Columbia College

The instructors at Columbia College, Calgary have a wealth of knowledge about the continuing education programs available at the college. They also make sure the learning environment is conducive, dispelling all fears or doubts about one's ability to be successful during the course. It's definitely worth it.

Had a dental clinic appointment today with practicing dental assistants. My assistant was very kind and personable. She was also very thorough and made me feel very comfortable. Very cool to see the students getting hands on experience. I would defiantly recommend! Thank you Columbia!!

Heather, Victoria, and Joan were very helpful and accommodating when I took our course. You know it's a good course when you meet fellow international dentists coming from all over Canada to visit Calgary just for this course. Totally worth it.

I attended the RDA II and ortho refresher course. (I came from out of province— Manitoba.) I was so grateful that Heather Nelson was so helpful with coordinating with the MDA so that I could attend their refresher course. If I had stayed in the province I would’ve had to wait a few more months until I could take a refresher course locally and be licensed again. I was impressed with the course setup, I loved the access that was given to the training videos and the instructors were extremely friendly and very approachable!

I finished my Practical Nursing Diploma at Columbia College. All staff were very helpful, kind, and understanding. They would make sure students will get the support they need. Ritu Sidhu is a great facilitator to have. She guided us on our practicum and provided a great atmosphere for learning. It was a great experience overall.

I was in their employment program for people with disabilities, and was very disappointed with the lack of respect, understanding, and patience to find the right job. they never did.

After much consideration of being afraid to post my review and knowing what I know now. I wish I had someone prevent me from applying with more honest reviews. I’m sure this won’t get me liked very well, but I’m being completely honest as people want that!I think the worst thing they chose to do was have this program fully online including exams which they are not monitoring either …. Secondly, don’t waste you’re money unless you have no other choice, because I truly believe the practical nurse program is not worth the 40k I paid and I would argue as to why it cost that when it’s all online…. I felt little to no support and for pretty much several classes I had to work even harder to prepare and study because I had no choice but too over work myself. We didn’t get the in class hours promised, not enough lab time, and yes, we calculated everything to prove that when brought up to facility managers and administrators. So many broken promises…. It’s also sad we don’t get graduation photos like other nursing programs, thankfully my best friend saved the day!I gained no confidence in myself I was hoping for tbh during that time and the facility didn't really seem to care either, trust me - there is many others in past classes from specifically the pandemic portion that have said this and voiced it too. They will tell you they do but they don’t, all you get is nothing but gaslighting during a meeting with those that did choose to speak up and the other half of the class were too afraid to speak up for fear of being removed from the program. All because we advocated about our education and choose to voice ourselves. It wasn’t until the end did we get one amazing teacher I wish I had the whole time. Our clinical instructors were amazing though, they really helped you out and understood what we were feeling.Just make sure you really weigh your pros and cons before applying!! Only bonus is free upgrading if you need it I will say which is amazing !

My experience with Columbia College was very pleasant. I have done dental dam module with them. They organize the study modules at timed intervals with very friendly and supportive staff members. Detailed email instructions and demonstration of study modules were very helpful in resolving all doubts. I feel grateful as a student that they take their time out even on weekends for conducting such short courses.

The LPN program was well done overall. The support was there and I enjoyed having a small class to learn in. I am glad I went there, however, I wanted to point out that if you plan on getting your RN in the end, don't go to Columbia because this school is only recognized" at Athabasca

Not the best program EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM that didn’t helped me at all. Even though I enjoyed chatting with the employment services manager Michael Campbell about the sports and movies cause he was my buddy so was the other manager Bruce but yea the only best employment specialist was Laura Hollahan who’s long gone just like me