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: Kenora
Institution: Confederation College and Algonquin College
Program: Academic and Career Entrance and Commercial Estimating
I did very well, achieved honours.
Online Learning Centre: Kenora
Institution: Confederation College
Program: College Access Certificate and Native Child and Family Services
I didn’t think I would get this far in school.
Online Learning Centre: Haileybury
Institution: Northern College
Program: Northern Colleges Collaborative Program in Business Fundamentals Certificate
Technology, video conferences, learning on the web, this is the future.
Online Learning Centre: Haliburton
Institution: The LearningHUB and Loyalist College
Program: Understanding and Using Math and Small Business Bookkeeping
They [Contact North staff] kept me going, kept me motivated.
Online Learning Centre: Sandy Lake First Nation
Institution: Good Learning Anywhere Sioux-Hudson Literacy Council
Program: First Steps
He was grateful he could go to the online learning centre and use the computer
Online Learning Centre: Dryden
Institution: Confederation College
Program: Practical Nursing
I never did online learning before but I don’t mind, I actually prefer working with computers
Online Learning Centre: Bracebridge
Institution: Algonquin College
Program: Property Management Foundations Diploma
I wanted to make sure I could get funding and it was creditable. Contact North helped me with that
Online Learning Centre: Cochrane
Institution: Northern College
Program: Social Service Worker
I never did online classes before and wasn’t sure what I would need but everything fell into place
Online Learning Centre: Fort Frances
Institution: Confederation College
Program: Office Administration General
I didn’t think I would be doing as well as I am but I’m getting really good grades.
