Academic Foundations will prepare you for the high school courses that you need. This foundational learning program includes English Communications, Mathematics, Computer Literacy, and Job Preparation and Maintenance courses and is delivered through Hyflex Learning. Hyflex allows students to learn either on-site or online for the duration of the course.
These 16-week courses will prepare you for future studies in a program of your choosing. Courses are pre-high school level.
To find out if you qualify for Foundational Learning Assistance (formerly Alberta Works) or other sources of funding call a student advisor:
Career Potential
Academic Foundations prepares students for direct entry into employment and/or further studies.
Credentials
Adult Education Certificate
Admission Requirements
Educational
- Completion of program placement test. Course placement is dependent on testing results.
Other
Students interested in applying will need to contact Student Services regarding opportunities for placement testing. Students will need to submit an application to the program to start this process.
- Interview
- Training Plan
Transferability
N/A
Program Start/End Dates:
August 29, 2024 to December 20, 2024 (Fall Term)
January 6, 2025 to May 2, 2025 (Winter Term)
Application Deadlines:
August 15, 2024 (Fall Term)
December 12, 2023 (Winter Term)
Locations
Hyflex*
Online
Face to Face
Lac La Biche Campus
St. Paul Campus
*Choice of onsite or online learning throughout the course. Midterms and finals must be written onsite.
Domestic Student Fees
Application Fee $53.50
Fall Term
Fee payment deadline: August 15, 2023
| Tuition | $1678.00 |
| Student Association | $116.70 |
| Technology Fee | $82.71 |
| Recreation Fee | $54.57 |
| Book Rental Fee | $438.39 |
| Total | $2,370.37 |
Winter Term
Fee payment deadline: December 15, 2023
| Tuition | $1678.00 |
| Student Association | $116.70 |
| Technology Fee | $82.71 |
| Recreation Fee | $54.57 |
| Book Rental Fee | $438.39 |
| Total | $2,370.37 |
Part-time Fees
Tuition is calculated using “cost-per-credit” one credit is $116. Calculate the cost by multiplying the number of credits per course by $116.
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International Student Fees
Application Fee $160.00
International Students - $3500 (non-refundable)
Fall Term
Fee payment deadline: August 15, 2023
| Tuition | $5636.25 |
| Student Association | $116.70 |
| Technology Fee | $82.71 |
| Recreation Fee | $54.57 |
| Book Rental Fee | $438.39 |
| Total | $6,328.62 |
Winter Term
Fee payment deadline: December 15, 2023
| Tuition | $5034.00 |
| Student Association | $116.70 |
| Technology Fee | $82.71 |
| Recreation Fee | $54.57 |
| Book Rental Fee | $438.39 |
| Total | $5,726.37 |
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Academic Foundations
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.