Confederation College
Confederation College
The College was established in 1967 as a trade school in the city of Thunder Bay in the province of Ontario. Currently Confederation College offers more than sixty full-time programs on the post-secondary level with more than three thousand students studying them. The campus in Thunder Bay is the main one of the college, but it also has campuses in Fort Frances, Greenstone, Dryden and Wawa. Thunder Bay is the second largest municipality in Northern Ontario in terms of the number of its citizens. It’s located on Lake Superior and the excellent air quality makes this beautiful place even more appealing.
International students are always welcome at Confederation College. International students advisors work here to help them with any issues pertinent to their studies, accommodation and even communication with other students, but not with the matters of post-graduation immigration. So be sure that you will get all the necessary support and assistance as an international student during your studies at Confederation College.
Programs
There are more than eleven areas that are offered by Confederation College to study. International students whose native language is not English, need to meet certain language requirements to be eligible to post-secondary program at Confederation College. Thus they need to have a band score six in IELTS or TOEFL iBT 79 as a minimum for certificate, diploma and advanced diploma programs and a band score 6.5 and TOEFL iBT 88 for Aviation, Health Care and Post-Graduate Certificate Programs.
Aviation programs are one of the most popular among international students. There are the following offered by Confederation College: Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technician, Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Aviation Technician - Aircraft Maintenance. For instance, the Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technician program leads to a college diploma as a credential. During the program, students learn such courses as Physical Science for Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Graphics, Metal Fabric Methods and Theory, Aircraft Assembly Methods, Metal Cutting Theory and a number of others. Students acquire all the necessary knowledge to learn designing, machining, repairing and manufacturing of aircrafts so that they can successfully find employment right after their graduation from Confederation College. The fee for the program of Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technician at Confederation College is around $17800 CAD including health and tuition fees, bus pass and a service fee. The ancillary fees are around $1130 CAD per academic year at Confederation College.
In the field of Media Arts, Confederation College offers the following programs: Film Production, Interactive Media Development, Digital Media Production and Computer Programming. The last program leads to a college diploma and lasts for two years. Confederation College offers international students co-op placements between second and third terms so that students have a chance to practice their knowledge and gain some work experience. During the program, you will learn such programming languages as Java, JavaScript, HTML5, C# and study how to design and test applications. On the whole, this program of Confederation College focuses on teaching the skills of Full Stack development which is becoming more and more popular as a profession all around the world. Besides, students learn Database theory and SQL, Project Management, Object Oriented Analysis, Mobile Computing etc. The estimated tuition fee for this program at Confederation College is around $14000 CAD per year, while the ancillary fees are also around $1130 CAD.
As for the field of Community Services, Confederation College offers the following programs: Personal Support Worker, Early Childhood Education, Recreation Therapy, Child and Youth Care and Developmental Services Worker. The program of Child and Youth Care at Confederation College lasts for three years and leads to a college advanced diploma. The programs demand true enthusiasm for helping vulnerable children to overcome difficulties they encounter such as family problems, substance use or crisis experiences. From a psychological point of view, such an occupation is very grueling but at the same time, understanding that your positive influence is actually changing young children’s lives gives you much satisfaction and encourages you to keep working and changing the world for the better. For this purpose students learn such courses as Child Development, Therapeutic Programming, Recording the Lived Experiences of Children and Youth, Indigenous and Western Models of Wellbeing, Social Justice, Developing Community Wellness and Ethic and Professionalism in Child and Youth Care among a number of other disciplines. After achieving a diploma of Child and Youth Care at Confederation College, international students may continue their studies. For example, international students can transfer their credits to Griffith University in Australia and achieve a Bachelor degree of Child, Youth and Family Practice.
The program of Early Childhood Education of Confederation College lasts for two years and leads to a college diploma. Its main purpose is to educate professional teachers, who will be able to help children with development of their cognitive and interpersonal skills at a very young age as it’s the period when children are most susceptible to digesting information and learning. Confederation College is equipped with special demonstration classrooms where students of the program can practice their skills in teaching, working out curriculum and communicating with children. During the program, students learn such disciplines as Health, Safety and Well-Being Practices, Pedagogical Approaches to Early Childhood Education, Play Responsive Practice, Effective Interpersonal Communication and Reflective Educator in Professional Practice. Students are to undertake several field placements during the study period at Confederation College so that they can actually become professionals in this field. The cost of the program for international students at Confederation College is around $15400 CAD per academic year.
In the field of health, international students are allowed to learn the following programs at Confederation College: Dental Hygiene, Health Administration and Leadership, Health Informatics, Personal Support Worker, Medical Lab Assistant and Dental Assisting. For instance, the program of Dental Hygiene leads to a College Advanced Diploma and lasts for three years. Confederation College is equipped with the modern labs and classes for students to gain hands-on experience in dental hygiene, as well as in health promotion and research. This program will cost international students around $21100 CAD per academic year at Confederation College.
Accommodation
You should think about your accommodation options in advance, before arrival in Canada to study at the College. You may choose to live off-campus or on-campus at the College. There are several residences of the college offered for students to live in. All of the suites offered are fully furnished and ready to move in. Some of them are apartment style and consist of four bedrooms. One of the residences offers 225 places for students, with the five different styles of rooms to choose from. All the students of Confederation College who decided to live on-campus are to buy a meal plan, which is obligatory. It’s very convenient as students don’t have to spend time on cooking and can simply buy a meal in the cafes or diners located on-campus. As for the cost of living in a residence, one of them offers students a single room in a dormitory style for around $450 CAD per month and a double room for a hundred dollars less, which is an average cost in all the residences. A meal plan will cost an international student around a minimum of thousand dollars per month.
If you decide to live off-campus, renting a flat while studying at Confederation College, then you also need to start looking for the proper flat in advance. For example, the average rent price in Thunder Bay is around $970 for a one-bedroom apartment. Be ready that you need to be responsible for utility bills and paying for Wi-Fi and bus passes, but it surely pays off if you enjoy privacy and solitude. You may also consider sharing a flat with a friend or another student of Confederation College splitting the rent cost and paying twice less.
Future Prospects
Once international students graduate from the College, they may come back to their home country and start a successful career having an academic credential from Confederation College, which is highly recognized all around the world. That’s why an international graduate can go to any other country looking for job opportunities or they may, as well, stay in Canada for this purpose. If you want to choose the last option after your graduation from Confederation College, then it would be better for you to apply for a post-graduation work permit as it is a unique opportunity offered to international students to gain work experience in Canada. This type of permit allows you to work for up to three years and after this period, you may apply for the Express Entry, i.e. permanent residency for the ones, who have got work experience in Canada. Be sure to meet all the requirements for the visas beforehand and keep in mind that your study permit will stay valid for ninety days after your graduation from Confederation College. If you feel the need to continue your education, you may also extend your study permit and continue studying either at any other Canadian educational establishment or at Confederation College.
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