About Fanshawe

Fanshawe is a comprehensive college serving the greater London region by providing flexible learning arrangements and experiential education opportunities developed in response to labour market needs.

One of Ontario’s largest colleges - with four campuses in London, Simcoe, St. Thomas and Woodstock - Fanshawe serves close to half a million people with a promise to educate, engage, empower and excite.

We offer more than 200 degree, diploma, certificate and apprenticeship programs to 43,000 students each year, helping people unlock their potential and achieve success in a variety of disciplines including applied arts, business, health care, human services, hospitality and technology.

Fanshawe also plays an important role in providing re-skilling and skill upgrading opportunities for mature learners through the design and delivery of custom training for federally and provincially sponsored trainees, community organizations, sectoral training councils and private sector employers in the business, health, industrial and services sectors.

Our Vision

Unlocking Potential.

Mission Statement

Provide pathways to success, an exceptional learning experience and a global outlook to meet student and employer needs.

Our Values

Focus on students, involve our communities, utilize resources wisely, embrace change, engage each other.

• Guaranteed residence for first-year students – apartment and townhouse layouts available

• Top 3 research college

• Multiple campuses:

  • London Campus: 19 buildings

    • Fanshawe Aviation Centre: located at the London International Airport, and home to the Norton Wolf School of Aviation Technology

    • London Downtown Campus: home to the School of Digital & Performing Arts, the School of Tourism, Hospitality & Culinary Arts, and the School of Information Technology

    • Centre for Applied Transportation Technologies

    • Huron/Bruce Regional Sites: Clinton, Goderich, Kincardine, Stratford & Tiverton

  • Simcoe/Norfolk Regional Campus

  • St. Thomas/Elgin Regional Campus

  • Woodstock/Oxford Regional Campus

• Variety of varsity teams

• Hands-on learning: co-op, field placements; research opportunities, entrepreneurship

• Partner of the Canadian Bureau of International Education - semester long international exchanges in Belgium, Brazil, Ecuador, England, Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Wales

• Many different pathways:

  • • Certificates: one year programs

    • Diplomas: two & three year programs

    • Apprenticeships: construction, industrial, motive power, service

    • Degrees: four & five year honours bachelor degrees

    • Post-graduate programs

• Areas of Study: Aviation, Business, Community Studies & Education, Construction & Trades, Culinary Arts, Design & The Arts, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Law & Office Administration, Liberal Studies, Media, Nursing, Police Public Safety & Fire, Science & Engineering, Skilled Trades & Apprenticeships, Tourism Hospitality & Recreation, Transportation

• Unique Programs:

  • • Students in the Donald J Smith School of Building Technology have started a project called “Planning the Perfect Sustainable Community”

    • The Chef’s Table is a downtown restaurant and café that allows real-world hands-on experience for the School of Tourism, Hospitality & Culinary Arts students

    • Landscape Design & honours Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning travelled to Brazil for a 15 day international field study

    • Students in the Cyber Security, Information Systems Management and Network Security Architecture programs have hands-on experience with the latest technologies, security threats and trends through the cyber security learning lab

    • One of the few colleges in Ontario with a simulation lab for Office Administration programs

    • Fanshawe hosts an annual “Trauma & Treatment” simulation event that tests the abilities of the Police, Public Safety & Fire students

    • Fanshawe is opening the Centre for Applied Research and Innovation in Biotechnology, helping to connect students with industry biotech startups

    • Co-op Diploma Apprenticeship programs allow you to train as a apprentice while earning a college diploma