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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
 | other_name             = 
 | motto                  = Carpe opportunitas<br>seize the opportunities
 | established            = {{start date and age|1967}}
 | image                  = 
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]]
 | president              = Ann Marie Vaughan
 | city                   = [[Toronto]]
 | state                  = Ontario
 | country                = Canada
 | students               = 86,000 total learners<ref>{{cite web |title=Ontario College FTEs |url=https://www.ocls.ca/colleges/ftes |website=Ontario Colleges Library Service |access-date=6 July 2022 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531091516/https://www.ocls.ca/colleges/ftes |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 | colours                = [[Gold (color)|Gold]] and [[Blue (color)|blue]] {{color box|#cc9900}} {{color box|#000033}}
 | faculty                = 3,400
 | campus                 = [[urban area|Urban]]
 | mascot                 = Howie the Hawk
 | free_label             = Sports Teams 
 | free                   = Humber Hawks
 | affiliations           = [[Canadian Colleges Athletic Association|CCAA]], [[Association of Canadian Community Colleges|ACCC]], [[Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada|AUCC]], CBIE, [[Polytechnics Canada]]
 | website                = {{URL|http://www.humber.ca}}
 | logo                   = File:Humber College logo.svg
 | logo_upright           = .7
}}

The '''Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning''', rebranded as '''Humber Polytechnic''' since 2024, is a public [[Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning|college]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada.

Founded in 1967, Humber has three main campuses and locations: the Humber North campus, the Lakeshore campus, and the International Graduate School. Today, Humber boasts over 200 programs, 86,000 full time students and 9,300 international students.

==Programs==
Humber Polytechnic offers more than 200 programs, including [[bachelor's degree]], [[diploma]], [[Academic certificate|certificate]], [[Postgraduate diploma|post-graduate certificate]] and [[apprenticeship]] programs, across 17 areas of interest. Humber also provides academic advisors and resources, such as a career finder.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://careers.humber.ca/placement.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-13 |archive-date=2013-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101090229/http://careers.humber.ca/placement.htm |url-status=dead }}, Retrieved 13 May 2013</ref> Beyond this, Humber also provides Bridging (or Bridge Training) Programs for internationally trained professionals in the fields of engineering and information technology.

Humber serves more than 86,000 learners.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://humber.ca/about.html |access-date=31 July 2024 |publisher=Humber College}}</ref>

==History==
Humber College was established in 1967<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://www.humber.ca/content/our-history#1967|publisher=Humber College|access-date=21 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902024616/http://www.humber.ca/content/our-history#1967|archive-date=2013-09-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> under its founding President, Gordon Wragg. The first new section of Humber opened on Monday September 11, 1967 at James S. Bell Elementary School, a public school on Lake Shore Boulevard West. The Lakeshore Campus began with the addition of the manpower retraining programs on Queen Elizabeth Way in [[Etobicoke]]. In November 1968, North Campus was officially opened by Mayor Edward A. Horton of Etobicoke and Mayor [[Jack Moulton]] of [[York, Toronto|York]]. In the early 1970s, student enrolment was rapidly increasing which led Humber to expand its business and technology programs at both the North and Lakeshore Campuses.  Humber had the largest group of business students in the province. Three year [[Cooperative education|co-op programs]] were developed in the early 1970s in a range of technology and business programs. <!-- (I'm commenting on this because it doesn't make sense. If you can clarify, please do. Thanks!) After such relation with the industry grew together, companies would likely offer jobs for fresh students.--><ref>Fournier, Lori. Wheeler, Don. Building Business. A History of the Business School at Humber: Toronto, ON: 2004. Business School at Humber.</ref> Humber became Canada's largest college with over 27,000 full-time and 50,000 part-time learners.

By the early 1980s Humber was developing programs to respond to business and industry demands by focusing on flexibility in class schedules, including a weekend college. Its skill-based training courses included self-paced programming and, along with [[Holland College]] in Prince Edward Island, became one of the National Centers for industry driven DACUM curriculum. Humber introduced flexible manufacturing and was a pioneer in introducing computer applications in technology programs.<ref name="history" /> Lakeshore Campus, at its new permanent location on the lakeshore, was the first college to introduce a solar technology program to respond to the needs of that growing industry of the time. Humber had a large international outreach program, working in over 20 countries. With the assistance of ADB, the [[Government of Canada]] ([[Canadian International Development Agency|CIDA]]), it developed the largest international program of all of the Canadian colleges by 1987,{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} introducing the concept of responsive tertiary education to countries throughout Africa and Asia.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}<ref>ACCC Journal</ref>{{full citation needed|date=September 2020}}

In the fall of 1980, building F was used for filming of the film ''[[The Last Chase (film)|The Last Chase]]'' which was released the following year.
In 1983, the campus was used for filming of the first ''[[Police Academy (film)|Police Academy]]'' film, which was released the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleischer |first=David |date=14 June 2016 |title=Where Police Academy Was Filmed in Toronto |url=https://torontoist.com/2016/06/reel-toronto-police-academy/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |website=Torontoist}}</ref>

After the mid-1980s, the college concentrated more on arts and applied arts programs and refocused its energy on internal processes rather than program innovation and on local rather than national or international activities. It is an [[List of colleges in Ontario|Ontario Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning]].
On February 2, 2009, Humber students became the first to contact an astronaut in orbit using an apparatus they built and operated. They made contact with [[Sandra Magnus]] at the [[International Space Station]] from a lab room at the school's Rexdale campus.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mathieu |first=Emily |date=2009-02-03 |title=Humber to space station: 'We're live' |work=The Star |location=Toronto |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/humber-to-space-station-were-live/article_69a290d0-3b13-54df-b700-e2e8520245dd.html |access-date=2010-05-04}}</ref>

On August 29, 2024, Humber College announced a name change to Humber Polytechnic,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.humberetc.ca/news/campus/we-are-now-humber-polytechnic-728 |title=We are now Humber Polytechnic |work=HUMBER ET CETERA |publisher=Humber Polytechnic |author=Julia Sequeira |date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=February 21, 2025}}</ref> to better reflect the education model as “one that combines deep, theoretical learning with applied, hands-on experience to foster employability, not just employment for graduates.” However, the college's official legal name remains Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

==Academic faculties==
*Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology 
*Longo Faculty of Business 
*Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design
*Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Innovative Learning 
*Faculty of Social & Community Services
*Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness

==Campuses==
[[File:Humber College North Campus Aerial view 2023.jpg|thumb|Humber North Campus Aerial view]]

===Humber North Campus===
[[File:Humber College LRC North.jpg|alt=|thumb|Humber Learning Resource Commons (LRC) which serves as the entrance for Humber Polytechnic North Campus.]]
Located in northwest Toronto (formerly [[Etobicoke]]) adjacent to the Humber River, the Humber North Campus has approximately 20,000 full-time and 57,000 part-time students, 1,000 of them living in residence.<ref name="locations">{{cite web|url=http://www.humber.ca/content/campuses-facilities |title=Humber College – Campuses & Facilities – Toronto, Ontario, Canada|publisher=Humber College|access-date=2010-12-31}}</ref> The campus offers full-time and part-time programs in various fields including Business, Applied Technology, Health Sciences, Media Studies, Liberal Arts, Hospitality and Tourism. In addition to that, the campus also has an indoor pool and sauna, athletics facilities and a fully functioning spa. North Campus is home to the Funeral Service Education program, one of only two FSE programs offered in the province.

On April 18, 2015, Humber opened the Humber Learning Resource Commons (LRC) which serves as the new main entrance for the campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://humber.ca/learning-resource-commons/fact-sheet|title=Fact Sheet {{!}} Humber College Learning Resource Commons|website=humber.ca|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> The 264,000-square-foot building has six floors and features a student gallery and commons, a new library, enhanced student services, the Registrar's Office, Student Recruitment, Student Success & Engagement, the International Centre, the School of Liberal Arts & Sciences and administrative offices. The building was designed by [[B+H Architects]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bharchitects.com/en/project/humber-college-learning-resource-commons/|title=Humber College Learning Resource Commons (LRC)|website=B+H Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> and it cost $79 million to build, $74.5 million of which were funded by [[Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://humber.ca/learning-resource-commons/question-and-answers|title=Question and Answers {{!}} Humber College Learning Resource Commons|website=humber.ca|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>
[[File:Barrett_Centre_for_Technology_Innovation_HumberCollege.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation located at Humber Polytechnic North Campus.]]

==== Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation ====
The Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, located at Humber's North Campus, is home to many applied research projects with diverse partners across multiple sectors. It builds on Humber's expertise in areas such as automation, robotics, systems integration, user experience testing, applied research and work-integrated learning. Some of the key features include interactive technology zones, digital media studios, cutting-edge prototyping and makerspaces, open concept gathering spaces and demonstration areas for new products and technologies. The 93,000 sq. ft. centre cost about $27 million, $10 million of which were funded by The Barrett Family Foundation. The [[Government of Canada]] provided additional funding of $15.5 million from the Post-Secondary Strategic Investment Fund, and the [[Government of Ontario]] provided $1.55 million from the College Equipment and Renewal Fund for the purchase of key equipment within the building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://humber.ca/barrett-centre-for-technology-innovation/|title=Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation - Humber College|website=humber.ca|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref>
[[File:Humber lakeshore.jpg|thumb|Humber Polytechnic Lakeshore Campus]]

===Humber Lakeshore Campus===
Located along the shores of Lake Ontario, at Kipling and Lake Shore Blvd. W, Humber's Lakeshore Campus located in [[New Toronto]] has approximately 7,200 full-time students, with 400 living in residence.<ref name="locations" />  The Lakeshore Campus sits on the large grounds of the former [[Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital]] and Lakeshore Teachers College, in the west-end [[New Toronto]] neighborhood of Toronto (formerly Etobicoke). When leased by Humber, the college vowed to keep the historical site in good condition and enhance its park-like setting as an asset to the Southern Etobicoke community. The campus now consists of a number of cottage buildings and the more modern and now renovated Lakeshore Teachers College facilities that were extensively re-worked in the early 1980s. The L-Building<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humber.ca/news/Lakeshore-Commons-officially-opens-with-strong-government-support|title=Latest News|date=3 August 2023 }}</ref> was opened in 2011 at the Lakeshore Campus, as an addition to the cottages located around it. In May 2013, artist [[Harley Valentine]]'s sculpture ''[[Harley Valentine#Persephone|Persephone]]'', after the mythic Greek [[Persephone|queen of the underworld]], was installed in the front plaza of the L-Building. The Lakeshore Campus was used as the location of the Police Academy in the 'Police Academy' film series.

=== Queensway Campus ===
In 1968, Humber opened Queensway 1 Campus which was located at 56 Queen Elizabeth Blvd; however, it was later renamed Lakeshore 2 Campus in 1975. It was home to Funeral Service Education Program which was launched for the first time in 1968/69 academic year. The campus closed its doors in 1989 and the program was moved to the North campus as part of the Health Sciences Division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://humber50.ca/story/college-expands-queensway|title=The College expands to Queensway {{!}} Humber 50th Anniversary|website=humber50.ca|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

=== Other locations ===
On September 25, 2019, Humber announced the decision to close its [[Orangeville, Ontario|Orangeville]] campus at the end of June 2021 and launch a new International Graduate School in downtown Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Halliday |first=Chris |date=2019-09-25 |title=Humber College confirms plans to close Orangeville campus |url=https://www.orangeville.com/news/humber-college-confirms-plans-to-close-orangeville-campus/article_efe9c34e-9874-57ae-8d70-f1396a7a7da1.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Orangeville Banner |language=en}}</ref>

The Humber Centre for Skilled Trades and Technology and the Humber Transportation Training Centre each operate from facilities near but separated from the North Campus, offering applied training in subjects such as construction trades and truck driving respectively.

== Facilities ==

=== Digital Broadcast Centre ===
This centre is home to Humber TV, Radio Humber and all newspaper, magazine and web production. Humber is the only GTA College with a CRTC campus instructional license and fully operational radio station, [[CKHC-FM|96.9 Radio Humber]].<ref>[http://radio.humber.ca/about/ Radio Humber] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023053336/http://radio.humber.ca/about/ |date=2012-10-23 }} Humber 96.9fm Retrieved on: 2012-9-23</ref>

=== Arts and Media Studio ===

The old [[Lakeshore Lions Arena]] at 300 Birmingham Street is now home to Humber's Arts and Media Studio, and opened in 2010. The site is part of the Lakeshore Campus site.

=== Centre for Urban Ecology ===
The [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] gold certified building includes a green roof, passive solar heating and a biofilter system. It is the only Platinum EcoCentre in Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://humberetc.com/2012/02/09/humber-arboretum-wins-ontario-ecocentres-platinum/ |title=Humber arboretum wins Ontario EcoCentres platinum &#124; Humber et Cetera |access-date=2013-09-03 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130903135042/http://humberetc.com/2012/02/09/humber-arboretum-wins-ontario-ecocentres-platinum/ |archive-date=2013-09-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
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* [[Andres Arango]], Canadian soccer player
* [[Nathan Fielder]], comedian and actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://humber50.ca/our-alumni/nathan-fielder?id=|title=Nathan Fielder - Humber Alumni|website=www.humber.ca}}</ref>
* [[Nicole Arbour]], Internet personality
* [[Darren Barrett]], Canadian jazz musician
* [[Herbert L. Becker]] (Applied and Creative Arts – Theatre/music 1975), [[Juno Award]], author, actor, magician.
* [[Yolanda Bonnell]], actress and playwright
* [[Ben Bowen (musician)|Ben Bowen]], musician and songwriter
* [[Alysha Brillinger]], Canadian jazz musician
* [[Michael A. Brown (Canadian politician)|Michael A. Brown]], Ontario politician
* [[Kayt Burgess]], writer
* [[Tassie Cameron]], Canadian television producer and writer
* [[Adam Copeland]] (Radio Broadcasting), actor, professional wrestler for the [[WWE]], better known by his ring name "Edge"
* [[Anthony De Sa (author)|Anthony de Sa]], novelist and writer
* [[Brian Dickinson]] (Applied and Creative Arts – Music), pianist
* [[Doug Ford]], Premier of Ontario, attended for two months 
* [[C. B. Forrest]], Canadian writer and poet
* [[Ajay Fry]], television host, ''Innerspace''
* [[Anne-Marie Green]], news anchor
* [[Margaret Lindsay Holton]], artist and author
* [[Mike Inglis]], sports broadcaster
* [[Don Landry]] (Radio Broadcasting), former morning host on [[CJCL]] The Fan590, sportscaster, writer, and [[Toronto Argonauts]] stadium announcer
* [[Aaron Leaney]], Canadian saxophonist, band leader, and composer
* [[Larnell Lewis]], Canadian drummer, producer, and educator
* [[Shawn Little]] (Health Sciences), [[Ottawa City Council]]
* [[Gilson Lubin]] (Comedy), ''[[MTV Live (Canadian TV series)|MTV Live]]''
* [[Molly McGlynn]], film and television director and screenwriter
* [[Donna McLeod]], Georgia State Representative 
* [[Giacomo Gianniotti]], Italian-Canadian actor
* [[Bev Oda]], retired Canadian politician
* [[Nikki Payne]], stand up comedian
* [[Jared Pelletier]] (Film Production), film director
* [[Renee Percy]]  (Comedy), writer and performer; winner of [[Phil Hartman]] Award
* [[Dina Pugliese]], co-host of ''[[Breakfast Television]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citytv.com/toronto/personalities_DinaPugliese.aspx |title=PERSONALITIES: Dina Pugliese |access-date=2008-10-24 |year=2008 |work=citynews.ca |publisher=Rogers Broadcasting |location=Toronto, Ontario |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009053825/http://www.citytv.com/toronto/personalities_DinaPugliese.aspx |archive-date=2008-10-09 }}</ref>
* [[Cara Ricketts]], actress
* [[Sid Seixeiro]], co-host of ''[[Breakfast Television]]''
* [[Sidhu Moose Wala]], Punjabi singer
* [[Eric Smith (sportscaster)|Eric Smith]], sports journalist
* [[George Stroumboulopoulos]] (Radio Broadcasting, 1994),  host of ''George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight'', host of ''CBC News: The Hour'', former MuchMusic VJ
* [[Dione Taylor]] (Vocal Jazz), musician
* [[Caity Gyorgy]] (Vocal Jazz), musician, 2022 Juno winner
* [[Elias Theodorou]] (Creative Advertising), professional [[mixed martial artist]] currently for the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/elias-theodorou|title=Elias Theodorou - Official UFC® Fighter Profile|website=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]|date=14 September 2018 }}</ref>
* [[Georgia Toews]], Canadian novelist
* [[Francine Villeneuve]] (Horse Racing), first female Canadian thoroughbred jockey to win 1,000 races and former all-time winningest Canadian female
* [[Greg Wells]] (Applied and Creative Arts – Music), record producer
* [[Kurtis Conner]], Canadian YouTuber
* [[K. Trevor Wilson]], comedian
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==Arms==
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|escutcheon = Per bend sinister Argent and Or a pile reversed issuant from the dexter flank and truncated in chief in dexter chief three Ermine spots in pairle Azure.
|crest = Issuant from a circlet Or the upper rim set with hazelnuts and trillium flowers Proper a demi Pegasus Azure crined wingedunguled and holding between its legs a cogwheel Or.
|supporters = Two red-tailed hawks Proper each gorged with a collar pendent therefrom a cogwheel Azure charged with an open book Or standing on a grassy mound Vert above barry wavy Argent and Azure.
|motto = Carpe Opportunitates (Seize The Opportunities)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/1000 |title=The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |publisher=Canadian Heraldic Authority |accessdate=4 January 2022}}</ref>
|notes = Granted 15 September 2005}}

== See also ==
* [[Higher education in Ontario]]
* [[List of colleges in Ontario]]
* [[Humber College station]], an under-construction LRT station named after the institution

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.humber.ca/}}

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