Seven Generations Education Institute
Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) is an Indigenous-led educational organization that provides secondary, post-secondary, training for employment, driver’s training and other programming to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. The college serves more than 20 communities across northwestern Ontario and focuses on the Treaty 3 territory, with campuses in Fort Frances, Kenora and Sioux Lookout. SGEI’s program delivery and student support is grounded in Anishinaabe language, culture and world view. The school offers part-time degree, diploma, certificate and continuing education programs in an array of fields including health, arts and humanities, skilled trades, community services and business.
Among SGEI’s three main campuses, facilities include classrooms, dining space, a garden, a simulation lab for its health programs, a commercially outfitted teaching kitchen, telepresence communications rooms, fitness labs, trades labs and a pantry for students experiencing food insecurity. SGEI further supports its students through academic tutoring, mental health services and one-on-one mentorship rooted in Anishinaabe culture.
Quick facts
School size:
Small
Tuition:
Part-Time Degree $7,400
Diploma $4,300
Certificate $3,700
Residence offerings:
No
Popular programs
Police Foundations Diploma
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Paramedic Diploma
Early Childhood Education
Social Service Worker Diploma
Cool options
Paramedic Program: Students in the paramedic program apply their learning in SGEI’s Paramedic Lab and teaching ambulance outfitted with emergency medical services tools found in the workplace.
Practical Nursing: Students benefit from SGEI’s Nursing Lab, equipped with patient simulation technology and medical equipment meant to mirror health-care settings. This program emphasizes cultural sensitivity and incorporates Anishinaabe culture and care perspectives.
Police Foundations: Students complete projects with professionals and can be paired with a police officer for mentorship.
