Complex sentence: Even though the government of Ontario stopped funding UCC in 1900, thus making it a completely independent school, the college thrived at its new location, both physically and culturally, as the buildings were expanded and bright instructors attracted.
Split into simpler sentences: Even though the government of Ontario stopped funding UCC in 1900, thus making it a completely independent school. It eventually thrived there, both physically and culturally, as the buildings were expanded and bright instructors attracted.