Concordia College of Canada for health, business & technology is registered and approved as a Private Career College under the Private Career Colleges Act - Ontario, Canada. Private Career Colleges are post-secondary educational institutions that has the same kind of admission procedure and course structure as a community college. However, at a Career College the learning period is generally concentrated into a much shorter time frame, enabling students to graduate and enter the work force within a one year period. Some programs at Private Career Colleges may also be more expensive than public community Colleges.
An abstract from OACC;
Career Colleges are for-profit postsecondary schools that provide career specific, outcome based programs. Graduates of Career Colleges can earn a certificate, or diploma.
What Makes Career Colleges Different?
The educational focus of Career Colleges is on meeting student need and providing career specific training. The range of programming that a Career College offers is as general as Business, Health Care and Technology to as specific as travel and welding. Despite the wide variety of programs available, Career Colleges are unified by the characteristics that set the sector apart:
- Small class sizes,
- Intensive training with short duration
- Flexible timetabling
- Multiple intakes
Why choose a Career College?
The demand for highly skilled employees is on the rise. Employers, more so than ever, are demanding that new graduates have obtained the skills necessary during their training without the need for further training.
The specific outcome-based nature of the training offered by Career Colleges ensures that graduates are "job ready" upon graduation.
The nature of work today is constantly changing and growing; so too are the needs of employers. Given the inherent flexibility of the Career College sector, it is able to adapt quickly and efficiently to the shifting landscape of the career environment.
Hence, Career Colleges not only meet the flexibility needs of the student but also constantly changing demands of the employer and marketplace.
