About Us
Mission Statement
Inspired by a heritage of service, our multicultural international community challenges students to academic and personal excellence as caring, responsible for their own well being.
Philosophy
CIABT School aims to foster the optimum development of each student's capabilities by providing a high standard of education in the English language. This will prepare students for higher educational achievements leading mainly to study at Canadian and worldwide universities.
CIABT School primarily serves the international community. However, the school is open to students of all nationalities and religions who can meet its admission standards and benefit from the style of education it provides. CIABT School aims to evoke within each student a consciousness of the value of all life, an ethical response to society, a concern with ultimate questions, and a joy in acquiring knowledge that will continue throughout life.
Student Learning Expectations
It is our expectation that students exiting CIABT School will use our educational program to demonstrate:
- Analytical and creative thinking by developing and applying a variety of resources to identify, assess, integrate, and use a basic core of knowledge.
- Self-directed learning by setting priorities, establishing goals, and taking a responsibility in pursuing and evaluating those goals. Effective communicating by exchanging and expressing ideas in a variety of forms.
- Quality work that reflects creativity, artistry, quality, high standards, pride, and the use of appropriate technologies.
- Collaborative work by using group skills to manage interpersonal relationships within diverse settings.
- Good character through self-reflection and the developing of choices, attitudes, and habits that are beneficial to self, society and environment.
Goals of Learning
We also feel it is important that our students demonstrate and our school and community encourage, promote, and model the following as an integral part of our educational program:
- An ethical response to our multicultural society at the local, national, and global levels through: tolerance, empathy, and respect for others and their cultures.
- Responsibility, compassion, and a caring attitude towards themselves, other people, and the environment.
- Flexibility, integrity, and curiosity.
- A positive self-concept and self-confidence.
- Sound attitudes of mind and body by leading a healthy lifestyle.
- A joy for learning and a realization that learning is a life-long process.
Lethbridge College
http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/
Lethbridge College has more than 50 years of experience in the educational field and it is the Canada’s first public community college opened in 1957. These days, we help more than 7,000 students achieve their academic and professional development goals each year.
Lethbridge College offers 50 diverse career program areas supplying the needs of industry, agriculture, business, and health care with credentials of achievement, one-year certificates, two year diplomas, apprenticeship, and applied university degrees. It also offers direct transfer opportunities to many of Canada's universities to complete the studies at the degree level.
Students at Lethbridge College enjoy small classes with the average size of 25 students. Our instructors have experience in the fields they teach, and are known for their friendly, helpful teaching styles.
Our award-winning English Language Centre offers English as a Second Language programs that will help international students to be successful in any of our career programs.
Students can stay in on-campus residences, off-campus home stays or rental apartments while they study at Lethbridge College.
Lethbridge is a vibrant community of 84,000 in Alberta, set against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains two hours south of Calgary and an hour from the United States. The city provides many amenities found in larger centers, including upscale shopping and an active lifestyle. Yet, it remains a safe, secure place to live, lauded for its recreational activities, running and hiking trails, parks and nature reserves all within minutes of our campus.
Lethbridge is home to both Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge, so with a combined student population of over 15,000 during the academic year, student-geared services and activities in the city are abundant.
English Language Centre
• English as a Second Language
School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
• Agricultural Technology
• Cellular/Molecular Technician
• Central Sterile Processing
School of Apprenticeship & Trades
• Agricultural & Heavy Equipment Technician
• Automotive Systems
• Culinary Careers
• Apprenticeship / Industrial & Technical Training
School of Business
• Business Administration
Accounting
Management
Marketing
General Business
• Computer Information Technology
• Office Administration
• Professional Golf Management
School of Engineering Technologies
• Civil Engineering Technology
• Engineering Design and Drafting Technology
• Geomatics Engineering Technology
School of Environmental Sciences
• Conservation Enforcement Bachelor of Applied Science
• Environmental Assessment and Restoration
• Fish and Wildlife Technology
• Renewable Resource Management
School of Health Sciences
• Exercise Science
• Massage Therapy
• Therapeutic Recreation – Gerontology
• Practical Nursing
• Nursing Education in Southwestern Alberta (NESA)
• Unit Clerk Training
School of Human Services
• Child and Youth Care
• Disability and Community Rehabilitation (distance delivery only)
• Early Childhood Education
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Education (distance delivery only)
• Special Needs Educational Assistant
School of Justice Studies
• Correctional Studies
• Correctional Studies - Bachelor of Applied Arts
• Criminal Justice - Policing
School of Liberal Arts
• General Studies
School of Media & Design
• Communication Arts
• Fashion Design and Marketing
• Interior Design
• Multimedia Production
Upgrading and Transition Programs
• College and University Preparation
Contact Lethbridge College
international@lethbridgecollege.ab.caImportant Dates
- Fall (09FL)
September - December 2009 - Winter (10WN)
January - April 2010 - Spring (10S2)
May - June 2010 - Summer (10S1)
July - August 2010