Vancouver Career College

About Vancouver Career College

When you enroll in a career diploma program at Vancouver Career College, you are taking the first step toward professional development and success. Their curriculum has been developed based on input from professionals in the areas of business, education, health care, hospitality, law and trades.

The input received from career professionals ensures that their learning outcomes match current industry demands and that their graduates enter the workforce with the required skills to excel in their chosen career fields.

Vancouver Career College is dedicated to providing you with the highest standard of education and training. Their curriculum meets the educational standards outlined by the provincial government of British Columbia and other industry organizations.There are seven Vancouver Career College campuses to choose from, with each campus centrally located near shops, business districts, cafes and entertainment and are easily accessible by public transportation.

Researching degree programs and gathering information about schools takes time. And you need to consider whether the school will help you meet your personal and professional needs as well as provide you with a top-notch education.

At Vancouver Career College, they recognize you must select a school that suits your needs, so they encourage you to consider the following points:

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   Professional Instruction - Vancouver Career College instructors are industry-experienced professionals whose knowledge and qualifications enhance the learning process for all students.
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   Relevant Career Training Programs - Vancouver Career College maintains close relationships with the business and health care communities to ensure their curriculum is in synch with marketplace demands and that their graduates leave them equipped with the skills to be successful in their careers.
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   Location - Vancouver Career College has seven campuses across British Columbia. All campuses are centrally located near shops, business districts, cafes and entertainment and are easily accessible by public transportation.
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   Student-focused Environment - Every Vancouver Career College staff member is committed to your success. From administration and instructors to admissions and support staff, they endeavor to create a welcoming and supportive environment that facilitates learning and encourages success.
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   Small Classes - Class sizes range from 10 to 25 students at a time. Vancouver Career College believes that smaller classes allow more one-on-one instruction for students thereby enhancing the quality of their education.
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   Learning for Success - Their programs run on a modular basis so you learn one subject at a time before moving on to the next. And their programs have a number of start dates so you can embark on a career path whenever you are ready.
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   Hands-on Practicum and Career Placement Assistance - Practicum placement coordinators work closely with you during a five-week on-the-job-training period. They also assist you in preparing your resumes, conducting job searches and finding employment after graduation.
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   Fast training with a career focus - Their diploma programs are designed to get students into the job market as quickly as possible.

And, because their programs have practicum placements, you'll have an opportunity to put theory into practice and gain essential hands-on experience in your field.

Health Care Programs
Business Programs
Education Programs
Hospitality Programs
Legal Programs
Trades Programs

Every Campus Is A Supportive Learning Environment

British Columbia is one of the most beautiful provinces in Canada and they have campuses in seven of exceptional cities. At every campus, you will find a supportive learning environment where everyone - from the instructors and Admissions Representatives to the administration and support staff - is committed to your success.

Each community campus has much to offer its students. Each campus is located close to the commercial and economic hubs of the city and are easily accessible by public transportation.

Additionally, each community has its own unique arts and culture scene that will enrich students’ experience at Vancouver Career College.

Several opportunities for recreation and leisure activities are within mere moments of each campus as well. Whether you prefer the busy metropolis of Vancouver, the laidback pace of the suburbs, the scenic beauty of the Fraser Valley or the gorgeous Okanagan, Vancouver Career College has a campus that will suit you.

Programs vary from campus to campus, so you’ll want to take at what each location offers before deciding which campus is best suited for you.

High educational standards

Vancouver Career College is dedicated to providing you with the highest standard of education and training. Their curriculum meets the educational standards outlined by the provincial government of British Columbia and other industry organizations.

Instructors are highly trained and experienced individuals who have a passion for their field and a wealth of knowledge to pass onto you.

Specific education and health care programs are recognized by the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development, TESL Canada, and the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC.

Meanwhile, their trades programs meet the industry standards laid out by a variety of third parties, including the Canadian Payroll Association, the Industry Training Authority (ITA), and the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT).

After receiving standardized and recognized diplomas and certificates upon graduation, their students are well-equipped to enter the workforce with a leading advantage.

Vancouver Career College is accredited by the British Columbia Career Private Career Training Institutions Agency.

Clemens College

About Clemens College

Clemens College, formerly known as the International College of Hospitality Management, is located in beautiful Suffield, Connecticut – ninety minutes from Boston and only fifteen minutes from Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Connecticut.

Clemens College offers accelerated Associate of Science Degrees in Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts Management.

Students who begin a program at Clemens College are likely to complete it in as few as 18 months. With their accelerated programs, students earn their credentials sooner and therefore begin earning appropriate compensation right away.

The College's philosophy is a matter of standards rather than size. Like other educational institutions of proven leadership, Clemens College has achieved a defining role in its field through uncompromising adherence to excellence.

Accreditation

Clemens College is regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. The College is also licensed and accredited by the State of Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education.

Their educational approach is based on two simple but rigorous principles:

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  Professionalism is a key component of success in any career. To be successful, students must get in the habit of demonstrating the highest standards of professional behavior. Paid internships in professional workplaces are essential to this process.
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  Excellence in any career requires the breadth of knowledge and personal insight that only a liberal arts education can provide.

At Clemens College they believe careers are built not only with skills and credentials, but also with careful, individualized guidance and placement of the right graduate on the right career path.

Clemens College faculty is comprised of experienced professionals in hotel management, culinary arts, business administration, food service management as well as liberal arts.

In addition to coursework and practical experience, students receive intensive and highly personalized career training during their paid internships at prestigious hotels, restaurants, resorts, casinos and hospitality-related businesses. Currently, hundreds of graduates are represented in the hospitality industry worldwide.

Name Change

Clemens College was founded in 1992 as the Swiss Hospitality Institute, in Washington, Connecticut. In 1994, the institution was approved to confer collegiate programs at the associate degree level, and was renamed the International College of Hospitality Management, César Ritz. In 2003, under new ownership, the college was relocated to Suffield, Connecticut, on the grounds of the former St. Alphonsus College. In 2007, the name was changed to Clemens College to honor Samuel Clemens, one of Connecticut’s best loved literary figures, better know by his pen-name, Mark Twain.

More than a school

Clemens College offers a selection of exercise machines, basketball courts, and sports equipment for basketball, volleyball, and soccer. During the summer and fall, nearby Sunrise Park and state parks are ideal for swimming, boating, bicycling, hiking, and camping. Winter sports nearby include skating, hockey, sledding, and skiing, both cross country and downhill.

Six Flags New England is a quarter mile up the road. Students visit often and some work at the park.

Clemens College is unique in that students live and interact with people from a wide variety of nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Students live either on campus or in off-campus apartments.
Student life on campus is directly related to the energy and creativity of the student body. The Director of Student Services assists and supports students' involvement in campus life, their individual and social development, issues related to health and wellness, life in the residence halls, participation in student government, and co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

High-speed Internet access is provided in the library and at most locations on the College grounds.

Industry Information

The Wall Street Journal reports that recent college graduates who work in hotel-property management earn the following average annually starting salaries, according to a 2004 report from Wage Watch Inc., a human resources survey firm in Scottsdale, Arizona:

Assistant director of food and beverage: $45,000
Guest-service manager: $34,485
Assistant banquet manager: $32,300
Entry-level sales manager: $34,500
Assistant director of human resources: $40,000

2007 Restaurant Industry Facts according to the National Restaurant Association:

Sales: $537 billion

Employees: 12.8 million- the restaurant industry is the largest employer outside of government

The number of foodservice managers is projected to increase 11 percent from 2007 to 2017

Four out of five consumers agree that going out to a restaurant is a better way to use their leisure time than cooking and cleaning up.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook:

The employment of lodging managers is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2014.

Job opportunities are expected to be best for persons with college degrees in hotel or hospitality management.

Additional demand for managers is expected in suite hotels, because some guests-especially business customers- are willing to pay higher prices for rooms with kitchens and suites that provide the space needed to conduct small meetings.

Large full-service hotels- offering restaurants, fitness centers, large meeting rooms, and play areas for children, among other amenities- will continue to provide many trainee and managerial opportunities.

Empire College

Empire College in Santa Rosa, California

At Empire College, they offer the career training you need to be successful. Empire College, located in Santa Rosa, California, is just one hour north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the heart of the wine-growing region of Sonoma County. Empire features a variety of career training programs such as business administration courses, medical assistant courses, information technology classes and a top-ranked Juris Doctor program.

Since 1961, Empire’s School of Business has dedicated its resources to providing quality career education that gives graduates an advantage in the job market. Over the past five years, Empire graduates have been placed in over 1,500 companies, earning a combined income of more than $200 million! Their major programs are in:

Accounting
Information Technology
Paralegal
Medical Assisting
Office Administration
Tourism Management & Hospitality

For more than 30 years, Empire College School of Law has been providing a rigorous and quality evening Juris Doctor Law program for students wishing to pursue a career in the field of law. Empire College is among some of the best accredited law schools in California. Santa Rosa colleges also provide students with the convenience of being within close proximity to the Bay Area as well as neighboring counties. Empire College is very proud of the accomplishments of their graduates, including members of the judiciary in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Merced counties.

School of Business Accreditation

Empire College takes pride in the high standards they must achieve to maintain accreditation and offer students a high-quality education.

Empire College School of Business is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Empire College operates programs approved by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs; the United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service; and the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, California State Department of Consumer Affairs.

Empire College's programs are approved for the training of veterans and eligible persons. In addition, Empire College works with rehabilitation specialists and injured workers to customize programs under California's Workers Compensation training voucher system, as well as laid-off workers entitled to benefits under the Trade Adjustment Act.

School of Law Accreditation

Founded in 1973, the School of Law has been accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California since 1982.

Approximately 80 percent of Empire School of Law graduates who have taken the California Bar Exam have passed. Over the last five years, Empire School of Law has consistently achieved one of the highest pass rates for California accredited law schools, including being ranked second in the state on the February 2004 exam.

National College

National College Programs

The programs of study at National College are career-oriented. Students enrolled in a diploma program take a number of entry-level courses which cultivate the skills they need to begin their careers. Students in the associate degree programs take a number of program-specific courses that would normally be offered only as upper-level classes at other institutions. These classes ensure that associate degree graduates are highly competitive job candidates, prepared to excel in their chosen fields. The baccalaureate programs in accounting and management build on the associate degree programs through additional, program-specific courses. This provides an in-depth, well-rounded, and rigorous educational experience, enabling our graduates to compete in the global economy.

The Master of Business Administration program provides Bachelor’s degree holders the opportunity to gain graduate-level training and expertise in numerous areas of management. The Master’s program utilizes a cross-functional approach to provide the foundational knowledge necessary for managerial efficiency and leadership in both private and public job markets.

Students enrolled in a program are considered to be concurrently enrolled in any lesser, included programs. Upon completion of the requirements of such a program, they are entitled to the appropriate certificate, diploma, or degree.

History

The College was founded in 1886 by J. A. Trimmer in Roanoke, Virginia, and was originally known as National Business College. Mr. Trimmer conceived of and organized the College to serve as a leader in business education, not only in the Roanoke Valley of Virginia, but throughout the southeastern United States.

E.M. Coulter came to the College as an instructor in 1896. He became president in 1901, and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1946, a full fifty years of leadership from the Industrial Revolution to the post-World War II era.

M. A. Smythe served as president of the College from 1946-51, but had been associated with the school since 1903 when he first enrolled as a student. He was succeeded by Murray K. Coulter, son of the late E.M. Coulter. Realizing the need to preserve the heritage of the College, Mr. Coulter dedicated his life to safeguarding the institution's philosophy and reputation for academic excellence. He also emphasized social values as he continued to preserve National's role as a leader in private career education, until his death in 1975.

Under the guidance of the current administration, the last quarter of the 20th century saw the addition of seven additional campus locations in Virginia.

The growth trend continued in the 1990s with the addition of the six-campus Kentucky College of Business. The College was founded in 1941 in Lexington, Kentucky by Mary F. Crump. In 1962 Joseph E. Hurn was named president, and under his leadership the institution grew to become Kentucky's largest multiple-campus system of private career colleges.

Fugazzi College also became a part of the family of colleges during this time. Irene and Flora Fugazzi started the Fugazzi School of Business in 1915, the first school in central Kentucky created primarily for women wanting to enter the business community. It added a branch campus in Nashville, Tennessee in 1991. Fugazzi's Lexington campus was combined with KCB's Lexington campus in 2001.

At the same time, all three colleges became known as National College of Business & Technology, a name acknowledging our rich heritage dating to the 19th century and our cutting-edge training for success in the 21st century.

The new century also saw the addition of a campus in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2003 and Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio in 2004.

The College was founded in 1886 by J. A. Trimmer in Roanoke, Virginia, and was originally known as National Business College. Mr. Trimmer conceived of and organized the College to serve as a leader in business education, not only in the Roanoke Valley of Virginia, but throughout the southeastern United States.

E.M. Coulter came to the College as an instructor in 1896. He became president in 1901, and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1946, a full fifty years of leadership from the Industrial Revolution to the post-World War II era.

M. A. Smythe served as president of the College from 1946-51, but had been associated with the school since 1903 when he first enrolled as a student. He was succeeded by Murray K. Coulter, son of the late E.M. Coulter. Realizing the need to preserve the heritage of the College, Mr. Coulter dedicated his life to safeguarding the institution's philosophy and reputation for academic excellence. He also emphasized social values as he continued to preserve National's role as a leader in private career education, until his death in 1975.

Under the guidance of the current administration, the last quarter of the 20th century saw the addition of seven additional campus locations in Virginia.

The growth trend continued in the 1990s with the addition of the six-campus Kentucky College of Business. The College was founded in 1941 in Lexington, Kentucky by Mary F. Crump. In 1962 Joseph E. Hurn was named president, and under his leadership the institution grew to become Kentucky's largest multiple-campus system of private career colleges.

Fugazzi College also became a part of the family of colleges during this time. Irene and Flora Fugazzi started the Fugazzi School of Business in 1915, the first school in central Kentucky created primarily for women wanting to enter the business community. It added a branch campus in Nashville, Tennessee in 1991. Fugazzi's Lexington campus was combined with KCB's Lexington campus in 2001.

At the same time, all three colleges became known as National College of Business & Technology, a name acknowledging our rich heritage dating to the 19th century and our cutting-edge training for success in the 21st century.

The new century also saw the addition of a campus in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2003 and Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio in 2004.

Accreditation

The Roanoke Valley Campus of National College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award master's degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and diplomas. The Louisville, Bristol, Danville (VA), Lynchburg, Harrisonburg, and Lexington Campuses are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and diplomas. All other campuses of National College are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees and diplomas.

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, founded in 1912, is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. Its accreditation of degree-granting institutions is also recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

National College is also approved for the training of Veterans and Vocational Rehabilitation students, and is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students. The Virginia campuses are recognized by the State Council of Higher Education; the Kentucky campuses are licensed by the Kentucky Council on Post-secondary Education; the Tennessee campuses are authorized for operation by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The Ohio Board of Career Colleges and Schools has granted a certificate of registrations(no. 04-01-1700B, 07-01-1811B and 07-03-1816B) and program authorization for the College to operate in Ohio.

The mission of ACICS is to advance educational excellence at independent, nonpublic career schools, colleges, and organizations in the United States and abroad. This is achieved through a deliberate and thorough accreditation process of quality assessment and enhancement as well as ethical business and educational practices whereby ACICS attempts to maintain minimum standards, policies, and procedures leading to institutional effectiveness.

The Council's evaluation and accreditation activities are directed to post-secondary institutions offering non-degree programs and degree programs through the Master's degree level that are designed to train and educate persons for careers or professions where business applications, business concepts, supervisory or management techniques, or professional or business-related applications or disciplines support or constitute the career or professional activity.

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