Contact North | Contact Nord helps educationally underserved Ontarians in 600 small, rural, remote, Indigenous and Francophone communities access online learning to get a degree, diploma, certificate from Ontario’s public colleges and universities or upgrade their skills via online learning without leaving their communities.
Click on the examples below and learn how these individuals use Contact North | Contact Nord’s services to complete their education and training.
Online Learning Centre: Nipigon-Red Rock
Institution: Quinte Adult Education and Confederation College
Program: Ontario Secondary School Diploma and Pre-Health Sciences: Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees program
Online was really easy
Online Learning Centre: Bracebridge
Institution: Confederation College
Program: Early Childhood Education
I was much more confident going into my classes knowing they were live classes. I really like the feedback and interaction with other people...
Online Learning Centre: Bracebridge
Institution: Fleming College
Program: Office Administration Diploma
Corinne wished she had known how easy it was to obtain a college certificate online
Online Learning Centre: Kenora
Institution: Loyalist College and Confederation College
Program: Early Childhood Education Distance Diploma and Northern Colleges Collaborative Program in Business Fundamentals Certificate
I could work at home, but I love coming to the centre, there are no distractions
Online Learning Centre: Orléans
Institution: Confederation College
Program: Educational Support Diplma
I need the flexibility of online learning with two young children
Online Learning Centre: Madoc
Institution: Algonquin College
Program: Business - Accounting Diploma
After getting laid off, Dickie needed to retrain and find a new career path
Online Learning Centre: Shelburne
Institution: Gale
Program: Teaching Children with Disabilities and Empowering Students with a Disability
I liked doing online learning because I could do it at my own pace and I continued to look for work while I was studying.
Online Learning Centre: Orléans
Institution: LearningHUB
Program: Basic Computer Functions
I find online learning to be great quality and I am comfortable now to explore taking my Master’s degree online
Online Learning Centre: Brantford
Institution: Northern College
Program: Law Clerk Diploma
I wasn’t nervous about online learning, actually looked forward to working from home
