2019-20 was a transformative year, both for George Brown College and the world around us. We kicked off the academic year with the launch of our new strategic plan, Imagining Possibilities: Vision 2030/Strategy 2022, which harnessed the bold thinking of our community to define the future of education at George Brown. The innovative, collaborative mindset outlined in this plan guided us throughout 2019-20 as we introduced new partnerships, state-of-the-art learning and research facilities, and new ways of teaching and learning.
But the real test for this mindset came in March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic required us to pivot to an alternative delivery model in just one week. Teams from across the college collaborated on innovative new ways of supporting the success and well-being of our students, while also finding ways to give back to our community. Although it’s been a challenging time for all Canadians, we’re proud of the resilience and adaptability shown by our community, as well as the impact our students, graduates, employees and partners continue to make on our city and our province. Here are some highlights from 2019-20.
63%
of George Brown students plan to work in the GTA after graduation, becoming the city’s nurses, early childhood educators,
entrepreneurs, construction managers, chefs, gerontology workers, business and community leaders, volunteers and more. [1]
89%
of employers are satisfied with the George Brown graduates they’ve hired. [2]
100%
of George Brown’s career-focused programs* included at least one experiential learning opportunity. [4]
*Excludes upgrading and preparatory programs.
2,940
students were engaged through entrepreneurship-related workshops, outreach events and activities this year. [5]
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90
partners worked with George Brown’s Research & Innovation
team to design, prototype or test new products and services:
micro businesses
small and medium-sized enterprises
large businesses
Our applied research teams supported the development of:
To learn more about partnering with George Brown on applied research, program development, work-integrated learning and more, visit our Partnership page.
More than
$2.7M
in funding for scholarships, programming, capital improvements and special projects was provided through the George Brown College Foundation.
1,588
scholarships were disbursed to students – the largest amount in our
Foundation’s history – with an average value of
$1,273 [9]
These scholarships and projects were made
possible by the generosity of our donors.
Student Enrolment 2019-2020
31,328
full-time students
(including 1,183 apprentices)
3,013
part-time students
64,531
Continuing Education
registrations
Programs Offered
172
full-time programs
44
Centre for Arts, Design & Information Technology programs
26
Centre for Business programs
12
Centre for Community Services & Early Childhood programs
29
Centre for Construction & Engineering Technologies programs
25
Centre for Health Sciences programs
17
Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts programs
19
Centre for Preparatory & Liberal Studies programs
180
Continuing Education Certificates/Designations
Employees
George Brown was named one of
Greater Toronto’s Top 100
Employers for 2020
Revenues & Expenditures 2019-2020
Operating Revenue by Source
| Ontario Government | $137M |
|---|---|
| Federal Government | $4M |
| Student Fees | $220M |
| Ancillary | $32M |
| Other | $27M |
| |
| Total | $420M |
Operating Expenditures
| Salaries and Benefits | $251M |
|---|---|
| Supplies and Other Expenses | $92M |
| Plant, Property and Capital Amortization | $55M |
| Scholarships and Bursaries | $8M |
| |
| Total | $405M [10] |
Footnotes:
- Institutional Research, George Brown College
- Key Performance Indicators, Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Sept. 25, 2019
- startGBC, George Brown College
- Enrolment Planning and Reporting Department, George Brown College
- startGBC, George Brown College
- Research & Innovation, George Brown College
- Research & Innovation, George Brown College
- Institutional Research, George Brown College
- George Brown College Foundation
- Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely to totals presented
This Impact Report was designed by Graphic Design students Lee Jong and Christopher Ensoll,
as part of the experiential learning initiative at George Brown’s IN Design studio.
