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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-01-25, Page 13Huron MPP Paul Klopp and other visitors participated in a tour and open house at Centralia International College last Thursday. The college is slated to open its doors on Jan- uary 30. Enrollment is much lower than the college ex- pected. CIC •has hopes for future growth. Got a news tip? Call the Times -Advocate at 235-1331 CQLvtMLIJLLTy Times -Advocate, January 25, 1995 Page 11 Centralia International College setto open January 30 The college has fewer foreign students than expected By Heather Vincent T -A staff CENTRALIA - An open house al Centralia International College Thursday demonstrated much pub- lic interest in this new venture. The private college is scheduled to open January 30 and at present has 50 students enrolled for the first se- mester. Juergen Williamson-Persh, the vice chairman and chief operating officer, said that this number was much Tess than was expected. "We anticipated much higher numbers," said Williamson-Persh. The low numbers were a result fIlf red tape involved with foreign students re- ceiving visas for their studies in Canada. The dates have been pushed back but more students are expected. Williamson -Perch hopes enroll- ment growth will occur quickly over the next few year. He foresees between 250 and 300 students in the next several years and said the college has a capacity for up to 700 students. MPP Paul Klopp was in at- tendance for the open house and tour of the facility. Klopp said that the purchase of the college' has worked out well. Klopp stressed that the community will benefit from "saving S3 million in our bud- get." Money for the college's over- head will not come out of public dollars but is privately funded. The alliance between the ministry and private industry is allowing the "community to help ourselves,"said Klopp. CIC offers programs in legal sec- retary, medical secretary, business administration with computer ac- counting, general secretary and ad- ministrative secretary. The tour- ism -food -management course has received attention from private business. Richard Fotoosi, chef from the Little Inn in Bayfield will serve in an advisory capacity to the department faculty. At present there are seven faculty members but the college is inter- viewing people at the moment. La- uren Sorichetti has been appointed campus director and is responsible for the students, staff as well at the maintenance of all the buildings. In an.effort to smooth the cultural transition for foreign students Dr. Mohammed Sirdan will be avail- able to students as a counsellor. Students enrolled at the college hail from Vietnam, Somalia and Thai- land in addition to students from Canada. The college is well suited for in- ternational students with on-site dormitories, sport and leisure facil- "It is not so rigidly strue4ured as traditional universities and colleges." ities. Muslim students will be ac- commodated by Halal diets and a prayer area. In an effort to inform students about the cultural background of their peers, the library has been equipped with cultural "fact files". Said John Noble, dean of academ- ics, people have been,"mistrained by the media about other cultures." With the proper information avail- able. Noble expects no problems between students of different hack - grounds. The library is quite bare at the moment and required building up in order to meet the needs of the students. Most of the research ma- terial was donated to area libraries when Centralia College closed. The curriculums of CIC is set up in modules which allows for more flexibility when students enter the . college at different times. "It is not so rigidly structured as traditional universities and colleges," said Wil- liamson-Persh. The prerequisite for foreign stu- dents is the English as a second Ian- guage program. Once this has been accomplished, the student enters into a specific course of study. The college has tentative plans to make use of the Huron Park airport. Avionics and aircraft mechanical courses as well as tractor trailer heavy equipment courses are in the works. Unused runways are ideal for the driver training and vacant hangars could house the large equipment. CIC is awaiting li- cencing from Transport Canada be- fore these programs are developed further. (19.1-VOr0 (Q 0 r1(.0� ©T Ot70 OM Q_© .n CO -©0 0 OD OVID Os_ tu• 1Q Time... Invest wisely and use your tax advantages Area residents will be joining with hundreds of thousands of Canadians who are planning on purchasing RRSP's. 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