Saskatoon Business College

Saskatoon Business College
Former names
 Success Business College
Motto Better Jobs, Brighter Future
Type Vocational College
Established 1907 (1907)
Students 350
Location Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Campus Urban
Colours Blue and Orange         
Website www.sbccollege.ca

Saskatoon Business College is a private vocational career college located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The college grants vocational diplomas, as well as skills training certification, and Corporate Training. Programs are developed in direct consultation with Saskatchewan businesses and major employers and to satisfy evolving industry demands.

Programs

The college grants vocational diplomas in areas of office administration, business graphic and web design, and IT Network Administration. All diploma programs take one year or less to complete. In August 2014, Saskatoon Business College was named a Designated Learning Institution for International Students planning to study in Saskatchewan.[1]

History

Saskatoon Business College was founded in Ernest Marshall in 1907. During World War II it was renamed Success Business College, part of a Canada-wide chain of colleges operated by Frederick Garbutt (1876-1947) of Calgary, Alberta.[2] Saskatoon Business College was purchased by Fred and Helen Chapman in 1951.[3] In 1960, Saskatoon Business College moved from Second Ave to Third Avenue in Saskatoon’s Central Business District. It has now been in the Chapman Family for three generations.[4]

Corporate Training

Saskatoon Business College Corporate Lab

Saskatoon Business College’s Corporate Division offers training with Windows OS, as well as the Microsoft Office suite, as well as skills certification training in graphic design, Network Administration, and soft skills like coaching and time management.

Affiliations

See also

References

  1. ↑ Government of Canada Designated Learning Institutions List
  2. ↑ Saskatoon Public Library Archives
  3. ↑ Saskatoon Business College History
  4. ↑ Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce “BusinessView”, February 2007. Retrieved on December 16, 2014

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