybrid, and accelerated program completion pathways based on student preferences, according to Glenn Vollebregt, SLC President and CEO.
President and CEO of St. Lawrence College Named New Chair of OREWIN
The Ontario Regional Economic & Workforce Innovation Network (OREWIN) is pleased to announce that Glenn Vollebregt, President and CEO of St. Lawrence College, has been named the organization’s new Chair. Glenn will lead the OREWIN coalition of small, northern, and rural colleges as they work together to Protect Ontario by strengthening the provincial workforce and economy.
SLC Launches New Electrical Techniques Certificate Program to Meet Growing Demand for Skilled Trades
St. Lawrence College is proud to announce the launch of its new Electrical Techniques program, a one-year Ontario College Certificate program beginning in September 2026 at its Kingston campus. This innovative program is designed to prepare graduates for careers in construction and electrical trades.
The Electrical Techniques program provides students with foundational knowledge of electrical functions within controlled electrical environments, equipping them with essential vocational skills to work under the supervision of qualified professionals.
St. Lawrence College Awarded Research Grant to Address Long-Term Care Nursing Shortages
St. Lawrence College (SLC) is proud to announce two of its faculty have been awarded a prestigious research grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) through the College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF). The funding will support a province-wide project aimed at changing perceptions of nursing careers in the long-term care sector.
Co-led by Dr. Andrea Rochon and Julie Dyke, Professors in the School of Nursing, this three-year initiative entitled, Shaping Positive Perceptions of Long-Term Care: Linking Educational Innovations with Social Media Strategies to Inspire Future Nurses, aims to address the critical shortage of nurses in Canada’s long-term care (LTC) sector.
St. Lawrence College to continue participating in the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant
St. Lawrence College (SLC) is pleased to announce its continued participation in the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant for the 2026-27 academic year, a program that is addressing critical healthcare worker shortages in Eastern Ontario communities.
Since the program started in fall 2023, SLC has welcomed just over 1,200 Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Practical Nursing students, who have benefited from the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant, and last summer, 161 Practical Nursing students from the first funded cohort graduated.