Spring fever! DC Spring Open House attracts thousands

Durham College’s campuses opened their doors and welcomed students, parents, families and other guests to their Spring Open House on March 23. The annual event, which showcases the college, its programs and facilities, saw close to 4,700 people visit its Oshawa, Whitby and Pickering locations.

Showcasing the college’s innovative programs, the event also provided tours of its high-tech classrooms, labs and state-of-the-art facilities while knowledgeable staff and students answered questions and supplied important information about a variety of college programs, processes and departments including financial aid and admissions.

Leading up to the open house, the event generated a large amount of activity on its microsite with 8,653 unique page views and through social media with more than 100 tweets sent through Twitter. Pictures of the event garnered more than 10,500 views on the college’s Facebook page, while digital signage at the Student Services building also displayed live tweeting throughout the day using content from guests, staff and volunteers.

One of the guests was Ashley Barton, a future Durham College student who thoroughly enjoyed her time at the event.

“I am starting the Practical Nursing program at Durham College in September and I’m so excited,” said Barton. “I had so much fun at the open house today!”