 In 1934, Holy Names College affiliated with Assumption College and in 1940, a labour school was established at Assumption.In 1950, Assumption College welcomed its first women students and in 1953, it ended its affiliation with the University of Western Ontario and became an independent institution through an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.On January 1, 1956, the college changed its name to Assumption University of Windsor and on January 24, 1956 accepted as an affiliate the non-denominational Essex College, the latter established in July 1954 "as an independent college…to provide access to provincial grants."