St. Clair College is looking to capitalize on the growing video gaming industry with the launch of a new program.
Starting in 2019, the college is introducing the new two-year diploma eSports administration and entrepreneurship program.
St Clair College was the first post-secondary institution in Canada to launch the eSports Saints Gaming varsity team and officials believe this is the next step.
"It will be a mixture of business, sports management, broadcasting, content creation, essentially give them all of the pieces to build a solid well-rounded career in eSports," says Director of eSports Program Shaun Byrne.
He says there is a demand for a program like this.
"One of the biggest questions I get from new schools, universities colleges around North America getting started is where did you hire your coaches, how do you find people to broadcast your teams, where do you find these individuals and the answer right now is there is no where," says Byrne.
More than 500 people attended the 'Saints Gaming Live' event in June.
— with files from AM800's Rob Hindi