Where to study nursing in Toronto, Canada?
I am 17 years old and just finished my first 6 months of nursing in Perth, Australia. I want to move to toronto to finish my degree. How long does the degree go for in Canada, I have heard its 4 years even though mine here is only 3? Where is a good university to apply to and will it cost alot?
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The universities and colleges on this page all have nursing programs in Ontario. http://www.cno.org/reg/nonmemb/progs_rn.htm If you want the Toronto area you would best stick with: McMaster (half an hour drive outside of Toronto) Ryerson University of Toronto University of Ontario Institute of Technology York University Centennial College Durham College George Brown College Humber College (their websites are all accessible through the website above) The universities tend to offer the full meal deal nursing program, 4 years, where you end up as a registered nurse. The colleges tend to offer the shorter LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) or RNA (Registered Nurse Assistant) programs however you would need to check them all to see which one offers which programs. As far as costs are concerned, it will certainly cost you more to take one of these programs then it costs for a canadian student. You can count on the tuition costs being 50% higher and perhaps even as much as double then what a Canadian student would pay since our Government invests in the universities and colleges to offset the costs for citizens. As a foreign student you would not get access to those rates. Each school has slightly different rates so check them out and decide if it's worth it to you. Lastly, before you can come here to go to school you would need to apply for and be granted a student visa. If you want to know more about that process check out www.cic.gc.ca and on the left hand side of the page you can select "student visa" and get the info there.
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You would need to find out whether the institute you want to go to will accept the courses you have already done. Many don't accept education from another country.You would have to start all over again here. The degree is required as the minimum education in most provinces for RNs and it takes 4 years.Some RN programs are offered in conjunction with a college and some programs are through the university only. As well you could take Practical Nursing program, which is nursing at the diploma level and takes two years to complete.They do not have RNAs any more.There are also plenty of bridging programs available if you become an RPN and then decide you want to go for your degree later.
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Yay Perth! Awesome, my hometown! Oh I miss Perth, I lived in Beechboro. Yup, degrees are 4 years here, not 3. Annoying, yes. I have heard good things about Ryerson's nursing program. (I did my ECE at Ryerson and loved the school). It's a very hands on program. If you don't have Canadian citizenship, tuition fees are going to be around double I believe. So you're looking at upwards of $13,000 a year. For citizens it's roughly $5,500-6,500. (Not including books).
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