Seneca College Seneca College French: Au Large Rank: 70th Canada Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology is a multiple-campus public college in the Greater Toronto Area, and Peterborough, Ontario, Canada regions. It offers full-time and part-time programs at the baccalaureate, diploma, certificate, and graduate levels. Seneca opened in 1967 as part of a provincial initiative to establish an Ontario-wide network of colleges of applied arts and technology providing career-oriented diploma and certificate courses as well as continuing education programs to Ontario communities. The province was responding to the increasing need for sophisticated applied learning as technology continued to change the nature of work and the provincial economy. General education was considered an important element in postsecondary education, and breadth courses continue to be a part of every program. In 2001 the colleges were granted the ability to offer baccalaureate degrees. Seneca is one of five colleges that can offer up to 15 per cent of its program activity at the degree level. Seneca has campus locations throughout the Greater Toronto Area and in Peterborough namely , The Newnham Campus located in Finch Avenue East, Seneca @ York Campus, located on York University's Keele Campus, King Campus is located in a natural setting of woods, lake and fields in King City, Markham Campus located in the City of Markham, Peterborough Campus that houses Seneca’s aviation campus, Seneca Downtown Campus located in downtown, Toronto and Yorkgate Campus which is located on the second floor of the Yorkgate Mall at Finch Avenue West and Jane Street in Toronto. Seneca offers more than 145 full-time programs and 135 part-time programs including 14 Bachelor's degrees and 30 graduate certificates and has more than 70 transfer agreements with both local and international post-secondary institutions, including universities in Australia, England, South Africa and the U.S. These agreements allow students to apply their college education to obtain credit towards a university degree. Seneca also offers a wide range when it comes to Applied Arts & Health Sciences, Applied Science & Engineering Technology, Business, Communication, Art & Design, Arts, Continuing Education. Seneca was also a house of successful and notable alumni like Alvin Curling Canadian former diplomat and former Liberal MPP, Dan Harris Politician, Enza Anderson Political activist and media personality, Vivienne Poy Fashion designer and Canadian Senator and Jason Chan Hong Kong pop singer, entertainer. The school's athletic teams are named "The Sting". The Seneca Sting is one of the most-decorated athletic programs in the history of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA), having won more than 450 medals since 1967. Seneca has sixteen varsity sports teams, including Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Curling, Fastball, Golf, Rugby, Soccer, and Volleyball, for both male and female student athletes.