About Bow valley

Bow Valley College is one of Alberta’s  leading educational institutions, delivering quality education and training programs for over 50 years. It caters to more than 2360 international students every year from over 148 countries. Bow Valley College’s campus is in the heart of Calgary’s vibrant downtown core and one hour away from the majestic Rocky Mountains. Whether you are looking for an urban experience or to enjoy natural parks, Calgary has what you are looking for. Bow Valley College’s programs are designed with their students’ success in mind. The college offers courses that meet the required pre-requisites to enter post-secondary programs including ELL. The college offers a range of career programs in the dynamic fields of business, health care, human services, justice, administration and creative technologies. Their undergraduate certificates and diplomas often include work-experience ensuring graduates have both theory and practical experience. After completing a program, graduates can choose to work or continue their studies with other post secondary partners. Over 95% of their graduates find employment in their field because their programs are built with the workplace in mind.

The college provides assistance to its international learners from their initial point of contact to graduation, which includes recruitment & enrolment, learner pathway planning, navigating immigration information, community connections, cross-cultural integration, orientations, as well as social, recreational and global citizenship events and experiences. It also offers a variety of resources to support students? success and has an Intercultural Centre that offers services, workshops, and engagement activities year-round for learners, staff, and faculty. Bow Valley College has a main campus located in the heart of Calgary's downtown and regional campuses in Airdrie, Banff, Canmore, Cochrane, High River, Okotoks and Strathmore.

Bow Valley College Rankings

• Webometrics- World Rank: 8237
• Webometrics- Country Rank: 130

Bow Valley College Campus

The main campus of Bow Valley College is the Calgary campus located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is public college operating as a community institution under the post-secondary learning act of Alberta.

Other than this, Bow Valley College has 6 different campuses.

1. Airdrie campus

• Offers a variety of credit and non-credit programs.
• It offers programs like Business Administration Certificate, Hospital unit clerk certificate, Medical office assistant certificate, Legal assistant diploma, Practical nursing diploma, health care aide certificate.
• It also offers academic upgrading courses like

1. Banff & Canmore

• Located at 229 Bear St, Banff, AB T1L 1C3
• Offers programs such as Hospital unit clerk certificate, medical office assistant certificate, Regional language skills courses, Regional LINC.

1. Cochrane campus

• This campus offers variety of credit and non-credit programs
• Offers courses like Hospital unit clerk certificate, the medical office assistant certificate, and the legal assistant diploma.

1. High River campus

• Along with the credit and non-credit courses, it also offers English language classes.
• It offers the hospital unit clerk certificate, the medical office assistant certificate, the early learning & childcare certificate
• By partnering with ILVARC and the government of Canada, Bow Valley College offers Canadian language benchmark (CLB) testing at High River campus.

1. Okotoks campus

• Okotoks campus offers practical nurse diploma, the early learning & childcare certificate, accounting applications.
• Bow Valley campus partners with local organizations to support community initiatives.

1. Strathmore campus

• This campus offers Healthcare aide certificate, Practical nurse diploma, the Business administration certification, the hospital unit clerk certificate, the medical office assistant certificate and the legal assistant diploma.

Bow Valley College Academic Divisions

The Bow Valley College offers academic programs in different areas. The college is divided into 7 different schools. They are:

• The Chiu School of Business
• The School of Continuing Learning
• The School of Community Studies
• The School of Creative Technologies
• The School of Foundational Learning
• The School of Global Access
• The School of Health and Wellness 

Teaching Quality

Learners come to Bow Valley College with different backgrounds, experiences, and levels of education. They join a cohort of peers in an academic journey that encompasses shared and unique learning experiences. The College facilitates the academic and personal growth of each learner through exposure to a variety of classroom and co-curricular opportunities blended with social and academic supports.

We will serve our learners better by:

• Ensuring equal opportunity to access services and supports by all learners including online    and face-to-face services from any of our locations
• Connecting learners to co-curricular and social/leadership opportunities
• Providing workplace skills and career development learning
• Offering pathways and broadening continuing learning opportunities
• Supporting diversity and inclusion
• Explore alternative credentialing

Student Teacher Ratio

19:1

Advantages of Bow valley college

• 89% of students find jobs within six months of their graduation.
• Career programs including work placement component.
• Aboriginal Reboot: free drop-in tutorial to provide more accessible academic support to Indigenous learners.
• Online Proctoring of exams for ease of remote learners.
• ‘Talk with Me,’ a 24- hour service in 140 languages for learners.

Financial aid to help students to fund their education

Bow Valley College offers more than 300 awards, scholarships and bursaries to help students fund their education.

• Students should apply for Student awards advisors, Academic and financial need bursaries and Entrance awards.

Types of Entrance awards:

• Alberta Blue cross entrance bursary
• Entrance awards for international students
• High school entrance bursaries program bissett
• Paul and Gerri charette entrance awards
• The kanovsky family foundation bursaries

International students Entrance awards, Learner Pathway awards, In Course awards

Entrance Scholarship	Amount
International Student Entrance Scholarship	CAD 2000
Africa International Student Entrance Scholarship	CAD 2000
Caribbean International Student Entrance Scholarship	CAD 2000
Latin America International Student Entrance Scholarship	CAD 2000
Southeast Asia International Student Entrance Scholarship	CAD 2000
International Student Learning Pathway Bursary	CAD 2000
International Student Learning Pathway Scholarship	CAD 2000
International Student Awards of Academic Achievement	CAD 1500
Internationalization Award of Excellence	CAD 2250
International Student Applied Education Recognition Award	CAD 1500
International Student Award of Excellence	CAD 2250
International Student Community Involvement Award	CAD 1500
International Student Leadership Award	CAD 1500
International Student Peer Help Award	CAD 1500

Bow Valley College Alumini Network

The Bow Valley College Alumni Association is a group of alumni representatives that organizes events, coordinates programs.

Campus and Partner benefits for alumni:

• RGO Library and Learning Commons
• Career services
• Transfer credit fair
• Privileged access to TD Insurance Meloche Monnex program
• Calgary Connector program with Calgary Economic development
• Memory Express
• Rogers Mobility and Cellcomm Wireless
• Laureate Online Education
• Broadway across Canada- offers discounted tickets to Bow Valley College Alumni.

Application Fees: CAD 130

English Language Requirements:

• UG – 6.0 band with no band less than 6.0
• PG – 6.5 band with no band less than 6.0

NOTE:

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and resulting temporary Closure of many IELTS testing centres around the world, Bow Valley College is making an addition to the English Language Requirement options for admission to Post-secondary Programs.

Effective immediately for the Spring 2020, Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 Intakes, Bow Valley College will accept the Duolingo Language Test with scores at or above the following levels:

• Most Programs with IELTS 6.0 – Duolingo score of 95-100.
• Recreation Therapy Aide Certificate with IELTS 5.5 – Duolingo score of 85-90.

Bow Valley College English Language Requirement for International students

• The minimum English Language Proficiency test scores required are:

Test name	Test score accepted
IELTS	6.0
TOEFL	83
PTE A	59-64
Canadian Language Benchmarks	8
CELPIP General	Score of 7
CAEL	60
NorQuest	80%

Tuition fee for domestic and international students are tabulated below:

Tuition fee for Domestic students	CAD 1,500 – CAD 5,000
Tuition fee for International students	CAD 5,000 – CAD 10,000

In addition to the tuition fee students need to pay the following fees as well:

Material fee per semester	CAD 45 - CAD 100
Student services fee per semester	CAD 50
Student association fee per semester	CAD 54
H&D per semester	CAD 140
Parchment Replacement Fee	CAD 50
Replacement of Student ID Card	CAD 10
Early and Deferred Examination Fee	CAD 50
NSF Cheque Administrative Fee	CAD 50
Application Fee	CAD 65 for domestic students CAD 130 for international students
Confirmation Deposit	CAD 200 for domestic students CAD 1,500 for international students
Course Extension Fee for credit courses	CAD 100 - CAD 200
Late Payment Fee	CAD 50
International Student Medical Insurance through 3rd party insurer	CAD 244 per term
Non-refundable portion of international students' tuition	CAD 1,500

Living expenses

Bow Valley College does not offer on-campus residence. Students have the option of off-campus residence, homestays, rental houses etc.

General costs and Homestay cost	Cost
Standard service fee	CAD 750
Security deposit	CAD 500
Homestay fee	CAD 825/month
Textbooks for career program	CAD 500 - CAD 700
Excursions	CAD 200
Food	CAD 500 per semester
Weekend expenses	CAD 200
Transit monthly pass	CAD 99 per month

 

Know more about Studying in Canada

Tuition Fees in Canada (1st Year Average)	BE / BTech: CA$22,600 | MBA: CA$25,375 | MS: CA$17,225 | BBA: CA$20,560 | MEng: CA$22,225 | BSc: CA$20,745 | MASc: CA$20,375 | MIM: CA$28,900 | MA: CA$12,970 | MFin: CA$32,785 | BHM: CA$20,560 | MEM: CA$17,040
Average Accomodation & Food Costs in Canada	CA$8890 Per Year
Entrance Exams in Canada	TOEFL: 86 | IELTS: 6.5 | PTE: 60 | GRE: 309 | GMAT: 560 | SAT: 1177
Work and Study in Canada	Permitted for 20 hours/week with a valid study permit.
Post Study Work Permit in Canada	Up to 3 Years after graduation depending on the course.
Cost of Student Visa in Canada	CAD 150
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Intakes in Canada	There are Three Intakes in Canada: Fall (September), Winter (January) and Spring (May)
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