Ontario

Ontario is a city that is found in the County of San Bernardino in the state of California. It had more than 170,000 residents as of the 2000 census and it belongs to the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Metropolitan Area that has approximately 3,500,000 inhabitants. Those who are considering enrollment in universities and colleges in Ontario may like the fact that the climate is warm, which was the main attraction for Easterners who migrated to the city since it was founded by two engineers from Ontario, Canada, near the end of the 19th century.

Graduates of Ontario colleges and universities may find it interesting that the biggest employers in this city are in the service industries. The top industries in Ontario are involved in air transportation, parcel delivery, flashlights, computers, oranges, olives, grocery stores, financial services, ice cream, hospitality, and automobiles. A large portion of the southern part of this city is still dedicated to agricultural and dairy farms.

For the enjoyment of the arts and for leisure, residents and those who are studying in Ontario colleges and universities have various places to go. These include the Ontario Mills Mall, Ontario Museum of History and Art, Scandia Amusement Park, Graber Olive House, GameWorks, and the various cultural attractions and sports teams that are based in nearby Los Angeles. GameWorks is a chain of establishments that are either bars or restaurants or providers of games.

There are a total of less than 1,000 students enrolled in universities and colleges in Ontario. Various programs of study are available from these higher education institutions. These include medical administration, office management, cosmetology, health care administration, drafting, medical technology, engineering technician, business management, counseling, therapy, law enforcement, security, liberal arts, exercise therapy, emergency medicine, media, social work, philosophy, education, computer engineering, design, computer science, commercial art, photography, and religion.