Tuition Fees and General Fees
There is no charge to eligible applicants for LINC courses. Applicants must possess landed immigrant status or have refugee status. Funding for this program is provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Academic Year
Students are accepted on a continuous intake basis.
Although students may begin their program at the beginning of any month, the main intakes are at the beginning of April, August, and December.
Graduation Requirements
Students who complete their educational goals as set out in their Individual Student Program Plan will receive Certificates of Program Completion. They will also be invited to attend the annual College Convocation ceremonies held in October of each year.
Graduate Success
In April of each year the College reports to Alberta Advanced Education on the success of its graduates in their field of training or their acceptance into another educational program. The College is proud to advise that last year over 90% of our professional program graduates were successful. Contact this program’s Student Program Advisor for further information.
Program Faculty and Staff
Most English as a Second Language facilitators have met ATESL certification requirements and have up to 5 or more years of ESL and LINC teaching experience. Academic personnel have a minimum of a university degree in a related field (e.g. B.A., B.Ed). Some have completed post-graduate course work or hold Masters degrees. All have a strong and solid history of commitment to the field of ESL education, multiculturalism, immigrant settlement and integration issues.
The Administrative personnel are highly qualified, skilled and dedicated individuals. They provide quality administrative support to staff and students as well as culturally sensitive and professional customer service.
The following is a list of LINC Program Personnel:
| Cristina Costantinescu | Assistant Chair, B.A. (University “Al I. Cuza”, Lasi, Romania, 1994), B.Ed. (University “Al. I. Cuza,” Lasi, Romania, 1997), M.A. in TESL (University of Calgary, 2003) |
| Lona Fieldberg | Facilitator, B.Ed. (University of Calgary, 1974) |
| Vera Frol | Facilitator, B.Ed. (Belgorod State Pedagogical Institute, 1983), English Language Conversation & Teaching Methods Certificate (Columbia International Unversity, 1994) |
| Gerald Halabura | Program Chair, B.A. (University of Saskatchewan, 1992), M.A. (University of Saskatchewan, 1992), B.Ed. (University of Calgary, 1994) |
Program Accreditation, Licensing, Membership and Professional Associations
Please refer to the section titled “Recognition of the College” for a complete list of organizations that accredit and license the college as well as those organizations of which it is a member or is a professional associate.