Boreal College
Boreal College
Boreal College is a Francophone public college for Applied Arts and Technology in the province of Ontario, Canada. The school aims to serve the French-speaking community by producing bilingual specialists who would be committed to the social, economic, and cultural life of Ontario. The college has one of the highest student satisfaction rates and graduation rates among public schools in Ontario. Moreover, graduates of Boreal College say that they would recommend this college to all interested applicants.
Boreal College has seven campuses located at Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor, Kapuskasing, Hearst, Timmins, and Nipissing. All campuses have a convenient location and offer several facilities and services to make it easy for international students to adjust. The main campus is situated in Sudbury. It covers 40,000 square metres that include restaurants, specialized laboratories, recording studios, art galleries, and a modern 350-seat amphitheatre. Moreover, the Sudbury campus often hosts various social, intellectual and sports events and activities.
Boreal College offers more than 80 study programs to international students. The school has post-secondary programs, online programs, apprenticeship programs, continuing education and corporate training programs, upgrading programs, CNFS (Consortium national de formation en santé) programs, programs and services for newcomers.
The post-secondary college programs are offered under ten fields of study: Agriculture and Related Fields, Career and Preparation, Commerce – Finance – Administration, Education, and Community and Social Services, Energy – Environment – Natural Resources, Engineering and Technology, Fire – Law – Security, Information and Telecommunication, Professions and Trades, Health – Nutrition – Medicine.
Online programs at Boreal College are offered in the following study fields: Agriculture and Related Fields, Career and Preparation, Commerce – Finance – Administration, Education, and Community and Social Services, Fire – Law – Security, Health – Nutrition – Medicine.
The apprenticeship programs are offered to individuals seeking professional training. Boreal College provides a theoretical component, while a practical component is given by the employer or sponsor in the workplace. If you want to enroll in the apprenticeship program, you have to find a sponsor who agrees to train you in the chosen trade, contact a counsellor in an apprenticeship office, and register at the Apprenticeship Department of the college.
Upgrading programs of Boreal College allow students to earn the grade 12 equivalence, complete the courses needed to enroll in a post-secondary or an apprenticeship program, develop basic skills for education and employment, improve communication skills in English or French. After completing the upgrading program, students can receive the ACE (Academic and Career Entrance) certificate that is recognized as the equivalent of having completed grade 12. Based on student needs, the LBS (Literacy and Basic Skills) program offers them various courses and workshops to upgrade their essential skills. Upgrading courses of Boreal College include French and English Communication, Computer Science, Self-Management, General Mathematics, Mathematics for Apprentices, Financial Mathematics, Technical Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics.
The CNFS program includes 16 Canadian educational institutions that use French as a medium of instruction in numerous health disciplines. This partnership improves the quality of French-language healthcare services by increasing the number of professionals able to offer these services.
Within the programs and services for newcomers, Boreal College offers free settlement, orientation, and information services, language proficiency courses, training programs, and professional integration services to eligible newcomers. If you are an internationally educated professional, Boreal College can offer you bridging programs, such as Management and Leadership, Health System Navigator, and Supply Chain Management.
Language courses offered in the college are LINC (English Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada), CLIC (Cours de langue française pour les immigrants au Canada), OSLT (Occupation-specific English Language Training), and ELT (Employment Language Training). At Boreal College, you can also prepare for passing the French Language Proficiency Test, such as TEF (Test d’évaluation du français), and TEFAQ (Test d’évaluation de français adapté au Québec).
After graduation from Boreal College, international students can earn Ontario College Certificate, Ontario College Graduate Certificate, Ontario College Diploma, or Ontario College Advanced Diploma.
Admission Requirements
Boreal College does not have application deadlines for international students. However, students should send their applications at least three months before the semester starts. The winter semester starts on October 1, and the fall semester starts on June 1.
If you want to apply to Boreal College, you ought to meet the basic eligibility requirements.
- International students must have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, such as ACE.
- International students who are 19 years and older and do not have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma can be admitted to Boreal College as adult applicants if they meet the prerequisite requirements of the study program.
- International students have to submit an evaluation of their academic qualifications for Canadian equivalent scores by the WES (World Education Services) or ICAS (International Credential Assessment Service of Canada) agency.
- To get admission to Boreal College, international students have to pass the language proficiency test. Since the medium of instruction at the school is French and English, you have to take the English and French language proficiency evaluation.
To pass the English language proficiency test, you can choose from TOEFL, TOEIC and IELTS. You have to get the minimum score of 80 if you pass TOEFL. If you decide to pass TOEIC, you should get B1 and 700. If you pass IELTS, you need to get a minimum score of 4.5.
You can choose from TFI, DALF, TCF and TEF to pass the French language proficiency test. You have to get the minimum score of B2 and 650 if you pass TFI. If you decide to pass DALF or TEF, you should get B2. If you pass TCF, you are required to get a minimum score of B2, 400-499.
To submit your application to Boreal College, you need to follow several steps.
- You should choose your study program and campus. You can select up to three programs using a single application.
- You have to check program requirements to be sure that you are eligible to apply to the school.
- You need to complete an International Application form.
- You ought to send scanned copies of your passport, transcripts of last attended schools/diplomas, and official language proficiency test scores with your application.
- You need to pay the application fee of 350 CAD, 300 CAD goes to your tuition fees, but it is non-refundable.
- International students have to send all forms and documents directly to the college via email.
International students are notified about the admission decision by February 1 via mail to their residential address. The offer must be accepted or declined by May 1.
Fees for International Students
At Boreal College, the average tuition fee for international students ranges from 11,000 CAD to 20,000 CAD, depending on the chosen study program. If you want to attend part-time courses, you should be prepared to pay from 17.36 CAD to 19.96 CAD per hour.
Moreover, you have to decide where you want to live during your study at Boreal College. If you want to live on-campus, you should know that only the Sudbury campus offers residential options for international students. On average, on-campus accommodation can cost you 6,030 CAD per year.
Boreal College offers to its students a dynamic working environment wherein innovations are promoted. Employer services of the school include classroom presentations, job posting services, visits, and installation of kiosks on campus. The Career Centre of Boreal College also offers various career services that include classroom workshops, preparation of CV and cover letter, a list of career planning websites and job search career fairs, individual employment consultation, job bulletin boards, and interviewing techniques seminars. To be more exact, 86.5% of Boreal College students find a job within six months of graduation. Moreover, 93% of the Canadian employers that hired Boreal College graduates are highly satisfied with new specialists.
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