| Toronto is one of North America's greatest cities. It | | | | toward specific types of career training. In the last few |
| offers architectural beauty, highly developed culture | | | | years, some of Toronto's smaller private schools have |
| and a cosmopolitan quality of life. It is also the home to | | | | come under fire for misleading international students |
| numerous institutions of higher education, both public | | | | into attending what students thought were high quality |
| and private. Toronto's public and private colleges offer | | | | programs with attractive campuses, only to find |
| a tremendous variety of experiences and opportunities. | | | | shabby buildings and sub-par course offerings. Though |
| Here is a quick run-down of some basic differences | | | | some of Toronto's small private schools fall into this |
| between Toronto's private and public colleges. When | | | | low class, many don't. Tuition at Toronto's private |
| you're talking about public colleges in Toronto, you're | | | | college varies greatly depending on which college. |
| talking about the University of Toronto, York University, | | | | Toronto's institutions of religious education such as |
| Ryerson University and the Ontario College of Art and | | | | Master's College and Seminary or Tyndale College |
| Design. With the exception of the Ontario College of | | | | and Seminary tend to cost the least, about 8,000 |
| Art and Design, which has only 3,000 students, | | | | Canadian dollars per year for residents. Other schools, |
| Toronto's public schools are very large, with | | | | such as George Brown University, which focuses on |
| enrollments ranging from 30,000 to 70,000 students. | | | | career training and offers only a few bachelors' |
| The University of Toronto is Canada's largest | | | | programs cost upwards of 5,000 Canadian dollars per |
| university and offers a very broad range of courses in | | | | semester. Many of Toronto's private colleges, such as |
| the humanities and social and physical sciences, as well | | | | Metropolitan College or the Canadian College of |
| as professional programs in medicine, engineering, | | | | Business, Science and Technology offer affordable |
| architecture, dentistry, social work and teaching. The U | | | | continuing education and career training that costs a lot |
| of T conducts many research programs and boasts a | | | | less and takes less time to earn than a Bachelor's |
| world-class medical facility. York University is a smaller | | | | degree. The ultimate difference between Toronto's |
| liberal arts institution with a long history dating back to | | | | public and private schools has to do with the type of |
| 1859. Ryerson is Canada's only polytechnic institution, | | | | experience offered to students. If you want to attend |
| offering notable journalism, multimedia and business | | | | a large school, with lots of young students living |
| programs as well as programs in fields like the Applied | | | | on-campus, experiencing an academic community and |
| Arts or Engineering. Public schools in Toronto are | | | | choosing from a vast array of educational |
| relatively affordable, costing around $12,000 to $17,000 | | | | opportunities, sports teams, concerts, clubs and social |
| Canadian dollars per year for a non-international | | | | events, then you would probably appreciate a public |
| student living away from home. Toronto's public | | | | college. If you are interested in vocational or career |
| schools all offer financial aid and scholarships to high | | | | training, continuing education or a religious certification, |
| achieving and/or financially needy students. Toronto is | | | | then you would be best served by a private |
| home to dozens of private schools offering an | | | | school.triOS is one of the top Colleges in Ontario. |
| immense variety of experiences, knowledge and | | | | Further your career opportunities in Business, Criminal |
| training. Unlike their public counterparts, Toronto's | | | | Justice, Technology and Healthcare career programs. |
| private schools tend to be smaller and more oriented | | | | |