Like universities, colleges in Canada are also post-secondary institutions which have the power to award degrees. However, colleges are more career-focused than universities. Practically, colleges in Canada shoulder the responsibility of providing the middle level man-power training needs of the country. They are mostly centers for acquiring vocational skills, entry level career skills, and professional development education. It is also true that some graduates of colleges transfer some credits to universities and continue their education towards higher degrees but majority enter the job market or join professional bodies. Credentials awarded by colleges include Post-Secondary Certificates, Diplomas (Post-Secondary Diplomas), Advanced Diplomas, (Post-Secondary Certificates) Bachelor’s Degrees, Post-Graduate Certificates and Post-Graduate Diplomas. Colleges are best for those who necessarily must work and school at the same time: People who need the income from Coop programs and summer jobs.

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Certificate Programs (Bac + 1)

These programs are mostly vocational training in nature and are purposed to provide entry level job skills to high school graduates. The duration may last from 3 academic months to 8. In Francophone West African parlance, Certificate programs are “Bac + 1” programs. They usually prepare high school graduates to kick-start their careers in various fields such as Business, IT, Aviation, Hospitality, Food and Health Services.

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Certificates programs provide the most economic post-secondary education budget in Canada due to the short nature of the duration. It’s poses the lowest Canadian post-secondary education budget hence the best chance to low income earners.

 

Diploma Programs (Bac + 2)

Diploma programs usually take up to 4 semesters of full time study to complete. Diplomas are higher degrees than certificates. Diploma programs are popular in Business, Human Services, IT, Health Services, and in Technical Fields. It provides better preparation for integration into the Canadian workforce and immigration program than do Certificate programs.

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Advanced Diploma Programs (Bac + 3)

Advanced Diploma Programs are the highest non-degree programs. They require up to 6 academic semesters of full time study to complete. Most of them have Coop components. Graduates of Advanced Diploma programs are ready to take up job positions as supervisors and managers at high technical and business work settings. Graduates are also eligible to apply for graduate certificate programs. Advanced Diploma Programs are available in many career fields.

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