More students are hitting the books at Thames Campus in Chatham this fall.
Officials with St Clair College have released this year’s enrolment numbers, and while overall numbers are holding steady, officials say there has been a significant increase at the Chatham campus and in the number of domestic students.
In all, there are 12,235 full-time students studying at St. Clair College’s Windsor and Chatham campuses. 4,641 of those students are international, meaning the ratio is 62 per cent domestic and 38 per cent international. Another 3,526 students are enrolled at GTA-based Ace Acumen Academy.
The Chatham campus has seen a large enrolment jump of 29 per cent, with 1,382 full-time students. Officials say the increase is being driven by strong uptake in PSW, Practical Nursing, Powerline Technician, Police Foundations and Developmental Service Worker programs.
Domestic student enrolment has gone up by nine per cent, with 628 more Canadian-born students enrolling in programs at St. Clair than in the Fall 2023 semester. Total domestic enrolment for Fall 2024 is 7,594, marking the first time since 2018 that domestic numbers have reached that threshold.
