Georgian College

Barrie, Canada • Founded 1967

Updated Sep 2026 · Source: georgiancollege.ca

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Overview

English Name: Georgian College

Founded: 1967

Institution Type: Higher education institution

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Georgian College is a public, multi-campus college in Central Ontario, with locations in Barrie (including a downtown site), Midland, Orangeville, and Owen Sound.

It teaches across a wide academic range grouped into areas such as Automotive Business, Business and Management, Computer Studies, Design and Visual Arts, Engineering Technology, Health Sciences, Hospitality, Human Services, Indigenous Studies, Liberal Arts, Marine Studies, and Skilled Trades. Credentials span Ontario College Certificates and Diplomas, graduate certificates, honours degrees, apprenticeships, and micro-credentials, alongside continuing education and corporate training offered outside regular full-time study.

Instruction is delivered in English to a student body the college describes as speaking more than thirty languages. Georgian places heavy emphasis on work-integrated learning, stating that its programs build in hands-on components, with co-op available in traditional, entrepreneurial, and innovation streams supported by a large network of employer partners.

It also maintains transfer and degree-pathway agreements with partner universities, letting graduates apply college credit toward further study, and runs specialized facilities including an entrepreneurship centre, an advanced technology centre, a marine training and research centre, and a veterinary hospital.

The college suits school leavers and adult learners, including a substantial international cohort, who want applied, career-oriented training with routes into further degree study or direct entry to skilled trades and technical occupations.

Location & Contact

Geographic and contact information for Georgian College is listed below.

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Phone: 7057281968

Fax: 7057281968

Website: https://www.georgiancollege.ca/

Email: inquire@georgiancollege.ca

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Academic Details

Georgian College's student body, faculty composition, and recognition framework are below.

Academic Year: Three terms a year, on a calendar Georgian publishes for standard 14-week programs (program-specific variations apply). Fall 2026: orientation and term start 8 September 2026, classes 9 September 2026, study week 26-30 October, last classes 18 December 2026. Winter 2027: orientation and term start 11 January 2027, classes 12 January 2027, study week 1-5 March, last classes 23 April 2027. Summer 2027: term and classes start 10 May 2027, study week 28 June - 2 July, last classes 20 August 2027. Fall 2027: orientation and term start 7 September 2027, classes 8 September 2027, last classes 17 December 2027. Not every program admits in every term — each program page lists the intakes it actually runs, and most run a fall start only.

Admission Requirements: HOW TO APPLY — Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) do not apply to Georgian directly: full-time applications go through the provincial service at ontariocolleges.ca, or by phone on 1.888.892.2228, and one application covers your program choices. International applicants apply straight to Georgian through the college's own applicant portal, which is also where a program's availability to international students is shown; a CAD 100 application fee applies, applications are taken year-round subject to that availability, and a seat is held only once you accept the pre-admission invoice and pay the non-refundable CAD 2,500 deposit. Georgian then requests the Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) that the study permit application needs. Meeting the minimums below never guarantees a seat. ACADEMIC ENTRY (domestic) — Ontario College Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma: an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or its equivalent, plus every prerequisite course the program lists, taken at the college (C), university (U) or university/college (M) level. Honours bachelor's degree, direct entry: an OSSD or equivalent carrying six Grade 12 U or M courses; most degrees add their own grade or GPA minimum on the program page — the Honours Bachelor of Police Studies, for instance, asks for an overall average of 65 per cent. Ontario Graduate Certificate: a completed Ontario college diploma, advanced diploma or bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Mature applicants — 19 or older by the program start date and without the diploma — can be considered for most certificates and diplomas by presenting Georgian credit courses, equivalent secondary courses (including Independent Learning Centre credits), an Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate, the Canadian Adult Education Credential, credit from an accredited college or university, or mature-student testing through Georgian's Testing Services; all program prerequisites and selection criteria still apply. Mature applicants to a degree face a time-away rule Georgian states inconsistently — its How to apply page says no attendance at an accredited post-secondary institution in the last two years, while its FAQ and degree program pages set one year away from formal education, with the two-year post-secondary rule attached to the nursing degree (HBSN); check the program page. Degree mature applicants must also meet every course requirement and submit secondary transcripts, a Supplemental Education Form (or the HBSN Admissions Form for nursing) and a resumé covering work and volunteer experience. Applicants schooled abroad who hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residence may be asked for a WES or ICAS credential evaluation. Where transcripts cannot supply the English or math requirement, Georgian accepts standardised tests: for a college certificate or diploma, SAT verbal 470 and SAT math 470, ACT composite 16 with verbal 15 and math 15, or CLT 36 in verbal reasoning plus grammar/writing and 19 in quantitative reasoning; for a degree, SAT verbal 520 and SAT math 510, ACT composite 20 with verbal 19 and math 19, or CLT 47 and 21. Graduate certificates do not accept these tests. ACADEMIC ENTRY (international) — Diploma and degree programs: secondary-school transcripts showing graduation, the subjects taken and the grades earned, including math and English credits at the Grade 12 level, with each program's own prerequisites listed on its page. Graduate certificates: college or university transcripts showing graduation, a resumé covering work, volunteer and internship experience, and a letter of intent. Georgian publishes the credentials it wants country by country on its international admissions page. International Baccalaureate courses can stand in for the required Grade 12 courses; for a degree that means six IB courses at grade 4 or better, and Georgian notes that highly competitive programs may want a 4 or higher at diploma level and a 5 or higher at degree level. ENGLISH — Required of any applicant whose first language is not English or who comes from a country where English is not an official language, whichever side of the domestic/international line they fall on; results more than two years old are not accepted, and the minimum depends on the credential level. Diploma and certificate: IELTS Academic 6.0, TOEFL iBT 79, TOEFL paper 550, PTE Academic 58, Duolingo 110, CAEL 60, Cambridge C1 Advanced 170, Oxford ELLT 6, TOEIC public test 800, YELT band 1-5. Degree studies: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL iBT 89 with at least 22 in writing and 22 in speaking, TOEFL paper 580, PTE 61, Duolingo 120, CAEL 60 with no band under 50, Cambridge C1 Advanced 175, Oxford ELLT 7, TOEIC 850, YELT 1-5. Graduate certificate: the same as degree studies except Duolingo, which rises to 130. Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing and the RPN to BScN bridge are held higher: IELTS 7.0 with 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing, TOEFL iBT 89 with 22 in writing and speaking, TOEFL paper 580, Duolingo 140, YELT 1-4. Pharmacy Technician accepts none of these tests: because the program is CCAPP-accredited, English is proved instead against the NAPRA language-proficiency policy, or by graduating from a Canadian high school with three consecutive first-language English credits, or by holding a Canadian undergraduate degree taught in English. ENGLISH WITHOUT A TEST — Georgian also accepts, as alternatives, three full years of secondary schooling taught in English in a country where English is a primary language (four years for the BScN, Pharmacy Technician and Addictions: Treatment and Prevention, and for Pharmacy Technician that study must have been in Canada); one full year in an accredited English-language post-secondary program (not accepted for those three programs); an OSSD or Canadian provincial equivalent with a Grade 12 U, M or C English credit from a public or Catholic board (again not for those three); graduation from an authorised Georgian partner-school pathway (not for the BScN or Pharmacy Technician); or two years at an Ontario private secondary school ending in an OSSD and a Grade 12 English credit. Residents of, or those schooled in English in, the countries Georgian lists as English-primary are exempt, except for Pharmacy Technician applicants. Finishing level 8 of Georgian's own General Arts and Science – English for Academic Purposes also qualifies: 70 per cent or higher (or 60 per cent in the certificate) for diplomas and certificates, 75 per cent for degrees and 80 per cent for graduate certificates.

Total Students: 13,544

Programs Offered

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Bachelor's Degree 11 programmes

Honours Bach of Counselling Psychology (Advanced Standing)

Clinical Psychology · 6 semesters · On-campus · English

International tuition: CAD 9,234/semester Local tuition: CAD 3,318/semester Start: September Min. GPA: 70.00 / %

This advanced-standing route into the Honours Bachelor of Counselling Psychology is for Social Service Worker or Child and Youth Care diploma graduates of any Ontario college who hold an overall grade-point average of 70...

Georgian College

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Bachelor's Degree 11 programmes

Honours Degree 4 programmes

Certificate 33 programmes

Diploma 73 programmes

Higher Diploma 23 programmes

Postgraduate Certificate 28 programmes

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