Top Choice – Top Ten

Welcome to Fanshawe College! More than 14,000 students each year make Fanshawe College in beautiful London, Canada their Top Choice to open doors to exciting career directions. Here are the Top Ten reasons why.

1. Experience counts. Fanshawe College has been providing real world career training for more than 35 years as a full-service Government of Ontario community college. We offer more than 100 post-secondary certificate, diploma, post-graduate and applied degree programs.

2. Cooperative Education puts you to work sooner. Fanshawe offers more than 30 cooperative education programs, which is more than any other college in Canada. Over the years, we have developed substantial links with local, national and international employers. Jumpstart your career by combining paid work experience with your academic program.

3. Fanshawe is affordable. Tuition at Fanshawe is about $11,000 CDN per year, which is an incredible value compared to what you might pay in United States or the United Kingdom.

4. Our Homestay Program feels like home. Fanshawe College administers its own Homestay Program made up of a wonderful network of caring Canadian families. They are ready to welcome you and help you feel secure as you adjust to life in Canada.

5. Our reputation speaks volumes. Upon graduation from Fanshawe, you join an elite group of some 90,000 alumni who are already making a difference within their chosen careers in Canada and around the world. As an alumnus, you have the opportunity to make connections with them and build the foundation for a successful career. A survey taken in 2008 confirms that 92% of Fanshawe students were employed within six months of graduation.

6. We want you to succeed. Hundreds of international students choose Fanshawe each year. We genuinely want to see you be successful. We welcome you warmly and we are fully staffed to provide all the services you need to have a great educational experience.

7. Flexible language training options. We offer five different levels of English as a Second Language. Our classes start 8 times a year and with 25 hours of class and lab time every week, you’ll progress quickly and have ample opportunity to improve your English.

8. Great location. The city of London, Canada is easy to get to and located just about two hours from Toronto, Niagara Falls, and the USA. Life in London provides the best of both worlds. Here you can enjoy the safety and ease of travel within a smaller city (400,000 people) while still being close to some fantastic large urban centres and sites.

9. Our campus rocks! Virtually every service and amenity you can think of is conveniently located right on campus: athletic programs; student dormitories; more than a dozen places to eat; a bookstore, computer store, and clothing store; a state-of-the-art fitness centre; library; 24-hour computer labs; bank machines; hair salon; medical clinic and a brand new Student Centre with fun activities, events and outings held each week.

10. 15,000 students can’t be wrong! Discover for yourself what 15,000 students each year already know. Fanshawe is their Top Choice. Make it yours.

For more information, visit us at www.fanshawec.ca/international.