Mohawk College

Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology (commonly known and branded as Mohawk College) is a public college of applied arts and technology located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1966, the college currently has five main campuses: the Fennell Campus on the Hamilton Mountain, the Marshall School of Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Campus in Stoney Creek, the Mohawk-McMaster Institute for Applied Health Sciences at McMaster University, the Centre for Aviation Technology Campus, and a Mississauga campus at Square One in partnership with triOS, a private career college.

, more than 1,000 faculty instructors, 12,500 full-time students, 4,000 apprentices, 46,000 continuing education registrants, and 1,800 international students have studied in more than 130 post-secondary and apprenticeship programs. Since its founding, over 115,000 students have graduated from Mohawk College.

In 2024 Mohawk introduced a layoff plan to cut a significant number of staff due to decreased international student enrolment.

History

Mohawk College was established during the formation of Ontario's college system in 1966. The school was founded in 1967 as part of a provincial initiative to create many such institutions to provide career-oriented advanced diploma, diploma, and certificate courses, as well as continuing education programs to Ontario communities.

Awards and recognition

The college received the Yves Landry Foundation Innovative Manufacturing Technology Program Award in 2006 for its Bachelor of Technology partnership with McMaster University. The foundation also issued awards to the college's Modern Foundry Technologies Institute in 2001 and its Integrated Technician Apprenticeship Program in 2004.

Advertising students at the college have received awards from the Canadian Marketing Association, including gold designations in the student creative category for seven consecutive years.

The college nominates recipients of its Alumni of Distinction award for the provincial Premier's Awards.

In 2007, Mohawk Vice President Academic (retired) Rosemary Knechtel received the Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario (now Colleges Ontario) Distinguished Service Award.

In 2008, Mohawk early childhood education graduate Debbie Crickmore and ECE professor Karyn Callaghan received YWCA Hamilton Women of Distinction Awards.

The award was accepted by Owen Thomas, representing the journalism program, and Thomas Raike representing the television program.

Programs

Mohawk offers two-year Ontario college diplomas, three-year Ontario college advanced diplomas, one-year Ontario college graduate certificates and four-year collaborative degree programs, the latter in association with McMaster University.

Mohawk offers more than 130 full-time programs, apprenticeship programs and more than 1,000 continuing education courses.

Mohawk specialise in health science and engineering technology education and is the largest trainer of apprentices in Ontario.

The college provides English language instruction and bridging programs for internationally trained professionals in health sciences and engineering technology.

In 2021, Mohawk opened a centre for aviation technology, consisting of a 75,000 square foot classroom and laboratory space located at the Hamilton International Airport. That same year, Mohawk introduced an accelerated training program for Personal Support Workers, which allows students to become fully credentialed graduates within a six month time period.

Scholarships

In November 2009, the College joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.

Media

The college operates a campus radio station, 101.5 The Hawk, and an online student newspaper Ignite News.

Library

Mohawk College has five library locations, one of which is an e-Library. The Fennell Campus library is named the Harold Cummings Library after a $4 million donation by the late Harold Cummings and father of a Mohawk library employee. At the time of the donation in 2009, it was the largest private donation in Mohawk's history.

Faculties

The faculties include the McKeil School of Business, Faculty of Media and Entertainment, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Community and Urban Studies.

Campuses

Fennell Campus

thumb|right|Mohawk College, Fennell Campus, Hamilton, Ontario

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The Fennell Campus in Hamilton is Mohawk's main campus and is home to programs from Mohawk's McKeil School of Business, Communication Arts, Technology and Community Services programs.

The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation (Fennell Campus EA Wing) opened in 2018, containing technology laboratories and instructional spaces.

The Fennell Campus includes the McKeil School of Business, named after donors Blair and Kathy McKeil of McKeil Marine. The school hosts programs in advertising, business, marketing, public relations, and office administration.

Mohawk is a member of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. In September 2013, Mohawk officially opened the 64,000 square foot David Braley Athletic and Recreation Centre. The $35 million centre is open to all students for varsity and intramural sports and personal fitness.

The McIntyre Performing Arts Centre accommodates up to 1039 people and is only second to Hamilton Place in size in the area.

Stoney Creek Campus

Mohawk claims to be the largest trainer of apprentices in Ontario, with more than 4,000 apprentices at the Stoney Creek Campus.

The newest addition to the campus is a 12,000 square foot building now under construction across from the Gerald Marshall Centre for Transportation. Half of the $3 million building is dedicated to a shop where apprentices from across the campus will work together on large scale community projects. The centre will also include classrooms and programmable control labs.

Centre for Aviation Technology at Hamilton International Airport

Opened in 2021, the Centre for Aviation Technology, located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport provides specialized facilities and learning spaces designed for students in the 4 aviation technology programs offered by Mohawk College. The campus is equipped with a variety of aircraft located in the hangar and tarmac, practical learning labs, classrooms, common areas, and a cafeteria. The Centre for Aviation Technology is part of a 3 hangar complex owned by aviation maintenance overhaul firm KF Aerospace. The campus takes up the first of the 3 hangars, and provides a strategic partnership between the college and KF Aerospace.

IAHS at McMaster University in Hamilton

More than 1,700 full-time students attend the Mohawk-McMaster Institute for Applied Health Sciences (IAHS), the first facility in Canada to combine college and university health sciences education and research under one roof. The IAHS is home to collaborative nursing and medical radiation sciences programs that have achieved the highest level of accreditation possible. The IAHS includes a clinical simulation lab modelled after a hospital ward and a fully operational medical radiation lab where students gain hands-on experience prior to clinical placements. Starting in 2016, more than $3 million in renovations will transform the campus into a one-of-a-kind simulated hospital and long-term care centre. Students from Mohawk's Nursing, Practical Nursing, Medical Radiation Sciences, Personal Support Worker and Pharmacy Technician programs will learn together in cross disciplinary teams, mirroring how they'll work during their clinical placements and throughout their careers.

City School by Mohawk

City School by Mohawk was launched in the fall of 2015 with the opening of the City School location at the Eva Rothwell Centre in North Hamilton.

Notable alumni

Dominic Agostino, politician
Jillian Barberie, television personality
Brad Clark, politician, former PC MPP and Hamilton City Councillor
Fred Eisenberger, Mayor of Hamilton
Annette Hamm, journalist, CHCH Morning Live host
Gary Jones, actor of Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis fame
Master T (Tony Young), former VJ for MuchMusic in Toronto
Alex Pierson, formerly SUN News Network morning host
Joey Muha, drummer and YouTube content creator