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B. Executive Summary<br />

Business Degree Options in Ontario PSEs<br />

The business school landscape is replete with choice <strong>of</strong>ferings in Ontario. This does not preclude,<br />

however, that new program <strong>of</strong>ferings would necessarily be saturating the market. While a large number<br />

<strong>of</strong> business degrees are being <strong>of</strong>fered by universities, the relative success (success is determined by the<br />

number <strong>of</strong> applications relative to enrollments to programs)<strong>of</strong> new college business degree <strong>of</strong>ferings<br />

suggests there is a changing demand in the marketplace for different pathway options to achieving a<br />

business or business‐related degree.<br />

There are currently nine colleges <strong>of</strong>fering 21 business degree programs (See Tables 1 and 2 in this<br />

chapter for details):<br />

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Conestoga College and Niagara College(Southwestern Ontario)<br />

George Brown College, Humber College, Seneca College, Sheridan College and Georgian College<br />

(GTA and surrounding region)<br />

St. Lawrence College and Algonquin College (Eastern Ontario)<br />

College degree programs <strong>of</strong>fered include: four Accounting programs, four International Business<br />

programs, two in Financial Services/Planning, one in e‐Business <strong>Marketing</strong>, and two in HR Management.<br />

Other degree program <strong>of</strong>ferings include Hospitality and Tourism Management, Fashion Management<br />

Golf Management, e‐Business Supply Chain Management and Municipal and Corporate Administration.<br />

St. Lawrence College is the only college that <strong>of</strong>fers a general business degree.<br />

While online distance education options are listed for business courses in many colleges, most <strong>of</strong> the<br />

college websites do not clearly indicate whether there is an option for completing a business degree<br />

online or part‐time. The exceptions are Algonquin College, which <strong>of</strong>fers courses with hybrid delivery or<br />

entirely online and St. Lawrence College which <strong>of</strong>fers a part‐time degree option.<br />

Seventeen universities in Ontario (excluding Eastern Ontario) <strong>of</strong>fer over 30 business degree programs<br />

(See Table 4 in this chapter for details):<br />

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Nine universities are located in Southwestern Ontario: four are primarily undergraduate<br />

universities, three are comprehensive universities, and three are medical doctoral universities<br />

Five universities are located in the GTA or surrounding area: three are primarily undergraduate<br />

universities, one is a comprehensive university and one is a medical doctoral university<br />

Three primarily undergraduate universities in Northern Ontario <strong>of</strong>fering business degrees<br />

Universities <strong>of</strong>fer the traditional degree programs in the areas <strong>of</strong> Accounting, <strong>Marketing</strong>, Human<br />

Resources, Economics, Business/General Management, Finance etc., but a few are also <strong>of</strong>fering<br />

specializations which may have typically fallen into the college domain, such as Real Estate and Housing<br />

(University <strong>of</strong> Guelph), Supply Chain Management (Wilfrid Laurier University), Commercial Aviation and<br />

Consumer Behaviour (University <strong>of</strong> Western Ontario), Game Development and Entrepreneurship<br />

(University <strong>of</strong> Ontario Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology), and Entrepreneurial and Family Business Studies (York<br />

University). A number <strong>of</strong> universities are now marketing their business programs as practical platforms<br />

LKSB Degree Program Feasibility Study • 2011<br />

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