Since 1976, Loyalist has offered one of the most successful nursing diploma programs in the province. Brock president David Atkinson said he recommended the partnership because Loyalist has a good reputation and the program would produce well-educated and badly needed nursing grads. In the next ten years, Ontario will require as many as 90,000 new nurses. The curriculum is designed to graduate students in time to qualify as Registered Nurses before 2005. Both the degree and diploma programs have a sound theoretical base and a strong hands-on clinical component.
Biotechnology is the science of using living organisms to improve our lives, health or environment.
Biotechnology has been used to develop disease-resistant crops, diagnostic methods for detecting disease, gene therapies and vaccines for treating and preventing illness. Graduates will find employment in health research and development, conservation, plant and livestock improvement programs, and other exciting areas. Cultivation of vineyards, processing grapes into quality wine, testing, retailing and wholesaling wines, and tourism activities related to vineyards and wineries are all part of the spectrum. Prince Edward County, just minutes south of Loyalist s location, has been identified as the next significant wine area of Ontario. We are very pleased to be working with the wine growers to redevelop the strong agricultural heritage of Prince Edward County, and other areas of Southern Ontario.