- RCC Institute of Technology
Infobox_University
name = RCC Institute of Technology
motto = Quality Programs...Great Careers
established = 1928
type = Private Technical College, undergraduate technology division ofYorkville University
president= Dr. Rick Davey
address = 2000 Steeles Ave. West
city = Toronto
state = Ontario
country =Canada
undergrad = available
postgrad =
staff= 27
campus = Urban
mascot =
free_label =
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affiliations =Yorkville University ; CTAB; OACETT
website= http://www.rcc.on.ca/
footnotes=The RCC Institute of Technology (previously known as RCC College of Technology) is a private technicalcollege located in Toronto,Ontario ,Canada . It was established in 1928, and has recently become a division ofYorkville University . The college providestraining inelectronics ,computing andengineering . RCC is the first and the only private educational institute in Ontario to be approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to grant Bachelor degrees. [ [http://www.canadian-universities.net/Career-Colleges/RCC_College_of_Technology.html "Profile of RCC College of Technology"] , Canadian Universities.net]Programs
RCC, the oldest private technology institution in Canada, provides degrees, diplomas and post-graduate diplomas in electronics engineering, computer networks engineering technology, computer information systems and computer and networks technology. It began as Radio College of Canada in 1928.
*The Degree Programs are: Bachelor of Technology (Electronics Engineering Technology) and Bachelor of Technology (Computer Information Systems). The Diploma Programs are: Electronics Engineering Technology Diploma; Computer Information Systems Diploma; Computer Networks Engineering Technology Diploma and Networks and Security Specialist Program.
*The Post-Graduate Diploma Programs are: Electronics Engineering Technology (Telecommunications & Embedded Control Systems); Computer Networks Engineering Technology; Computer Networks Engineering Technology (International Students); Networks and Security Specialist Program and Computer Information Systems Program. [ [http://www.rcc.on.ca/futureStudents/postGradOverview.php RCC Post-Graduate Diploma Programs] ]History
Radio College of Canada (hence RCC) was founded in 1928 by
J. C. Wilson , anentrepreneur ial individual who had previously amassed considerableradio experience inEngland and theUnited States . At the same time, he also establishedRCC Publications , which continues to supply a technical data to service technicians throughout thecountry . [ [http://www.rcc.on.ca RCC Institute of Technology] ]In 1930, as reported by Toronto Globe, two pioneering
organization s,Rogers-Majestic Corporation and Radio College of Canada, established a plan for registering radio service men of the entireDominion . Examining and qualifying those who wished to become registered became RCC's role.In 1937 the College was acquired by
R. Christopher Dobson ,M.A. Oxon andM.C.C. Chisholm . Shortly thereafter, additional and more advanced training programs were added, including courses in commercial radio operation. During this same period the demand for radio operators increased sharply with the growth in both public and privateaviation , and consequently, large classes of radio operators were trained for the Federal Department of Transport.In the 1940s, Canada's contribution to the
World War II effort required immediate and large scale planning to ensure an adequate and continuing supply of well-trained technicians and operators. Training was performed not only for Canada's essential services such as government departments,Merchant Marines , and, of course, the importantmanufacturing industry, but also for other allied governments. Radio College realized this undertaking by establishing additional facilities and developing specialized training programs.Among the many programs developed during this period was the training of several classes of
women radio operators for the air stations established across the country by theCommonwealth Air Training Scheme . The students who came from all parts of Canada were selected by aptitude tests developed by the College. In addition to the training, Radio College also furnished room, board,nursing and general supervision. Following the war, the College did extensiverehabilitation training for Canadian and United Statesveteran s and later forcivilian s under government auspices.Many Merchant Marine graduates of RCC have returned to the college to obtain from records proof of their graduation and marine placement, thereby entitling them to the federal pension that has only just been granted to World War II Merchant Marines.
When
television made its appearance in the 1950s, the College trained factory and service personnel. Another significant development was the inauguration at the College of an altogether new concept in electronics education, called "electronic engineering technology". This was a high-level program designed to train "technologists" who would be equipped to assist professional engineers in matters of applied technology, thereby releasing the engineer for the more theoretical aspects of his or her work. This course concept has been eminently successful and exists today in most post-secondary technical institutes.In 1957, the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Ontario (APEO), now called
Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), decided the time had arrived to recognize the importance of the technician and technologist on the engineering team. Therefore, it appointed a Certification Board - a group of professional engineers - which includedRobert Poulter , P.Eng., then President of Radio College. These "founders" established standards for the certificates of qualified technologists and technicians, and also for the accreditation of schools offering advanced courses at the engineering technologist level.Radio College of Canada and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (today
Ryerson Polytechnic University ) were the first schools to be awarded full accreditation. The certification and accreditation programs continue to be carried out under the authority of theCanadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) and theOntario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) by theCanadian Technology Accreditation Board .During the late 1960s and early 1970s, with the advent of
digital electronics, RCC developed the curriculum to service the new digital,computer andmicroprocessor -based occupations indata communications ,facsimile ,mobile phone , and computer technology.In the early 1990s Hartley Nichol, President since 1985, assumed full responsibility for the college and RCC moved to its present facility - a campus located on the northern outskirts of
Toronto in the City of Vaughan. On its 70th anniversary in 1998 the Radio College of Canada officially changed its name to RCC Institute of Technology.On
June 24 ,2004 , the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities in Ontario, allowed RCC to grantbachelor's degree s as a result of a successful audit by the Post-Secondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB).References
Further reading
* [http://engsoc.queensu.ca/history/browse.php?location=3621.9&box=001 APEO Archives]
External links
* [http://www.rcc.on.ca Official site]
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