Oulton College
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| Motto | "Your Future Starts Here" |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1956 |
| President | Darcie Robichaud |
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Academic staff
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70[1] |
| Students | 700+[1] |
| Address |
4 Flanders Court
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| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Green & Teal |
| Affiliations | National Association of Career Colleges |
| Website | OultonCollege.com/ |
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Oulton College is a Canadian private post secondary college situated in Moncton, New Brunswick. The college offers programs in four faculties: Business, Health Science, Human Services, and Information Technology.
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History
Foundation and early years
Gordon A. Oulton founded Oulton’s Business College in 1956, after having spent the previous 19 years as an Instructor and Principal at Robinson Business College in Moncton.[2] Oulton’s goal was to run a progressive business college catering to the business needs of the day by offering training in Accounting, Stenography, Short Hand, Manual Typing, Business Machines, and Letter Writing. In its first year of operation the College had approximately 80 students and six staff members. Oulton's Business College was first located at 599 Main Street in the Humphrey Block of downtown Moncton.
At the age of 18, Donald Fontaine began teaching at the College and was one of the original staff members.[3] Along with his teaching responsibilities, he later accepted the position of Vice-Principal. After 27 years of service Fontaine was given ownership of the College in 1983. At that time, the College continued to offer business training and numbered approximately 230 students with 10 staff members.
In 1987, as original staff members were preparing for retirement and major changes in curriculum were being implemented due to the arrival of modern computers, Fontaine decided to sell the College to James Denton, but remained at the College as an Instructor and Principal. Additional programs were offered in such fields as Travel & Tourism, Medical Office Administration, Banking and Paralegal. That year the College moved from its original location on Main Street to a more spacious building at 107 Robinson Street in downtown Moncton.
Due to family health reasons, Denton decided to move to Phoenix, Arizona in 1994. In the mid 1990s, courses in Computer Programming and networking were introduced in order to meet the demands of a growing Information Technology Industry. During this period the College witnessed a change in name from Oulton’s Business College to Oulton College. In 2001, the College moved to a larger facility located at 55 Lutz Street in downtown Moncton where new programs began to be offered in Policing & Corrections, Child & Youth Care, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Technician, Dental Assistant, Early Childhood Education, and Dental Hygiene. In 2007, a separate dental clinic opened on Pacific Avenue, which houses the Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant students, as well as offering cleanings at a discounted rate to the public.
Present day
In 2011 the College began construction on the new state-of-the-art Flanders Court campus in Moncton. The Flanders Court campus, which welcomed students in September 2012, replaced classes located in downtown Moncton and the head office on Lutz Street. The College's Dental Education Centre still operates at the Pacific Avenue campus. Today, the enrollment has grown from an initial first class of 80 students studying accounting, stenography and other business skills, to a student population of over 715 spread across the faculties of Business, Health Sciences, Human Services and Information & Technology. The College operates with a faculty and administration team of over 80.
Recent program additions include Licensed Practical Nurse, Paramedic.[4] and the first Optician program in Atlantic Canada.
Faculties and programs
Oulton College offers over 20 programs in four faculties. Administrative offices and most classes are located in the Flanders Court campus, however students in the dental program study at the Dental Education Centre located on Pacific Avenue.
- Faculty of Business
- Business Accounting
- Business Management
- Business Marketing & Sales
- Paralegal / Legal
- Travel & Hospitality
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Hygiene
- Health Care Support
- Licensed Practical Nursing
- Medical Laboratory Assistant
- Medical Office Administration
- Optician
- Pharmacy Technician
- Primary Care Paramedic
- Veterinary Assistant
- Veterinary Technician
- Faculty of Human Services
- Child & Youth Care
- Early Childhood Education & Educational Assistant
- Family & Community Services
- Policing & Corrections
- Faculty of Information & Technology
- Advanced Web Development & Programming
- Network Administration & Security
References
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- ↑ Oulton College - Complete profile Government of Canada
- ↑ Donald Fontaine: obituary and death InMemoriam
- ↑ Primary Care Paramedic Oulton College
External links
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- Business schools in Canada
- Technical universities and colleges
- Dental schools in Canada
- Education in Moncton
- Universities and colleges in New Brunswick
- Buildings and structures in Moncton
- Educational institutions established in 1956
- 1956 establishments in New Brunswick
