5 Top Ranking Colleges In Canada

January 2022

There are a number of most sought-after study-abroad destinations in the world. Among them, Canada is one of the preferred countries. The country is home to many top-notch colleges and universities. The top-ranking colleges in Canada include Centennial College, Humber College, among others. These renowned colleges offer a plethora of courses for international students to choose from. Courses in Canada are offered in a wide range of subjects across various disciplines. The following are some of the best colleges in Canada for international students.

George Brown College

• GBC is one of the colleges in Canada for international students.
• Founded in 1967, known as the George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology.
• This college was the first to conduct a distance education system with over 15,000 global distance education students at present.
• Courses at this college are offered in Business, Health Sciences, Art and Design, Community Services, Hospitality, and Engineering.
• Specialized and diploma programs along with 28 graduate certificate programs are also offered.
• GBC is home to more than 35,000 students including 5,500+ international students, the majority of which come from India.
• The best research college in Canada in 2014.
• Home to three campuses, of which Casa Loma campus is the primary one. St. James campus houses the Centre for Hospitality as well as Culinary Arts. Business Administration, Financial Services, and Creative Arts faculties are also housed. The Waterfront campus comprises of Centre of Health Sciences.

Centennial College

• This college was established in 1966, as a local community college in Ontario.
• Publicly-funded university, home to more than 25,000 students, including 13,000 international students.
• Numerous scholarships viz. The Nate Horowitz Scholarship, Kalim Ansari Scholarship, and Investors Group Markham Scholarship are offered at Centennial College.
• The university initially offered courses in a couple of streams. At present thousands of part-time courses in a vast spectrum of disciplines are offered. Over 300 and 160 full-time and part-time programs respectively are also offered. In addition, fast-track programs can also be opted for. Students can acquire on-job training while pursuing their studies through Apprenticeship programs.
• Centennial is home to five campuses with Progress Campus being the largest and offering programs in Culinary Arts, Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, etc.
• Has eight schools- Business School, School of Tourism and Culinary Arts, School of Communication, Media Arts and Design, School of Engineering, etc.

Seneca College

• Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, founded in 1967 is a leader in post-secondary education.
• Houses nine campuses with Newnham Campus as the largest.
• Both full-time and part-time graduate, diploma, baccalaureate, and certificate-level programs in various subjects like Accounting, Health Care, Police Foundations and Liberal Arts, Early Childhood Education, Business, Accounting and Finance, Applied Arts and Health Sciences, etc. are offered at Seneca.
• Over 97,500 part-time and full-time students are enrolled at the college. It has more than 3,500 international students.

Humber College

• Humber College was founded in 1967, as a publicly funded and one of the top colleges in Canada with over 27,000 and 50,000 full-time and part-time learners respectively, including 6,500 international students.
• Humber was the first college to be conferred the Silver Rating for Sustainability Tracking Assessment Rating System.
• Both Bachelor’s and Master’s level programs are offered.
• Houses the faculties of Media and Creative Arts, Business, Social and Community Services, Applied Sciences and Technology, Health Sciences and Wellness, and Liberal Arts and Science.
• Offers full-time as well as part-time programs in Applied Technology, Health Sciences, Media Studies, Business, Liberal Arts, and Hospitality and Tourism.
• Additionally, Bridge Training programs in Information Technology and Engineering for globally trained professionals are offered.

Algonquin College

• One of the publicly funded colleges in Canada was founded in 1967, with founding institutions- Ontario Vocational Centre and Eastern Ontario Institute of Technology.
• Algonquin has been ranked among the top 50 research colleges in Canada.
• Houses three campuses with its primary campus in Ottawa. The others are in Pembroke and Perth.
• Provides Special interest clubs and associations, Athletic Activities, and Campus events.
• 20,000 full-time and 37,000 part-time students are enrolled at Algonquin College. 4,000 of these are international students.
• Several undergraduate and postgraduate courses in IT, Commerce, Nursing, General Arts and Sciences, Aircraft Maintenance, Design, Hospitality and Tourism Management, etc. are offered.
• 11 Bachelor degrees and 19 Apprenticeship programs, diplomas, certificate programs, and advanced diplomas are also offered at Algonquin College.
• To gain practical knowledge and create industry relations, 52 Co-Op programs are also offered in addition.
• Algonquin College is a great choice for international students seeking scholarships to study in Canada. Various scholarships viz. International student scholarships and leadership awards, International House Prize, and Harry Bloomfield Bursary School of Media and Design: Music Industry Arts, etc. are offered.

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