Cert in Community Integration Through Co-Operative Education (CICE) is a certificate in Special Education programme taught at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,274 per semester for local students.
This two-year certificate supports students who need curriculum modifications due to learning challenges, building academic, vocational and social skills through an inclusive education model paired with in-class support and tutoring. Fifteen areas of study are each paired with a program-specific field placement, spanning fields such as natural environment, justice studies, automotive, early childhood studies, culinary skills, esthetics, construction, general arts and sciences, and an Indigenous-specialization stream of social service work. On graduating, students work with an employment support specialist to find a matching career.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Ontario Secondary School Certificate, Certificate of Accomplishment, or admission at the discretion of the Program Coordinator; applicants must demonstrate academic needs requiring curriculum modification and a level of independence that does not require constant supervision. The admission process includes an application through ontariocolleges.ca, a completed CICE admissions package, and a personal interview; post-admission steps include orientation, health assessments and a police record check. Applicants educated outside Canada or whose prior study was not in English must meet Sault College's general Diploma and College Certificate language standard: IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 5.5), TOEFL iBT 79-80 (no test below 20), PTE Academic 60 (no skill below 52), or Duolingo 110 (no band below 105). The programme begins in September 2027.
Application Details
Start Date:September 2027
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in September 2027, the application system opens on 26 September 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which qualified applications are assessed first-come, first-served until seats are full; Sault College publishes no equal-consideration date of its own, and neither OCAS nor the college states a separate date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly to Sault College rather than through ontariocolleges.ca; the college states only that applications are reviewed within five business days of submission and publishes no fixed opening or closing date for international admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
