In Canada and the United States, a career college is a for-profit educational institution providing career-specific post-secondary, tertiary, and occasionally quaternary education. Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Post-secondary education is a form of secondary education that is taken after first attending a secondary school, such as a high school. ... Tertiary education, also referred to as third-stage or third level education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education such as a high school, secondary school, or gymnasium. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... Education encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom. ...

Typical areas of study include automotive technology, business administration, commercial art such as graphic design, engineering, information technology, and medical careers such as nursing and medical office careers. A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Historically, the term business referred to activities or interests. ... Commercial art refers to art that is made for the purposes of commerce. ... Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. ... Engineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. ... Information technology (IT) or information and communication technology (ICT) is the technology required for information processing. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... Note: This article is on the healthcare profession of nursing. ...

External links

• Career College Association website (http://www.career.org/)