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Cape Breton University, from Xavier College to university

The Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University.
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Cape Breton University traces its origins to Xavier Junior College, founded in 1951 under St. Francis Xavier University. A merger in 1974 created the College of Cape Breton; it became the University College of Cape Breton in 1982 and adopted its present name in 2005.

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