Columbia International College of Canada is a private school in Hamilton, Ontario which is inspected and registered with the Ontario Ministry of Education. Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Motto: Steel City Area: 1,117. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1...

Columbia International College was founded in 1979 as a response to a need by internationalstudents wanting to graduate from a North American secondary school. Its west end campus is located at the former Ainslie Wood School operated by the Hamilton Board of Education. Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campi) is Latin for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ...

It is the largest private boarding university-preparatory school in Canada, with 1,200 students from 48 countries. Its facilities include a teaching campus and residences in the west end, satellite residential campuses downtown and on the West Mountain, and a 700 acre (2.8 km²) centre for outdoor education and leadership training at Bark Lake, north of Toronto. A boarding school is a school where some or all students not only study but also live, amongst their peers but away from their home and family. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campi) is Latin for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...

Columbia International College is a member of the Independent School Associations of Ontario and the Industry-Education Council of Hamilton. A majority of faculty hold post-graduate degrees and many are members of the Ontario College of Teachers. Its vision is to be the "first choice private school for students throughout the world". Under a unique Total Care Education System, it delivers a world class education and living experience which is student focused. 95-100 % of graduates are accepted into universities in North America.

External links

• Columbia International College commercial site