Collège Boréal to offer architecture programs

Hot on the heels of the Laurentian University School of Architecture's grand opening, the province has approved two related programs at Collège Boréal.

The college will offer an architecture techniques program and an architectural technology program starting in September 2014.

The two-year architectural techniques program will give Collège Boréal students the job skills they need to practise this profession within architectural and engineering firms.

The architectural technology program adds a full year of specialization to further develop the skills acquired in the architectural techniques program, including project planning and the production of specifications and technical reports.

“The addition of two new college programs in architecture testifies, once again, to Collège Boréal’s status as a leader and innovator,” said the college's new president, Pierre Riopel.

“More in tune with its community and the needs of the labour market than ever before, Collège Boréal will soon be offering two exceptional programs to help its future graduates gain recognition and excel in this competitive sector."

Collège Boréal and Laurentian have opened a dialogue to explore potential synergies with the new architecture programs.

Early signs of this collaboration include Laurentian University's participation on the advisory committee for Collège Boréal's architecture programs.

"Thanks to our close ties with Laurentian University and the way our programs and facilities complement each other, everything is in place to make the City of Greater Sudbury a new centre for architectural training for the greater good of our students,” Riopel said.

“With the architectural techniques and architectural technology programs, Collège Boréal will become the first and only establishment in Northern Ontario to offer such college training in French."