Advanced College Diploma – Business Administration – Marketing (B009)

The Business Administration – Marketing three-year advanced diploma program at St. Clair College prepares students for dynamic management positions across the marketing, sales, and promotional sectors:

• Core Competencies: Covers key areas such as consumer behavior, market research, sales promotion tactics, digital/social media marketing strategies, and supply chain logistics.

• Practical Experience & Events: Features community-based market research projects, hands-on event planning (where students organize and stage real promotional events), and third-year final-semester work placements for qualified students.

• Competitive Opportunities: Provides third-year students with the chance to compete in the Ontario Colleges Marketing Competition (OCMC).

• Degree Pathways: Offers local degree completion for a Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm.) from Nipissing University on the St. Clair College campus, alongside transfer agreements with Davenport University, Walsh College, and international partner institutions in Ireland and Australia.

Academic Background: Grade 12 / High School Diploma.

Minimum GPA: 50.0%

Minimum Language Test Scores:

• IELTS: 6.0

• TOEFL: 83.0

• PTE: 60.0

• Duolingo: 110

Conditional & Direct Admission Options:

• Direct Admission (Pending Scores): Applicants awaiting official language test results can apply directly and receive a conditional offer, provided qualifying passing scores are submitted prior to receiving a final offer letter.

• English Pathway Courses: Applicants may satisfy language requirements by completing English language courses prior to starting the academic program, with length determined by initial language proficiency levels.

Entrance scholarships for international students at St. Clair College are automatically evaluated upon enrollment (excluding ESL and EAP programs):

Scholarship Amounts by Program Structure:

1-Year Certificate: $500 CAD

2-Year Diploma: $1,000 CAD

3-Year Advanced Diploma: $1,500 CAD

4-Year Degree: $2,000 CAD

Application & Assessment: No separate application is required; eligible students are automatically assessed upon admission.

Disbursement Criteria: Funds are deposited directly into the student’s college account after September 18, 2026, upon confirmation of a valid study permit and full-time enrollment in the Fall 2026 intake.