| College Park East | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Mapsize: | 270px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Saskatoon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Suburban Development Area |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lakewood |
| Subdivision Type4: | Neighbourhood |
| Subdivision Name4: | East College Park |
| Government Type: | Municipal (Ward 8) |
| Leader Title: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name: | Saskatoon City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Leader Name1: | Sarina Gersher |
| Established Title: | Annexed |
| Established Date: | 1970-1974 |
| Established Title2: | Construction |
| Established Date2: | 1971-1980 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.61 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 4,747 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Average Income |
| Population Blank1: | $40,340 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.1203°N -106.575°W |
| Website: | East College Park Community Association |
College Park East is a primarily residential neighbourhood located in the east-central part of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The majority of its residents live in single-family detached dwellings, with a sizeable minority of high-density, multiple-unit dwellings. As of 2021, the area is home to 4,747 residents with an average household size of 2.5 people. The neighbourhood is considered a middle-income area, with a median personal income of $40,340, a home ownership rate of 77.0%, and an average single family dwelling value of $324,875.[1]
The land where College Park East now exists was annexed in the period between 1970 and 1974. Home construction was at its peak from 1971 until 1980. Streets are named after Canadian universities and professors, which continues the theme from the College Park neighbourhood.[2] The community is also widely known by the variant name East College Park.
College Park East exists within the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—Grasswood. It is currently represented by Kevin Waugh of the Conservative Party of Canada, first elected in 2015.
Provincially, the area is divided by Boychuk Drive into the constituencies of Saskatoon University and Saskatoon Willowgrove. Saskatoon University is currently represented by Jennifer Bowes of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, first elected in 2020. Saskatoon Willowgrove is currently represented by Ken Cheveldayoff of the Saskatchewan Party, first elected in 2003.
In Saskatoon's non-partisan municipal politics, College Park East lies within Ward 8. It is currently represented by Councillor Sarina Gersher, first elected in 2016.
| Roland Michener School | |
| Address: | 4215 DeGeer Street |
| Postalcode: | S7H 4N6 |
| Established: | 1975 |
| System: | Public |
| Type: | Elementary |
| Language: | English |
| Grades: | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
| Principal: | Jamie Prokopchuk |
| Enrollment: | 213 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2017 |
| Website: | Roland Michener School |
| St. Augustine School | |
| Address: | 602 Boychuk Drive |
| City: | Saskatoon |
| Province: | Saskatchewan |
| Country: | Canada |
| Postalcode: | S7H 4S1 |
| Opened: | [3] |
| Schoolboard: | Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| System: | Separate |
| Type: | Elementary |
| Language: | English |
| Grades: | Kindergarten to Grade 8 |
| Principal: | Jackie Doepker |
| Enrollment: | 208 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2015 |
| Feeder To: | St. Joseph High School |
| Website: | St. Augustine School |
See also: Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools and Saskatoon Public School Division.
The East College Park Community Association provides neighbourhood residents with access to a broad range of quality sports, recreational, and leisure programs. The association operates a variety of programs out of Roland Michener and St. Augustine schools. Volunteers also organize fundraisers, stage community events, maintain and operate the community rink, put together a newsletter and work with the City on local concerns such as park development.[6]
Commercial development includes a strip mall on Boychuk Drive & Laurentian Drive, and a convenience store and car wash on 8th Street & McKercher Drive. There is also a strip-mall development on 8th Street just to the west of the community boundary. As of 2020, there were 97 licensed home-based businesses in the area.
All other property in the neighbourhood is zoned as residential.
College Park East is located within the Lakewood Suburban Development Area. It is bounded by 8th Street to the south, the CP Railway tracks to the east, College Drive to the north, and McKercher Drive to the west. Inside those boundaries, the roads are a mix of local roads and collector roads.