This diploma program introduces students to fundamental skills of job search and business communication using the communicative approach. Areas of focus include exploration of a wide variety of business topics including finance, trade, marketing, customer service and office management skills. Students are required to do independent activities, graded assignments and/or exams for each course.
Students who successfully meet all academic requirements will receive a Business diploma.
Monday – Friday
12:30 – 3:00 PM
$1,420
Registration fee: $150.
Students who register more than once in this program within 1 year, may not need to pay the registration fee again.
Classes start on Mondays. If the class is full on your preferred Monday, the registrar will give you a future date.
If you successfully complete the Business Diploma program, you can enter higher level LCC Diploma programs – and some other Canadian college and university programs – without another English entrance exam. Talk to our registrars for details!
To register in a Career Co-op Diploma Program or TESOL Program, you must have an English level of at least CLB 6 (IELTS 5.5).
To register for vocational/Co-op programs, such programs classified as Class A and Class B, students must provide proof of their English language proficiency by submitting either:
i. one of the following recent test results:
Name of English language assessment/test Minimum score(s)/level(s)*
1. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Minimum overall score of 5.5
2. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) IBT Minimum overall score of 46
3. Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) Minimum overall score of 40
4. Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, and Writing 5.
5. Duolingo English Test (DET) Minimum overall score of 95
6. Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic Minimum overall score of 43
7. Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE) Minimum overall score of 160 or “C”
8. Cambridge Linguaskill Minimum overall B2 level
9. LANGUAGECERT Academic Minimum overall B2 level
10. The Michigan English Test (MET) Minimum overall B2 level
11. iTEP Academic Minimum overall score of 3.5
12. EIKEN Minimum placement of Grade Pre-1
Or,
ii. evidence of 3 years of full-time secondary (Grades 8-12) or post-secondary education that has been completed in English in an English-speaking country.
LCC’s Business Diploma Program (BDP) is approved byPrivate Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. For more information about our designation, including an approved program list, please click here.
Review the admission policy and our other policies. If needed, take our free online English assessment.
Choose your preferred start dates. If the course is full, you may need to switch dates.
