Choosing a Career
Finding the College
Deciding Factors
Reaching Your Goal
5 Career Choice Facts
Career Connections Guide
Student Loans and Grants
Your Skills & Interests
Career Connections Guide
Choosing a Career
Deciding Factors
Finding the College
Reaching Your Goal
Student Loans and Grants
What’s In It For Me?
Your Skills & Interests
Why Choose a Career College?
Today’s labour market is becoming increasingly competitive. Career colleges can provide students with the necessary practical work skills that employers seek and desire.
Our members offer quality education through hundreds of accredited programs, providing students with essential skills and valuable hands-on experience. Graduates of career colleges are highly employable. 82% of career college graduates find jobs in their field of study, and approximately 25% were hired before they graduated.
Looking for Quality Education? - Attending a career college that is a member of the NACC guarantees you are attending a registered private career college. Registered career colleges follow strict provincial regulations that ensure quality educational standards.
Looking for Flexibility? - Our members offer flexible hours for students. From condensed learning hours, weekend and evening courses to online programs, our members provide you with learning opportunities to fit your schedule.
Looking for Relevant Experience? - Career colleges specialize in providing students with relevant work experience and the skills to excel in their desired career. The career college advantage lies in accelerated programs. This way you don’t waste time with elective classes and only focus on the exact skills that employers are looking for.
Looking for Training When You Need and Want it? - Missed an application deadline? No problem! Enrolment at private career colleges takes place at many times during the year, so students are not limited to when they can register.
Looking for Financial Assistance? - Students attending designated private career colleges may be eligible to apply for financial assistance.
4/2/2013
Campbell River Mirror April 2, 2013 Kristen Douglas Campbell River’s Lois McNestry views her Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal not so much as a personal achievement but rather an acknowledgment of how far her industry has come.
» Read more Career Colleges Become Flash Point for Learning
4/1/2013
Corwall Seaway News April 1st. 2013 CORNWALL, Ontario - Career colleges are quickly becoming realized, both in the education industry and more importantly when employers are looking to fill roster spots, as an integral part of the mechanism that drives economic engines.
» Read more Academy Canada Students and Staff Give Back, Gets Mention on National TV
3/21/2013
Students from Academy Canada Career College took up a special cause this winter. They accepted the Rick Mercer challenge to raise funds for the Spread The Net Foundation
» Read more OACC Awards
2/28/2013
OACC Awards - There’s still time to submit nominations for OACC’s 2013 awards for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Graduates.
» Read more Event – Distance Education Boot Camp for Career Colleges
1/16/2013
On February 6th, Fogler Rubinoff LLP, an NACC Sponsor, is holding a “Boot Camp” for Private Career Colleges on the subject of Distance Education. For questions, please contact: gpresutti@foglers.com.
» Read more Good News Stories – Jan 11
1/11/2013
triOS College Business Techology Healthcare will be the presenting sponsor of Game On 2.0 at the Ontario Science Centre. Game On 2.0 is the world’s biggest video game exhibit, and triOS will be demonstrating how video games are developed and designed.
» Read more Cordon Bleu and Top Chef Canada – Oct 10
10/10/2012
Congratulations to Le Cordon Bleu graduate and Top Chef Canada contestant Jonathan Korecki for the Sidedoor Restaurant being named one of the Top 50 restaurants in Canada by MacLean’s Magazine.
» Read more Saskatoon Business College – Shinerama – Sept 20
9/20/2012
Saskatoon Business College raised $14,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Shinerama campaign held September 20th, 2012. This marks the 27th consecutive year SBC has raised funds for this important cause.
» Read more KLC College Raises Money for Multiple Sclerosis through Charity Golf Tournament – Aug 18
8/18/2012
KLC College organized a Golf Tournament on August 18th at the Inverary Golf and Country Club, near Kingston, Ontario. Tickets were sold for a reasonable price, and $2,100 was raised for Multiple Sclerosis.
» Read more Electrical Trade and Eastern Trades College – Aug 7
8/7/2012
Adam Smith, an electrical trade student at Eastern Trades College, recently scored 100% on the Province of New Brunswick’s Essential Skills Exam. In fact, this most recent exam saw 5 students from Eastern Trades College score above 90%.
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