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Course name	Format	Tuition	Next start date	Status	More	Description
	Online	$650	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Learn the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on the Amazon Web Services platform. Explore storage, compute, database, networking, caching and security services. Diagram decoupled architectures, design microservices and plan for disasters. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$350	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Get a real-world understanding of cloud computing concepts in the context of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Understand AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing and support. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$1,750	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$260	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Sharpening your skills before you start university can improve your performance, reduce stress, and allow you to accomplish more with your time. The right academic skills can also help you handle the commitments and challenges of university life so you can feel successful - and enjoy life as a first-year student. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$50	Start Anytime	Open	Details	This is a condensed version of a popular full-semester credit course offered at Queen's University. It was developed by Dr. Anne Duffy, MSc, MD, FRCPC, an academic psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Student Mental Health at Queen’s University as a resource to help high school students preparare for university life. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$260	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Maximize your chances of getting into the Canadian university of your choice in this dynamic, interactive and personalized course. Over eight self-paced weeks, learn step-by-step how to write memorable and convincing university undergraduate applications for Canadian universities that catch the attention of admissions committees. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$1,950	Oct 8, 2025	Open	Details	Gain the knowledge, skills and tools to put climate action planning into practice within your organization or community. Other start dates: TBA
	Online		Jan 14, 2026	Open	Details	Understand the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic life so that you can help your teen plan ahead for smart, responsible use of AI that enhances, not replaces, their learning. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$445	Jan 19, 2026	Open	Details	Arabic Beginner 1 is designed to help you gain basic communicative ability in Levantine (Syrian) Arabic, a dialect spoken in Syria that has a close relationship to many neighbouring Arabic varieties. You will also learn to read and write the beautiful Arabic alphabet. Other start dates: TBA
	Online In-Person	$445 - $460	Jan 19, 2026	Join Waitlist	Details	Speak and hear French from the first day as you quickly gain basic conversation skills to communicate information about yourself, your family and friends, your work, and your daily life. Learn grammar, pronunciation, expressions and vocabulary that allow you to function in everyday settings. Other start dates: Jan 20, 2026; Jan 21, 2026; Jan 22, 2026; Apr 11, 2026; Apr 13, 2026; Apr 14, 2026; Apr 15, 2026
	Online In-Person	$445 - $460	Jan 19, 2026	Open	Details	Add to your base of French vocabulary and expressions in order to communicate in everyday situations involving travel, food, shopping, family, and business. Continue to improve your pronunciation and learn to talk about future plans and express past events. This immersive course focuses on oral communication skills and uses meaningful scenarios to help you use the language in authentic situations. Other start dates: Jan 20, 2026; Jan 21, 2026; Apr 11, 2026; Apr 13, 2026; Apr 14, 2026
	Online In-Person	$445 - $460	Jan 19, 2026	Open	Details	Focus on improving your conversational French fluency by acquiring more complex grammatical structures and sentence formation. Possible grammar topics, based on student needs, may include the advanced level verb tenses (conditional, future anterior, and introduction to subjunctive,) or use of relative pronouns. Other start dates: Apr 11, 2026; Apr 13, 2026
	Online In-Person	$445 - $460	Jan 19, 2026	Open	Details	Focus on using French in authentic real-life situations. Continue to expand your vocabulary, and start to elevate your level of language by learning more complex structures with a communication goal in mind. Concentrate on speaking correctly, and distinguishing between the past, present, and future tenses. Other start dates: Apr 11, 2026; Apr 13, 2026; Apr 14, 2026
	Hybrid	$1,620	Jan 19, 2026	Open	Details	Gain an understanding of aquatic databases and the introductory skills to extract, analyze and visualize data to inform research and related decisions. Other start dates: TBA
	Online In-Person	$445 - $460	Jan 19, 2026	Open	Details	Learn to share information about yourself and ask basic questions in Italian using the present tense. Practise listening and speaking about everyday social situations such as meeting new people, describing yourself, your family members and friends, and expressing opinions. Focus on pronunciation and basic grammar in interactive and conversational classes. Other start dates: Jan 22, 2026; Apr 13, 2026; Apr 16, 2026

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