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Does a private college diploma count for CRS points?

EdithF86

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Oct 31, 2016
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Hi,

I have been searching for a long time but can't find the answer to this anywhere. I got accepted into a private college (Tamwood Careers) for a 1 year diploma, but they are not PGWP eligible. Will I still get points for this diploma under Canadian Education and also extra points for having 2 diplomas, since I also have a bachelor from Belgium? In Express Entry, they ask if the private college operates under the same rules as public colleges, but how can I know this for sure? My contact at the school says that the diploma counts, but I'd like to find some confirmation just to be 100% sure before I invest a lot of money in the tuition, because a lot of the information I find seems to indicate that it's possible that it won't count.
 
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selvakk

Champion Member
Nov 28, 2018
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Hi,

I have been searching for a long time but can't find the answer to this anywhere. I got accepted into a private college (Tamwood Careers) for a 1 year diploma, but they are not PGWP eligible. Will I still get points for this diploma under Canadian Education and also extra points for having 2 diplomas, since I also have a bachelor from Belgium? In Express Entry, they ask if the private college operates under the same rules as public colleges, but how can I know this for sure? My contact at the school says that the diploma counts, but I'd like to find some confirmation just to be 100% sure before I invest a lot of money in the tuition, because a lot of the information I find seems to indicate that it's possible that it won't count.
I would suggest you consider public colleges. They tend to be the same rate as private colleges with better recognition.
 

Sarantos

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Apr 14, 2017
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Hi there,

You won't get points for it. When I applied for my PGWP it asked me the same question. If my college(Private) operated under the same rules as a public college. I put yes... When it got refused, the reason the officer mentioned was that my college didn't operate under the same rules as a public college.