George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario. Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was chartered in 1966 by the government of Ontario and opened the next year.

George Brown College offers a wide variety of programs in art and design, business, community services, early childhood education, construction and engineering technologies, health sciences, hospitality and culinary arts, preparatory studies, as well as specialized programs and services for recent immigrants and international students.

The college offers 35 diploma programs, 31 advanced diploma programs as well as eight degree programs, one in conjunction with Ryerson University. The college offers the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Interpretation – American Sign Language – English 
• Bachelor of Applied Arts – Early Childhood Leadership
• Early Childhood Education (Consecutive Diploma/Degree)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Bachelor of Commerce – Financial Services
• Bachelor of Commerce – Culinary Management
• Bachelor of Applied Business – Hospitality Operations
• Bachelor of Technology – Construction Management

An additional 27 certificate programs, five pre-college programs, 10 apprentice programs, and 28 graduate certificate programs round out the college’s full-time offering. There are 193 continuing education certificates/designations available.

Currently, there are about 25,888 full-time students, including 3,553 international students, as well as 3,729 part-time students and 62,840 continuing education students.