II--The University

II--The University

The University of Guelph combines a tradition dating back 120 years with a progressive outlook that has made it one of Canada's leading research institutions. Our roots go back to the Ontario Agricultural College, Ontario Veterinary College and Macdonald Institute. The three colleges were the basis of the new university, established in 1964, and remain essential components of a much expanded and diversified institution that now includes physical and biological sciences, arts, social sciences, and family and consumer studies.

In 1997 the three Colleges at Alfred, Kemptville and Ridgetown became part of the University and began to offer diploma courses for the University of Guelph Diploma.

The University of Guelph is co-educational, non-denominational and provincially supported.

Our research funding this year is over $81 million, with about half that sum coming from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs.

In the University's aims document, Toward 2000: Challenges and Responses, a commitment is made to teaching, research and service in the community. The university must exercise a moral concern for all its members, the document says "and for the effects of the institution's actions on society and the environment." It must also "maintain a collegial atmosphere in which free and open debate on major issues can contribute to their resolution."

Student Enrolment in Associate Diploma and Certificate Programs - 1997

• Collège d'Alfred - 120
• University of Guelph - 440
• Kemptville College - 370
• Ridgetown College - 316