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Programs

Programs offered at each campus may vary, so be sure to check other campus offerings for the course you are most interested in.

Business, Accounting, Marketing Programs

  • About the Program

    The Online Accounting Technician program from Centre for Distance Education (CD-ED) provides the technical skills, relevant experience and ongoing support it takes to pursue a rewarding accounting career, with the convenience and flexibility of online training.  The online accounting and bookkeeping course is completed in 52 weeks.

    The program is led by knowledgeable accounting professionals with years of experience working in the field. As a student, you get the up-to-date skills modern employers look for through a blend of tutorials, step-by-step assignments and hands-on application. Each subject is covered in a variety of ways to ensure you relate to the material, no matter your learning style. Learn your way, in the comfort of your own home.  Graduates of this program feel confident and fully prepared to take on the challenges of a rewarding career in accounting. 

    Career Opportunities

    Accounting Technicians maintain complete sets of books, keep records of accounts, verify the procedures used for recording financial transactions, and provide personal bookkeeping services. As a professional in this field you may be employed throughout the private and public sector. Successful graduates may find work in a variety of positions, including:

    • Accounting Technician
    • Bookkeeper
    • Bookkeeping Clerk
    • Financial Officer
    • Administrative Assistant
    • Office Clerk

    CD-ED has provided Canadians with top quality online learning and career support services for over 20 years, helping thousands of Canadians realize their career potential by removing barriers to their education.  Our online learning model offers one-on-one instructor support, live student services and online personal support resources, and freedom and flexibility to fit your lifestyle. You choose how and when to organize your schooling schedule in a way that suits your needs.

  • About the Program

    Get the Skills to Be an Office Administration Professional in 52 weeks!  As a receptionist or office administrative assistant, your knowledge of office practices and software enables you to skillfully manage the administrative activities of any size business operation.

    The CD-ED Online Office Administration program provides the practical skills and industry support it takes to pursue a rewarding office career, with the flexibility and convenience of CD-ED’s Distance Learning format.

    Career Opportunities

    Successful Office Administration graduates are employed in a variety of professional positions, including:

    • Office Administrator & Manager
    • Receptionist
    • Executive Assistant
    • Administrative Assistant
    • Typist/Word Processing Specialist
    • Records Clerk
    • Office Assistant

    This program can also help you upgrade within your current office position by preparing you for Microsoft Office Specialist certification.

    Successful graduates of the CD-ED Office Administration programs have found work in large corporations, small businesses, insurance companies, real estate, government departments, and more.

    The online Office Administration program is led by experienced administration professionals. As a student, you benefit from firsthand industry knowledge of what employers expect and what it’s really like to work in office administration.  You’ll feel confident moving into a professional office setting after completing this 52-week program.

    CD-ED has provided Canadians with top quality online learning and career support services for over 20 years, helping thousands of Canadians realize their career potential by removing barriers to their education.  Our online learning model offers one-on-one instructor support, live student services and online personal support resources, and freedom and flexibility to fit your lifestyle. You choose how and when to organize your schooling schedule in a way that suits your needs.

Creative Arts, Interactive, Sound Programs

  • About the Program

    The CD-ED online Graphic Design program provides the practical skills and industry support it takes to pursue a creative and rewarding graphic design career, along with the flexibility and convenience of online Distance Learning.  This is career-focused graphic design training. You won’t spend time working through electives or irrelevant content designed to drag out the program and drive up costs. Your digital design classes are tailored to your needs and getting you into a rewarding professional position, without spending a ton of time and money sitting in a classroom.

    Get the skills to be a Graphic Designer in 52 weeks! 

    Career Opportunities

    Graduates of this program are fully prepared for a wide range of interesting design positions, including:

    • Graphic Designer
    • Cartoonist
    • Graphic Artist
    • Layout Designer
    • Illustrator
    • Logo Artist
    • Newspaper Layout Artist
    • Advertising Design Technician
    • Icon Designer

    Our online graphic design courses will allow you to seek work in dozens of disciplines and companies, including advertising, freelance graphic design, brand identity, publication design, multimedia production, television, publishing houses, print services, government, and much more.

    CD-ED has provided Canadians with top quality online learning and career support services for over 20 years, helping thousands of Canadians realize their career potential by removing barriers to their education.  Our online learning model offers one-on-one instructor support, live student services and online personal support resources, and freedom and flexibility to fit your lifestyle. You choose how and when to organize your schooling schedule in a way that suits your needs.

Healthcare, Wellness, Pharma Programs

  • About the Program

    The Centre for Distance Education offers a complete professional Health Information Management Diploma program designed to give you the skills, experience and certification it takes to launch a successful career, with the convenience and flexibility of online learning. Unlike other schools that have lengthy wait lists, our programs start monthly. That means you can start your career as soon as possible!

    Health Information Management Program Highlights:

    • 1st Health Information Management Program in Canada available entirely online!
    • Excellent gateway program for individuals not currently working in healthcare
    • Only program that includes CHIMA membership and covers the cost of the certification exam
    • There are no wait lists – program start on a monthly basis

    What Do HIMs Do?:

    • Contribute to healthcare delivery as members of the healthcare team
    • Manage health information services in health facilities
    • Prepare, analyse and present health information for use in health care delivery
    • May specialize in areas such as research, management, quality improvement, risk analysis, clinical trials and clinical-financial resource integration

    With CD-ED’s online education, you’ll train from the comfort of home, but you’re far from on your own. The experienced CD-ED instructors and support staff take a personal interest in each student’s progress. You’ll have one-on-one support via email, chat, online classroom, webinars and toll-free phone calls.

    As a CD-ED student you still have all the benefits of attending a tradition college including practical on-the-job work experience in a real HIM employment setting and ongoing Career Placement Assistance, without the costly commute and rigid classroom schedule.

    CD-ED has provided Canadians with top quality online learning and career support services for over 20 years, helping thousands of Canadians realize their career potential by removing barriers to their education.  Our online learning model offers one-on-one instructor support, live student services and online personal support resources, and freedom and flexibility to fit your lifestyle. You choose how and when to organize your schooling schedule in a way that suits your needs.

  • About the Program

    Online Medical Office Administration Program in as Little as 64 Weeks!  If you’re great with people, detail-oriented, and interested in learning medical-based terminology, transcription, and office procedures, one of our online Medical Office Administration programs could be for you.

    The CD-ED Medical Office Administration programs provide the practical skills and industry support it takes to pursue a rewarding healthcare office career, in the flexible and convenient CD-ED Distance Learning format.

    Career Opportunities

    In Canada, Medical Office Administration professionals are employed by hospitals, health clinics, medical and dental offices and in other offices throughout the public and private sectors, including:

    • Private Physician’s Practices
    • Optometrist & other Specialists’ Offices
    • Medical Clinics
    • Government Departments
    • Insurance companies
    • Federal Department of Health
    • Medical supply companies
    • Veterinary practices
    • Medical transcription facilities
    • Local public health departments
    • Hospital Departments
    • Nursing homes
    • Chiropractor Practices
    • Massage Therapy Offices
    • Medical Clinics

    As a Medical Office Administrator, you’re the one who keeps the offices of doctors, chiropractors and other healthcare professionals running smoothly. Medical Office Administrators interact with patients, manage records and billing, oversee office procedures and contribute to the efficiency and overall patient experience in a medical setting.

    CD-ED has provided Canadians with top quality online learning and career support services for over 20 years, helping thousands of Canadians realize their career potential by removing barriers to their education.  Our online learning model offers one-on-one instructor support, live student services and online personal support resources, and freedom and flexibility to fit your lifestyle. You choose how and when to organize your schooling schedule in a way that suits your needs.

Legal, Policing Programs

Technology, Networking Programs

  • About the Program

    Take Online IT Courses to Start Your New Career in Just 70 Weeks!  IT Professionals with desktop and networking skills are versatile and valuable members of any IT support system. Take online IT courses with the Centre for Distance Education (CD-ED) to earn a diploma that also prepares you to earn four industry standard certifications, helping to make you in demand with employers from small businesses to large corporations. You’ll have the skills to troubleshoot desktop hardware and software issues as well as support the underlying network infrastructure.

    Career Opportunities

    IT Professionals play an important role in the daily upkeep of their organization’s networks and computer systems by finding solutions to problems as they occur. Solving an IT problem in a timely manner is important because organizations depend on their computer systems. IT Professionals may provide assistance to the organization’s computer users through phone, email, or in-person visits.

    Career opportunities exist in a variety of settings. Almost all businesses, small to large, require technical help. Career paths include helpdesk support, network support, field technician, IT consultant to computer repair technician. With experience you can be a self-employed independent contractor.

    As a qualified IT Professional you can pursue a variety of positions, including:

    • Helpdesk Support
    • Network Support
    • Field Technician
    • IT Consultant
    • Computer Repair Technician

    Get the skills and confidence you need to launch a successful professional career – without the stress, cost and hassles of traditional schooling. As a CD-ED student you’ll enjoy complete flexibility with your online IT courses. You can manage your schooling around family, work and other responsibilities.

    CD-ED has provided Canadians with top quality online learning and career support services for over 20 years, helping thousands of Canadians realize their career potential by removing barriers to their education.  Our online learning model offers one-on-one instructor support, live student services and online personal support resources, and freedom and flexibility to fit your lifestyle. You choose how and when to organize your schooling schedule in a way that suits your needs.

Centre For Distance Education

Online College Courses for Stress-Free Career Preparation

CD-ED has provided Canadians with top quality online learning and career support services for over 20 years, helping thousands of Canadians realize their career potential by removing barriers to their education.

Our online learning model offers freedom and flexibility to fit your lifestyle. You choose how and when to organize your schooling schedule, in a way that suits your needs.

There’s no better feeling than self-improvement. Invest in yourself, your career, your future. It’s your learning experience, take control of it.

Quality Career-Training

Our diploma programs are career focused and nationally recognized by employers across the country. If you feel stuck trying to balance your family, work and other responsibilities, or classroom learning simply doesn’t work for you – you’ve come to the right place.

Some of the many benefits of attending CD-ED are:

Classes start weekly – You don’t need to wait for traditional class start dates – we make it easy for you to integrate education to fit into your life. CD-ED works with your busy schedule by offering frequent and flexible start dates. No more waiting around to start your career, begin classes right away.

High satisfaction ratings – Be confident when signing up for CD-ED knowing that it offers excellent career-training education. Reputation matters and word of mouth speaks the loudest. Read reviews from our satisfied graduates here.

Accessible learning environment – Each student can find something to suit their learning needs because CD-ED offers various learning management systems designed for different learning styles. At CD-ED no one is left behind.

20 years of online training – You can rest assured knowing that CD-ED’s online training experts have over 20 years of experience and thousands of graduate successes who, just like you, needed convenience without affecting quality in their education.

Transfer Credits – If you have prior education or work experience that would demonstrate knowledge in an area of study, you may be eligible for transfer credits. Curriculum credits are assessed on a case by case basis. Speak to an admissions representative to learn more.

Come to CD-ED to join a rich and supportive community. We’ll give you the boost you need to get your career started today.


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