George Brown College

George Brown has three main campuses in downtown Toronto, offering 175 full-time programs (including 10 degree programs) and 182 continuing education certificates or designations. The student residence is within walking distance of both the St. James and Waterfront campuses. All career-focused programs include at least one experiential learning opportunity, excluding upgrading and preparatory programs. Students have access to specialized facilities designed to simulate real-world work environments, including an operating room and hospital suites at the Centre for Health Sciences. Culinary students get hands-on experience in the TCH Marketplace, which sells meal kits, pre-made meals and snacks, beer and wine.

The college’s expanded Waterfront campus includes the City of the Arts complex. The facility, used by school of design students, employees and industry partners, has more than 100,000 square feet of learning space. On the Waterfront campus, Limberlost Place, a mass timber, low-carbon institutional building, will house the college’s Brookfield Sustainability Institute, as well as the school of computer technology, the school of architectural studies and a childcare centre. The childcare centre inside opened in early 2025. An official opening is planned for September of 2025. 

School size:
Large

Tuition:
Degree $7,400-$11,200
Diploma $3,900-$20,400
Certificate $2,200-$8,700
Post-Grad $2,400-$19,000

Residence offerings:
Yes

Popular programs

Early Childhood Education Diploma
Culinary Management Diploma

Computer Programming and Analysis Advanced Diploma
Practical Nursing Diploma
General Arts and Science—English for Academic Purposes Certificate

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