Last Updated on July 30, 2023
Assiniboine Community College courses are taught by instructors with real-world experience who understand the challenges of adult students. They know what it’s like to juggle work, family and personal goals. So they provide an engaging learning environment that inspires you to develop new skills and explore new avenues of learning. Backed by an extensive library, ACA courses equip you to improve your life — no time, travel or money wasted.
Available Programs for International Students
We are currently accepting applications from international students in the following full-time programs listed in the tables below. Please note, some of the programs listed below could have a waitlist for their next intake date.
Refer to the program page linked in the table below for more details about that specific program, including estimated tuition and admission requirements. Advanced diploma programs have a minimum admission requirement of a two-year diploma or university degree.
Assiniboine Community College is a Designated Learning Institution (DLI #O19201282282) recognized by the Government of Canada. Assiniboine campuses in Brandon, Winnipeg and Dauphin are all part of this DLI.
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Program Start Dates
Program start dates are indicated by a ✔ in the tables below, meaning the program is open for you to apply to as an international student. Please note, some of the programs listed below could have a waitlist for their next intake date.
ONE ACADEMIC YEAR – ADVANCED DIPLOMAS
Program | Location | Program Start Date | Length | |
May 2022 | Sept 2022 | |||
Accounting | Brandon | ✔ | 8 months | |
Accounting with Co-op | Brandon (with rural co-op placements) | ✔ | 11 months | |
Agriculture (cohort) | Brandon | ✔ | 8 months | |
Finance | Brandon | ✔ | 8 months | |
Geographic Information Systems | Brandon | ✔ | 8 months | |
Human Resource Management | Brandon | ✔ | 8 months | |
Marketing | Brandon | ✔ | 8 months | |
Public Safety | Brandon | ✔ (starts August 2022) | 9 months | |
Sustainable Food Systems | Brandon | ✔ | 8 months |
TWO ACADEMIC YEARS – DIPLOMAS
*An asterisks denotes programs that have an optional certificate exit after one year of study.
Program | Location | Program Start Date | Length | |
May 2022 | Sept 2022 | |||
Agribusiness | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Business Administration | Brandon | ✔ | ✔ | 2 years |
Civil Technology (next intake Nov 2022) | Brandon | 2 years | ||
Communications Engineering Technology* | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Culinary Arts* | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Digital Art and Design | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Early Childhood Education | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Hotel and Restaurant Management* | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Land and Water Management | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Legal Administration | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Media and Communications | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Medical Administration | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Medical Administration | Dauphin | ✔ | 2 years | |
Network Administration Technology | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Office Management | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Office Management | Dauphin | ✔ | 2 years | |
Social Service Worker | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years | |
Social Service Worker | Dauphin | ✔ | 2 years | |
Web and Interactive Development | Brandon | ✔ | 2 years |
ONE ACADEMIC YEAR – CERTIFICATES
Program | Location | Program Start Date | Length | ||
May 2022 | Sept 2022 | Nov 2022 | |||
Baking Foundations (cohort) | Brandon | ✔ | 13 months | ||
Baking Foundations (cohort) | Winnipeg | ✔ (starts in late October) | 13 months | ||
Carpentry & Woodworking | Brandon | ✔ | 9 months | ||
Comprehensive Health Care Aide – International (cohort) | Brandon | ✔ | 9 months | ||
Comprehensive Health Care Aide – International (cohort) | Winnipeg | Currently Closed | 9 months | ||
Civil Technician | Brandon | ✔ | 12 months | ||
Food Processing (cohort) | Brandon | ✔ | ✔ | 11 months | |
Heavy Equipment Technician | Brandon | ✔ | 9 months | ||
Horticultural Production | Brandon | ✔ | 9 months | ||
Industrial Metals Fabrication | Brandon | ✔ | 11 months | ||
Office Skills | Brandon | ✔ | 8 months | ||
Office Skills | Dauphin | ✔ | 8 months | ||
Piping Trades | Brandon | ✔ | 9 months | ||
Requirements
Our post-secondary college programs require an equivalent of a Manitoba Grade 12 high school diploma. Most programs also require the equivalent of Manitoba Grade 12 Mathematics and/or Language Arts. Some have a minimum grade requirement as well. Please check each program’s Admissions Requirements. Please note, a “40S” in Manitoba means the 12th year of schooling; in many countries, this is called “senior” or “higher” secondary level.
assiniboine community college tuition fees for international students
a realistic estimate of the amount needed to live while in Canada.
A typical monthly budget for a single student is:
Rent and utilities: $800 to $1000
Food: $250 to $350
Transportation: $30 to $300 (depending on the city, and whether you use a car)
Miscellaneous expenses: $100
Furniture: Variable
Recreation: Variable
Students coming from most countries will also need to purchase clothing suitable for Manitoba winters. Insulated jackets/coats, sweaters or fleece, mittens, hats and boots will be required. Budget $300 to $500 if you are buying everything new.
Insurance
We are happy to announce that we will offer guard.me for primary health care (doctor/hospital) and Student VIP for extended health care (dental/vision/prescriptions). All International students will be required to purchase this health insurance as a condition of attending Assiniboine. The cost of the insurance premiums will be $952.50 for a full year of insurance for a single student. The college will invoice you for these premiums and send the funds to the insurance company on your behalf. This cost will be payable before the first day of college.
It is required by law to have a driver’s license and Manitoba Public Insurance (also called “Autopac”) in order to use a vehicle. We also recommend tenants’ insurance for your belongings. Look under “Insurance” in the Yellow Pages to find an insurance broker that can help you with your insurance needs.
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