Sheridan College history

In 1968 President Porter organized the school's first course in classical animation, even though at the time there was little evidence of demand for graduates.

The new Oakville location was still under construction when classes began in the fall of 1970.

The "School of Graphic Design" was located in Brampton, Ontario until 1972, when it moved to the new campus in Oakville, Ontario.

The new Oakville location was still under construction when classes began, half way through the school year, in early 1973.

In 1984, Sheridan student Jon Minnis created the short animation piece Charade.

As Sheridan's animation department continued to grow, it produced hundreds of animators into Canadian and international studios, at one point in 1996 being called "the Harvard of animation schools" on "a worldwide basis" by animator Michael Hirsh.

Sheridan graduates include five Academy Award nominees and two winners, and in 2005, animation professor Kaj Pindal won an Emmy Award.

The University of Waterloo announced in July 2010 that funding was awarded for joint research between their film department and SIRT.

Located in Mississauga (4180 Duke of York Boulevard), opened in September 2011.

The college appointed former Mayor of Mississauga Hazel McCallion as its first chancellor in 2016.

Sheridan celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017.

In June 2018, animation alumnus Jon Klassen was named to the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions to children's literature.

In 2019, Sheridan was ranked as the top animation school in the world outside the United States by Animation Career Review.