Postsecondary Education

Ontario offers a wide range of postsecondary options for those wanting to study in this province. There are 19 universities, twenty-four colleges of applied arts and technology, agricultural colleges, colleges of health sciences and of art, a military college, privately funded degree-granting institutions, registered private career colleges, and many other options as well.

For details on programs offered by the province's universities and colleges of applied arts and technology, you should visit their individual websites. You will also want to visit the Ontario Universities' Application Centre or the Ontario College Application Services for more information on study options and how to apply. The map of Ontario colleges and the map of Ontario universities show the locations of the institutions.

Many colleges and universities offer distance education courses that students can complete at home for credits. For more information on university courses, visit Distance Education Opportunities at Ontario Universities, a searchable database of over 2,800 distance education credit courses that's maintained by the Network for Ontario Distance Educators.

This section falls under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. For more information regarding such facilities please visit their Ministry website at http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/postsec/ps_overview.html.

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