Barrie is a city of around 135,000 located in Ontario, Canada around the shore of Lake Simcoe. It is the 34th largest city in Canada and is highly industrialised and tightly populated. There are two English language school boards operating in Barrie, one for the public education schools and one for the Catholic population. Also in Barrie are two French school boards and several private schools. There are vast numbers of elementary schools and around ten high schools. The main university in Barrie is the Georgian College. It caters to more than 10,000 full time students and 25,000 part time students and offers a large amount of high quality courses and programs to a high level of student and employment satisfaction. The University Partnership Centre (UPC) was founded at Georgian College and offers a wide variety of Bachelor and Master’s degrees from different university and ensures the college can expand to offer different levels of studies. Two facilities have been added to the Georgian College in the past decade, including the ‘Sadlon Centre for Health and Wellness’ and the ‘Centre for Sustainable Technologies’. These facilities provide students with the opportunity to delve into more specialist subjects and acquire special and advanced degrees while using cutting edge laboratories and classrooms. Sadlon Centre for Health and Wellness provides clinics for the public and allows up to 3000 students to learn about healthcare. Centre for Sustainable Technologies leads the way in construction and energy programming and highly influences the technology and future of building and construction industries.
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