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{{short description|Public college in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = John Abbott College
 | native_name            = Collège John Abott ([[French language|French]])
 | image                  = MASTER-Logo-JAC-Horiz-POS-C.jpg
 | image_size             = 
 | motto                  = ''Lakeside view, global vision.''
 | established            = 1971
 | type                   = [[CEGEP|public]]
 | endowment              = 
 | administrative_staff   = 700+
 | faculty                = 
 | president              = 
 | provost                = 
 | principal              = 
 | rector                 = 
 | chancellor             = 
 | vice_chancellor        = 
 | dean                   = 
 | head_label             = Director General
 | head                   = Teresa Berghello
 | students               = 7000<ref name="canuni">"[http://www.canadian-universities.net/Community-Colleges/John_Abbott_College.html Canada's Higher Education and Career Guide]", canadian-universities.net</ref>
 | undergrad              = pre-university, career, and [[continuing education]] students
 | postgrad               = 
 | doctoral               = 
 | city                   = [[Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue]]
 | province               = [[Québec]]
 | country                = [[Canada]]
 | campus                 = [[Suburban]] <br>({{convert|1600|acre|ha|disp=or}})
 | colours                = Gold and Blue {{color box|#D4AF37}} {{color box|#072B61}}
 | language               = [[English language|English]]
 | free_label             = Newspaper
 | free                   = Bandersnatch
 | free_label2            = Sports teams
 | free2                  = Islanders
 | mascot                 = Islander
 | nickname               = JAC, Abbott
 | affiliations           = [[McGill University]], [[Colleges and Institutes Canada|CICan]], [[Canadian Colleges Athletic Association|CCAA]], [[Quebec Student Sports Federation|QSSF]], CBIE
 | footnotes              = 
 | website                = {{url|johnabbott.qc.ca/}}
 | coor                   = {{coord|45|24|20.68|N|73|56|30.56|W|display=title}}
}}

'''John Abbott College''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Collège John Abbott)''  is an [[Quebec English|English-language]] public [[CEGEP|college]] located in [[Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec|Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue]], [[Quebec]], Canada, near the western tip of the [[Island of Montreal]].<ref name="canuni" />  John Abbott College is one of eight English public colleges in Quebec. The college primarily serves the [[Montreal|Greater Montreal Region]]. The [[CEGEP]] shares grounds with McGill University's [[Macdonald Campus]].

==History==
[[Image:SirJohnAbbott1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Sir John Abbott]]
[[Image:Mac-old.jpg|right|thumb|Macdonald College's Main Building in the 1940s]]
The college was accredited in 1970 and opened the next year. It is housed in early 20th-century buildings on a {{convert|1600|acre|ha}} campus shared with [[McGill University]]'s [[Macdonald College]]. The college is named after [[John Abbott]], [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime minister]], and former mayor of [[Montreal]] who owned a country estate in nearby [[Senneville, Quebec|Senneville]].<ref>"[http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/?1EBBC047-175C-41D5-B048-3711B84BEB2B Who was John Abbot?]", official website</ref> He is most remembered for his role in the Pacific Scandal, the political corruption case which brought down the government of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1873.

The college originally planned to build a new campus in [[Pointe-Claire]] next to [[Fairview Pointe-Claire|Fairview Shopping Centre]]. It "temporarily" moved into buildings on the Macdonald College campus that had been vacated the previous year by McGill's Faculty of Education when it moved to its downtown campus. Additional temporary facilities were rented on Hymus Boulevard in [[Kirkland, Quebec|Kirkland]], known as the Kirkland Campus. A shuttle bus connected the two campuses. In 1973, the college decided to consolidate the college in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue by constructing a new building (subsequently named the Casgrain Centre) and renovating the existing buildings. The Kirkland Campus closed in December 1979, and the construction and renovations in Sainte-Anne were completed in 1981. It remained the last college in Quebec to be renting its campus until 2002, when it bought its buildings from the University. [[McGill University]] still owns and operates the majority of the land on campus.

==Campus==
Housed in century-old renovated buildings in historic Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the college has long been recognized as a prominent landmark in Montreal's [[West Island]] community. 
Characterized by tiled roofs and red brick buildings, the college is situated on the shores of [[Lake Saint-Louis]]. With its distinctive architecture, trees and rolling green lawns in a charming semi-rural setting, the college's campus has earned a reputation for being one of the most beautiful in the public system.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}} There are a total of ten buildings on campus, all of which are connected to each other in some fashion (with the exception of Brittain Hall).

===Brittain Hall===
Brittain Hall houses the Continuing Education centre of the college and honours the memory of Dr. W. H. Brittain, former Vice Principal of Macdonald College. It was a men's residence until 1981. Most of the building remains closed due to severe damage caused by a fire in 1981.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19811002&id=63oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3311%2C445203 Six leap to safety from fire in dorm]. ''The Montreal Gazette.'' 2 October 1981.</ref>

===Casgrain Centre===
The Casgrain Centre houses the sports complex, as well as the theatre and art studios of the college, and is named in honour of [[Thérèse Casgrain]], a Canadian senator who was an advocate for the [[women's suffrage]] movement.
The Casgrain building also houses a café, a large student lounge, and the student [[Agora]], an indoor multi-use area for hosting trade fairs, musical performances, movie screenings, exhibitions, and other student-related events and activities.
[[File:John Abbott College 016.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[#Herzberg building|Herzberg building]].]]

===Herzberg building===
The Herzberg building is the central building on campus, housing classrooms and labs for a variety of subjects. The building is also home to essential student services, such as the college [[library]], the Oval [[coffeehouse]], offices for various clubs, the Print Services office, as well as offices for both the [[director general]] and the [[Dean (education)|academic dean]]. Herzberg also houses the Agora, a large open space used for presentations, career fairs and some ceremonies.  
Other student services located in the Herzberg building include the Indigenous Student Resource Centre, Academic Advising, Counselling Services, the Student Employment Centre, Financial Assistance office, Health and Wellness Centre, the Learning Centre, Legal Advisory Services, Registrar's office, the Access Centre, Student Activities and the University and Career Information Centre. 
The building is named in honour of [[Gerhard Herzberg]], a pioneering [[German Canadian]] [[physicist]] and [[physical chemist]] who won the [[Nobel Prize for Chemistry]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada|date=2016-06-28|title=NSERC - Gerhard Herzberg - About the Scientist|url=http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Herzberg-Herzberg/Scientist-Scientifique_eng.asp|access-date=2021-08-08|website=Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)}}</ref>

===Hochelaga building===
The Hochelaga building houses classrooms for a variety of courses, including [[history]], [[economics]], [[political science]], humanities, [[philosophy]], [[religion]], [[psychology]] and [[sociology]], as well as program-specific courses for [[business administration]], [[commerce]], [[corrections|correctional intervention]], [[information technology|information and library technologies]], and [[police|police technology]] programs.
The building was named after a lost Iroquoian village visited by Jaques Cartier in 1534, which carried the same name, in honour of [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Canada's Indigenous people]].

===Penfield building===
The Penfield building houses classrooms for [[English literature|English]], [[creative arts]], [[French language|French]], [[foreign language]] and [[geography]] courses. It also houses a number of professional programs, including the [[computer science]], [[engineering technology|engineering technologies]], [[Emergency medical services|Paramedic care<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/academics/career-programs/paramedic-care/|title=Paramedic Care}}</ref>]]<ref>http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/academics/career-programs/paramedic-care/ {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/986212782 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/986150495 cite #4 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> and [[graphic design|publication design and hypermedia technology]].
The building houses an [[auditorium]], as well as the offices of the [[#Student Union|Student Union]] (SUJAC) and the John Abbott College Faculty Association (JACFA). The Pedagogical Computer Centre (PCC) is located on the third floor of the building, home to labs with the necessary materials to conduct courses requiring student computer use.
The building is named after [[Wilder Penfield|Dr. Wilder Graves Penfield]], a famous [[Canadians of American origin|American-born Canadian]] [[neurosurgeon]].
[[File:John Abbott College 010.jpg|thumb|250px|Edward building under construction, summer 2012]]

===Anne-Marie Edward Science building===
Opened in 2012, the Anne-Marie Edward Science Building is the location of the Science and Health Technologies departments. It is located between Herzberg and Stewart buildings. The AME building is distinctly modern when compared to the rest of the campus. By comparison, Herzberg has a total of 5 floors, including the basement, while AME has a total of 6 floors. The building contains 33 laboratories and 11 classrooms, along with over 50 staff offices.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/project-information/science-health-technologies-building |title=CEGEP John Abbott College Montreal -- Science & Health Technologies Building |access-date=2012-03-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129123014/http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/project-information/science-health-technologies-building |archive-date=2012-01-29 }}</ref> The building is solely reserved for the school's biology, biopharmaceutical, chemistry, nursing, physics, and prehospital emergency care departments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdaily.com/452306/anne-marie-edward-science-building-at-john-abbott-college-saucier-perrotte-architectes|title=Anne-Marie Edward Science Building at John Abbott College / Saucier + Perrotte architectes|date=November 28, 2013|access-date=March 5, 2017|publisher=Arch Daily}}</ref> The building's name commemorates [[École Polytechnique massacre|Polytechnique]] victim and John Abbott College alumna [[École Polytechnique massacre#Victims|Anne-Marie Edward]].

===Stewart Hall===
Stewart Hall is home to a small number of classrooms, the college [[bookstore]], the college cafeteria, as well as [[Central Administration|administrative]] offices and the college boardroom. The building honours the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart, [[benefactor (law)|benefactors]] to Macdonald College.

===Other buildings===

====Stewart East====
Connected to the eastern side of the [[#Stewart Apartments|Stewart Apartments]], Stewart East is home to classrooms for the [[oral hygiene|dental hygiene]] program and the college's own dental clinic.

====Jones Building====
The Jones building was once accessible via the Hochelaga building. However, changes have resulted in the building only being accessible from outdoors. The second floor contains offices used by the football program.

==Programs==
Pre-university programs usually consist of four semesters (2 years), while career programs usually consist of six (3 years).

{|  style="border:1px solid #ddd; background:#fefefe; padding:3px; margin:0; margin:auto;"
|+ style="font-size: 100%" | '''Pre-university programs offered'''
|-  style="vertical-align:top; font-size:90%;"
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* Arts and Sciences
* Arts, Literature and Communication
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* Fine Arts
* [[Liberal Arts]]
* Science and Social Science (Double DEC)
* Sciences
** Pure and Applied Science 
** Health Science 
** Pathways to Science
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* Social Science
** General Social Science 
** Mathematics
** Commerce 
** Psychology
** Justice and Society
** Global Citizenship
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* Honours Social Science
** Honours Social Science with Mathematics
** Honours Commerce
** Honours Psychology
** Honours Justice and Society
** Honours Global Citizenship
|}

{|  style="border:1px solid #ddd; background:#fefefe; padding:3px; margin:0; margin:auto;"
|+ style="font-size: 100%" | '''Career programs offered'''
|-  style="vertical-align:top; font-size:90%;"
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* [[Biopharmaceutics|Biopharmaceutical Production Technology]]
* Business Administration
* Computer Science
* Dental Hygiene
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* Engineering
** Photonics
** Energy Management
** Industrial Process
* Information and Library Technologies
* Graphic & Web Design
* Nursing
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* Police Technology
* Pre-Hospital Emergency Care
* Professional Theatre (Acting)
* Professional Theatre (Design)
* Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention
|}

==Students==
[[Image:John Abbott College - from bus terminal (26-07-2007).JPG|thumb|Bike rack, summer 2007]]

===Composition===
Over 6000 students are enrolled in the Day Division and about 2100 are in the Continuing Education Division. The college primarily serves the western end of the Montreal metropolitan area, although it also has students from other parts of Quebec, the rest of Canada and approximately one hundred international students.

===Stewart Apartments===
The Stewart Apartments are co-educational residences for full-time students attending John Abbott College. They are the only student residences in the Montreal area that are directly operated by a public English-language college.

===Student Union===
The Student Union of John Abbott College<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.sujac.com |title = SUJAC &#124; Student Union of John Abbott College}}</ref> (SUJAC) promotes and defends students' rights and interests. [https://www.sujac.com SUJAC] is the official liaison between the students and the college, representing students on committees, organizing student events, and overseeing the allocation of certain student fees for the various clubs that operate throughout the college. SUJAC works on behalf of students and informs them on relevant issues and college matters. The president of SUJAC for the 2024-2025 Academic Year is Luca Quintana. The VP Internal of SUJAC this year is Jordan Powell. The VP External is Vanshika Manan. The VP Finance is Emma Pitts. The VP Academic is Vince Joshua Lacap. The VP communications for this year is Zonaira Raja.

===Student life===
The college community offers a variety of extracurricular activities and clubs. The college operates its own radio station, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080505231121/http://www.cskyradio.com/ CSKY radio]'', giving students the opportunity to explore the world of broadcasting. The student newspaper ''[http://www.bandersnatch.ca/ Bandersnatch]'' has been published biweekly since the college's establishment in 1971. [http://jacmun.org John Abbott College Model United Nations Club (JACMUN)] hosts an annual [[Model United Nations]] conference in the spring, which has been personally recognized by Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] as a salient effort to promote political awareness and participation amongst youth.

==Athletics==
The Casgrain Sport Centre is the home to the John Abbott College Islanders and Lady Islanders who compete in [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[lacrosse]], [[baseball]], [[soccer]], [[Rugby union|rugby]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[Canadian football|football]], [[tennis]], [[cross country running]] and [[ice hockey|hockey]].

The baseball team ''The Islanders'' finished second in the 2006 Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association's Northern Conference.<ref>{{cite news |title=JAC baseball now on the map |url=http://www.westislandchronicle.com/article-50276-JAC-baseball-now-on-the-map.html |publisher=The Chronicle |date=8 November 2006}}</ref> The men's soccer team ''John Abbott College Islanders'' won the semi-finals of the 2000 provincial championship in overtime.<ref>"[http://www.langara.bc.ca/soccer2000/islanders_men.htm John Abbott College Islanders (Men)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060512135827/http://www.langara.bc.ca/soccer2000/islanders_men.htm |date=2006-05-12 }}", National soccer championships 2000, Langara College</ref> The football team won the 2019 Bol D'Or, a thrilling win played during a snow storm. This was the program's first championship since winning the 2002 Bol D'Or. The football program has made 3 straight Bol D'Or appearances and has made it to at least the semi-finals since 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=John Abbott Football Results |url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/westisland/story.html?id=982bf9cd-f397-42ee-b2f3-02d4ff49d0cb |publisher=The Montreal Gazette |date=25 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607082527/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/westisland/story.html?id=982bf9cd-f397-42ee-b2f3-02d4ff49d0cb |archive-date= 7 June 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=John Abbott come from behind |url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/westisland/story.html?id=81b93da8-76ee-4e30-8d68-58cd38283d1b |publisher=The Montreal Gazette |date=1 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602084702/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/westisland/story.html?id=81b93da8-76ee-4e30-8d68-58cd38283d1b |archive-date= 2 June 2008 }}</ref>

==Media events==
* John Abbott College students and twins Catherine and Isabelle Bourassa appeared in [[Playboy]]'s March 1999 college edition.
* In the 8th season of ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'', teams had to travel to the McGill portion of the campus to engage in [[curling]] at Glenfinnan Rink.
* The movie ''[[Satan's School for Girls (2000 film)|Satan's School for Girls]]'' (2000) was shot at the college.
* A five-minute scene was filmed on campus for the feature film ''[[Bon Cop, Bad Cop]]'' (2006) near the Stewart Hall entrance and inside the lobby of the Herzberg building.
* Most of the interior and exterior shots of the high school in the movie ''[[The Secret (2007 film)|The Secret]]'' (2007), starring [[David Duchovny]], were filmed on campus.
* The Spike series "[[Blue Mountain State]]" was filmed on campus.
* "[[Punisher: War Zone]]" filmed some pyrotechnic stunts in the Britain Hall building.
* [[Big Wolf on Campus]] used outside shots of the school.
*The movie [https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3499096/ Race](2016) used outside and inside shots of the school.
* Pet Sematary used outside shots of the school.

==Notable alumni==
* [[Anjali Nayar]], filmmaker and journalist
* [[Chris Milo]], Canadian football player
* [[Donovan King]], actor
* [[Elliott Price]], radio personality and sports broadcaster
* [[Geof Isherwood]], comic book illustrator
* [[Glen Murray (politician)|Glen Murray]], Mayor of [[Winnipeg]]
* [[Geoffrey Kelley]], politician
* [[Jade Hassouné]], Actor
* [[Annie Ittoshat]], Anglican bishop
* [[L. P. Ladouceur]], [[NFL]] football player, [[Dallas Cowboys]]
* [[Mark Kelley]], CBC reporter
* [[Michael Soles]], CFL fullback
* [[René Bazinet]], actor
* [[Rene Paredes]], CFL kicker, [[Calgary Stampeders]] 
* [[Ruth Taylor (poet)|Ruth Taylor]], poet
* [[Sam Roberts (singer-songwriter)|Sam Roberts]], musician
* [[Serban Ghenea]], multi-[[Grammy Award]] winning mixing engineer
* [[Steve Anthony]], television personality, voice-over artist
*[[Frances Donald]], economist
Notable staff
* [[David Solway]]
* [[Edeet Ravel]]
* [[George Springate]]
* [[Trevor W. Payne]]
* [[Ruth Taylor (poet)|Ruth Taylor]]
* [[Neil Cameron (Quebec politician)|Neil Cameron]]

==See also==
* [[Higher education in Quebec]]
* [[List of universities in Quebec]]
* [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]]
* [[Canadian government scientific research organizations]]
* [[Canadian university scientific research organizations]]

'''Other English-language [[CEGEP|public colleges]]:'''
* [[Champlain Regional College|Champlain]]
* [[Dawson College]]
* [[Heritage College (Gatineau)|Heritage College]]
* [[Marianopolis College]]
* [[Vanier College]]

==References==
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