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  • Energy House
    Our award winning garden at Energy House an off the grid renewable energy working classroom for our students.
  • Solar Rooftop Announcement
    Chris Whitaker, President & CEO, St. Lawrence College announces
    the college solar rooftop project in 2010.
  • Wind Turbine and
    Trades Training Facility
    Our Wind Turbine Technician program trains students for work internationally in this growing sector.
  • Snow Study at
    St. Lawrence College
    The study on the effect of snow on solar photovoltaic performance
    (or Snow study) is in collaboration with researchers from the Applied Sustainability Group at Queen’s University and 16 other companies.
  • St. Lawrence College
    Solar Installation
    St. Lawrence College's Solar Rooftop Installation is one of the
    largest in Canada for any educational institution.

It’s Easy Being Green at SLC!

St Lawrence College is proud to offer a unique cluster of renewable energy academic programs in Energy Systems Engineering Technology, (the first program in Ontario!) Wind Turbine Technician, and Geothermal Technician.

These programs are delivered by an experienced faculty that is actively engaged with industry professionals and stakeholders, and provide cutting-edge education for the green careers of tomorrow. Together with these programs, our Sustainable Energy Research Centre, and our implementation of sustainable retrofits to our buildings, St. Lawrence College is leading the way in promoting renewable energy in Canada.


Solar

Solar

1600 solar panels are being installed on St. Lawrence College's Kingston and Brockville campuses, making ours the largest solar rooftop installation at any post-secondary institution in Canada.
Symposium

Symposium

St. Lawrence College's 1st Annual Sustainable Energy Symposium attracted nearly 200 leading industry players, top educators, and visionary government agencies who are positioning Ontario and Canada as the leader in energy innovation in the 21st century.
Going Local

Going Local

SLC has partnered with Living Cities to launch urban farms on our Brockville and Kingston campuses, providing local organic food to member families in our communities.
Research

Research

Students in our Energy Systems Engineering program are working on a collaborative research project with Queen's gathering real-time solar data to learn how the effects of different tilt angles, types of inverters and geographic locations impact solar power generation.

On-Campus Initiatives

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About St. Lawrence College

Located along the shores of the St. Lawrence River, SLC has three campuses in Brockville, Cornwall and Kingston. St. Lawrence College boasts 6,500 full-time students from Canada, and more than 40 countries worldwide. Our college community includes 20,000 part-time students, 1,000 staff, and more than 70,000 alumni. We also serve more than 3,000 Employment Services clients annually.


The college has recently invested in the development of Applied Research with many exciting projects in progress. In addition revitalization of our campuses is underway to support new and innovative programs including; Wind Turbine Technician, Game Development Technician, and Fine Arts, among others.

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