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Mohawk College closed in Brantford and open in Hamilton

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:46:12 -0500

With the closure of Laurier Brantford, all Mohawk College classes in Brantford have been cancelled today (Monday, Jan. 27). All Mohawk College campuses in Hamilton are open and classes are on. Mohawk's shuttle service between Hamilton and Brantford is running with some delays.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:15:54 -0500

Mohawk College will expand its Community Services programs in Hamilton to welcome students from Brantford at the start of 2014-15 academic year in September.

With the move, Mohawk will no longer offer post-secondary programs in Brantford. The college currently has 350 students enrolled in six Community Services programs in downtown Brantford. Approximately 60 per cent of those students commute from Hamilton and the same six programs are offered in Hamilton.

Mohawk will continue to work with education and community partners in Brantford on academic upgrading programs, field placements and co-operative work terms.

Along with enhancing the overall college experience for students through access to a full range of services, supports and amenities, relocating the programs will generate approximately $1 million in savings at a time of increasing fiscal constraint for Ontario colleges and universities.

“While discontinuing our full-time programs in Brantford this September was a difficult decision, it’s a move that will further enhance the college experience for students and help meet our obligation for a balanced budget,” says Mohawk President Rob MacIsaac. “Quality and sustainability are strategic priorities and this move delivers on both fronts.”

For students who will complete their programs in Hamilton, Mohawk will continue to offer a subsidized shuttle service from Brantford. Mohawk will also honour the collective agreements in place with faculty and support staff.

In the Fall of 2013, Mohawk relocated its Health, Wellness and Justice programs to the Fennell Campus in Hamilton and closed the Elgin Street Campus. Mohawk had previously relocated graphics and skilled trades programs to Hamilton.

In the news: Mohawk still eyeing options -- MacIsaac (Brantford update)

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:45:40 -0500

The Brantford Expositor has this story about Mohawk's future in Brantford. President Rob MacIsaac and Brantford Mayor Chris Friel were volunteering at an anti-hunger free dinner organized by 3rd year Child and Youth Worker students Mickie Cole, Shana Chase and Andrea Price. "We're still looking at our options as we prepare to wind up the Elgin Street campus, but we haven't ruled anything out," Rob told the Expositor. "We're still committed to retaining the downtown Odeon campus and growing it if possible."

In the news: Mohawk Brantford

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:02:30 -0400

Today's Brantford Expositor has a story on Mohawk Brantford. The City of Brantford has turned down Mohawk's latest proposal to relocate students and programs from our Elgin Street Campus to a new campus in the heart of downtown Brantford. Mohawk's proposal outlined two options for relocating 1,100 or 2,200 students into a campus with a focus on high-demand programs in Community & Urban Studies.

College staff will now prepare a report for Mohawk's Board of Governors to be reviewed in the coming months. At the direction of the Board, Mohawk remains committed to closing the Elgin Street Campus and relocating students to a campus where the quality of facilities and amenities will be equal to the calibre of faculty and staff who currently teach and serve students.

Mohawk's first preference is to relocate to Brantford's downtown core. Key benefits of the move would include strengthening ties with Mohawk's education and community partners, supporting Brantford's ongoing revitalization of the core and securing the long-term sustainability of a Mohawk campus in Brantford.

Relocation of students, staff and programs from the Elgin Street Campus will not happen in the forseeable future. Students who started their year at the Elgin Street Campus earlier this month will finish their year in Brantford next spring.

Record enrolment at Mohawk College

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:13:42 -0400

Today's Brantford Expositor has this update on Mohawk's discussions with the City of Brantford for a new downtown campus.

Mohawk submitted a proposal to the City of Brantford during the summer. The proposal outlined a range of options based on different numbers of students enrolled at a downtown campus. Mohawk has not yet received a response from the city.

As the first postsecondary institution to open its doors in Brantford, Mohawk's preference is to continue having a presence in the city. Mohawk also remains committed to relocating students and programs from the Elgin Street Campus.

That relocation will not be happening in the forseeable future. Students who have started the year at the Elgin Street Campus this month will finish their year in Brantford next spring. More than 2,100 full-time students currently study in Brantford.

Brantford Mayor Mike Hancock, who is not seeking re-election in October's municipal election, also says Mohawk's proposal for a downtown campus "will be impossible to deal with until after the election."