Loyalist College

Loyalist College

Loyalist College was established in the Canadian city of Belleville more than fifty years ago as a public college to provide students with career oriented education programs. Peace, tranquillity and safety are one of the main prerequisites for the successful and effective education, so the city of Belleville turns out to have all these qualities, being located on Lake Ontario and at the estuary of the Moira River. Loyalist College became an alma mater for many noble scholars and prosperous people, so it’s very likely that the college will be able to become the starting point of your success as well.  

Programs

College offers international students to achieve a number of different credentials so choose what suits your need better: certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, apprenticeships, graduate certificates. 

Let’s start off with certificate programs at College, so there are Carpentry and Renovation Techniques, General Arts and Science, Personal Support Worker, Welding Techniques, Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training and a number of others. There is a special certificate program of Pre-Service Firefighter Education program, which leads to successful enrollment to other programs in the fields related to firefighting or allows to pass a special exam of the National Fire Protection Association and work in firefighting, fire prevention, and public safety fields. Firefighting is a very demanding sphere, which requires a number of skills such as the ability to work under pressure and in dangerous circumstances so if it’s all about you, then the program of Loyalist College is right for you. 

Another certificate program offered by Loyalist College is Personal Support worker. During one year, a student learns how to provide support and care to the ones who are suffering from physical pain or any behavioral challenges and need the help of others to maintain their health and well-being. Loyalist College graduates don’t need any extra certificates to work as personal support workers so right after graduation they may start their career path and help people. During their studies students learn such a course as Safe and Comfortable environment dedicated to teaching students how to arrange a comfortable space and environment for the clients and their families; they also learn such a discipline as role of the personal support worker to show students of Loyalist College how important their job in the lives of their clients in prospect of their whole live; students, among a number of other important subjects, study Workplace English aimed at educating them on reading and writing the correct medical terminology and deal with medical documentation. 

College offers diploma programs on the following programs: Biotechnology, Advertising and Marketing Communications, Fitness and Health Promotion, Journalism, Radio, Motive Power Technician, Architectural Technician, Business Sales and Marketing and others. For example, there is also a program of Esthetics and Spa Management which lasts for two years in Loyalist College. The sphere of spa and resort services are growing extremely popular with time, as the level of stress is constantly increasing as well. That’s why the graduates of the Loyalist College program in Esthetics and Spa Management most probably will not encounter any troubles in finding employment as people will always need spa therapists, estheticians and managers in the spa and wellness centres. During the studies in Loyalist College students learn the disciplines of Body Treatment on various levels which aims at instructing students how to perform massage, various body treatments and skin care on a professional level; students learn the disciplines called Spa Management and Spa clinic which is also taught incrementally year by year with increasing difficulty and includes studying the techniques of communication with different clients, hygiene and grooming skills, community networking and sales analyses. Graduates of the diploma program of Loyalist College have a chance to transfer their credits to Limerick Institute of Technology on the program of Honors Bachelor in Business Studies with Beauty and Spa Management, in case they have a desire to gain a deeper knowledge of the world of spa management and esthetics techniques. 

The diploma program in Fitness and Health promotion is also very relevant to the pace of the modern life style as people become more and more aware of their health condition and try to normalize it by pursuing different sports activities, thus qualified fitness professionals will be in demand anywhere in the world. After graduation from College, former students will be able to work in health and fitness clubs, recreation and community health programs as personal fitness trainers and even owners of their own fitness clubs once they acquire all the intricacies of the industry. If you happen to have a desire for a higher credential in the field, then after achieving a diploma in Loyalist College, you can transfer your credits to Davenport University for the program in Bachelor in Sport Management and add to marketability of your services as a fitness trainer or consultant. Another opportunity for the students of Loyalist College is gaining a dual diploma adding just one extra year to their diploma studies, by transitioning to the Recreation, Sport and Leisure program at Loyalist College. The program of Recreation, Sport and Leisure at Loyalist College aims at establishing the high quality of recreation and sports services and facilities for the benefit of a whole society. 

Loyalist College offers the following programs which lead to the Advanced Diploma credential: Environmental Technology, Child and Youth Care, Biotechnology, Massage Therapy, General Arts and Sciences etc. Let’s take a closer look at the program in Animation and Game Development which lasts for three years. Loyalist College instructs students on how to develop video games, make movies, virtual reality and different mobile applications by learning 2D and 3D animation, computer graphics and web design. After graduation from Loyalist College, students will be able to work as 3D artists, game developers, mobile apps developers and technical directors, which presupposes earning from $35000 even on the entry level positions. As for further study after finishing Loyalist College, you may apply for the Bachelor of Digital Communications program at Humber College.  

On the graduate level, Loyalist College offers students the following programs which lead to the graduate certificate credential: Financial Technology, Human Resources Management, Project Management, Sports and Entertainment Sales and Marketing, Cannabis Applied Sciences and Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. As for the last one, it’s a one year program at Loyalist College which teaches students predictive and descriptive analytics to manage AI and Data Science technologies to prepare students for their future work with data-driven systems. So students who have a graduate diploma from Loyalist College can work in consulting, financial firms, research institutions and international organizations as database analysts and software engineers. Another peculiar graduate diploma program of Loyalist College is Cannabis Applied Sciences. During the program, students learn how to develop the industry of cannabis manufacturing and optimize the process of its utilization for medical and other purposes, ensuring its quality and safety. Students learn such disciplines, among a number of others, as Extraction Science, where they learn how cannabis is extracted; Formulation and Product Development with the purpose of learning the most appropriate dosing of the extract and how it is absorbed by a body in its different forms. To be eligible for the program of Loyalist College, students need to possess a diploma, an advanced diploma or a degree in Chemistry or Biology.

International students pay, on average, $16500 for an academic year in Loyalist College for the full-time programs. 

Accommodation

College offers two main housing options: living on campus in a special residence and off campus in a rented apartment. First of all, the Residences of Loyalist College are very convenient places to live in as they are located near the college campus, so you can get to your classes in just a few minutes walk. More than four hundred students enjoy their life in the Loyalist College residences, living in fully furnished rooms with air conditioning, laundry and study facilities. The townhouse complex of Loyalist College comprises different types of suites: with two and four bedrooms, moreover the kitchens are equipped with dishwashers and the living rooms with flat panel TVs. In total Loyalist College has five different residences built in the apartment style which means that each apartment has their own kitchen, two bathrooms, living room shared by six neighbors each having their own private bedrooms. A fridge, dishwasher, microwave and a number of other facilities are available to use by all the residents of one apartment. Living in a townhouse will cost a student around $7300 for an academic year and residence in the apartment style dormitory will cost a thousand dollars less - around $6200 for the same period. 

Future Prospects

College offers students many programs, so after graduation international students may confidently follow the career path they studied for either in their native country or in Canada. If you studied on the full-time program and achieved a diploma or a degree in Loyalist College, then you may be eligible for the permission to work in Canada offered to those, who graduated from Canadian post-secondary education establishments.  

 

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