CDI College
About : CDI College is a private, for-profit career college in Canada. It offers programs in the business, technology and health care fields. The college has 23 campus locations in five Canadian provinces: six in British Columbia, eight in Alberta, one in Manitoba, four in Ontario and five in Quebec. The school has been owned by the Eminata Group since 2007.
The now-defunct Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (CCi) purchased CDI Education Corporation in August 2003. CDI had a post-secondary education division of career colleges operating under the brand names of CDI College of Business and Technology and The Institute for Computer Studies. CDI's corporate training division operated under the brand name of CDI Corporation Education Services.
On November 8, 2007, Corinthian completed the sale of substantially all the assets of its corporate training division, CDI Education, for C$19 million (US$16 million) to CrossOff Incorporated. In December 2007, Corinthian re-branded its Ontario campuses as Everest College and sold the remaining campus locations across Canada to the Eminata Group.
In March 2012, a two-part investigative feature in the British Columbian paper The Province reported on student complaints and dubious business practices at CDI College and two other Canadian institutions owned by Eminata—University Canada West and Vancouver Career College. In December of that year seven CDI nursing students had their Practice Permits suspended by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta. Several Edmonton-based students later filed a lawsuit, claiming that their class activities in the nursing program included wheelchair racing, watching Netflix and learning human anatomy from colouring books. CDI College terminated the LPN program in 2013. They settled the lawsuit in 2018, paying out $1.88 million.
In November 2020, CDI College was named one of the ten private colleges under investigation for questionable recruitment practices, mainly targeting Indian students. The government of Quebec later suspended processing CAQ applications for CDI College, which are required for foreign students to study in the province.
In December 2020, the college was under investigation by UPAC for financial irregularities.
Features
Hands-on Training
Get hands-on training in our industry-standard labs so you can hone the skills you need to succeed in your new career.
Experienced Instructors
Be job-ready with help and guidance from our industry-experienced instructors.
Building Community
You'll join a tight-knit, supportive community with your fellow classmates, instructors, and support staff.
Online Program
Change your life for the better by training in one of CDI College's online diploma program.
Nationwide
CDI College has campuses located across Canada so you can get the training you need close to home.
Courses:
Business
- Accounting Assistant / Bookkeeper
- Banking and Financial Services
- Business Administration
- Business and Digital Marketing Management
- Business Management
- Computer Business Applications Specialist
- Event Management
- Hospitality Management
- Human Resources and Payroll Coordinator
- Office Administrator - Executive
- Office Assistant
- Social Media and Web Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- Warehouse and Distribution Management
- Computer-Aided Design and Drafting SpecialistComputer-Aided Design and Drafting Specialist
- Graphic Design Technology
- Dental Assisting
- Acupuncture
- Addictions and Community Services Worker
- Addictions Recovery Support for Youth and Families
- Community Services Worker
- Esthetics
- Massage Therapy
- Medical Lab Assistant / Technician
- Medical Office Administrator
- Medical Office Administrator with Unit Clerk
- Personal Support Worker
- Pharmacy Assistant
- Physiotherapy Assistant - Occupational Therapy Assistant