We share one planet. Bioremediation techniques can restore contaminated environments and reclaim them for farmland, wildlife habitats and the earth’s increasing population. Choose a career where you can make an impact.

Find your career

Everyone’s going green and there have never been so many opportunities to combat environmental contamination through prevention, pollution abatement, waste reduction and public education. Graduates find opportunities:

• Working within industries to reduce and clean up waste.
• Conducting environmental investigations and enforcement for government agencies.
• Monitoring water and wastewater treatment and safe drinking water for municipalities.
• Providing technical support to consulting engineers, urban and rural planners and environmental consultants.
• Students acquire skills in assessment of freshwater bodies using Ontario stream assessment protocols (OSAP and OBBN).
• Grads are prepared for certification in the Ministry of the Environment’s entry-level course for drinking water operators.

Experiential learning

Prepare to get your hands dirty! Loyalist offers real-world learning for real-world problems — featuring extensive fieldwork and instruction with technologies of the future in the newly equipped Bay of Quinte Skills Centre:

• Sample natural environments and analyze environmental contaminants.
• Get hands-on experience in leading-edge environmental facilities, including well-equipped Field Biology and Instrumentation labs.
• Understand the underlying social systems that contribute to pollutants in water, soil and air.
• Learn to apply current legislation under the Environmental Protection Act.
• Applied project learning and field placements in the second and third years provide practical experience, preparing you for a smooth transition to the workforce with a wide range of skills.

Turn your diploma into a degree:

Many universities across Canada and abroad will provide credit recognition for your diploma studies at Loyalist College.

Athabasca University – Bachelor of Science

Carleton University – Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Davenport University – B.A. in General Business

Lakeland College – Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Management

Royal Roads University – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science or Environmental Management

Seneca College – Bach. Interdisciplinary Studies

University of Guelph – Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management, Environmental Management

Ontario Tech University – B.A. Adult Education and Digital Technology