St. Lawrence College campus
Kingston, Canada
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St. Lawrence College

Kingston·college·Est. 1967

$12,500

Tuition/yr

7,500

Enrollment

About St. Lawrence College

St. Lawrence College or St. Laurence College may refer to:St Laurence's College, a Catholic secondary school in Brisbane, Australia Cégep de Saint-Laurent, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada St.

St. Lawrence College (SLC) is a publicly funded Ontario college established in 1967, operating three campuses across Eastern Ontario, Kingston (its main campus), Cornwall, and Brockville. The Kingston campus sits on a 59-acre site and serves as the administrative and program hub of the institution. As of 2025, the college reported approximately 4,036 full-time equivalent students, with a substantial international student population: over 5,400 international study permits were processed in 2023 alone.

SLC offers approximately 89 full-time programs across eight academic schools covering Business, Health Sciences, Community Services, Justice Studies, Hospitality and Culinary Arts, Applied Arts, Science and Computing, and Skilled Trades. The college is authorized to grant bachelor's degrees in Nursing and Honours Behavioural Psychology, relatively rare distinctions for an Ontario college. Health sciences programs benefit from a formal partnership with Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), giving students access to clinical placements at an active regional hospital. Most programs incorporate co-op placements, practicums, or work-integrated learning components.

Kingston is a mid-sized city of roughly 140,000 people on Lake Ontario, roughly halfway between Toronto and Ottawa. The city is home to Queen's University and the Royal Military College alongside SLC, making it a student-dense community with established support services. A new 80,000-square-foot Student Life and Innovation Centre and updated health-care simulation labs have recently been added to the Kingston campus.

Campus & Location

Province

Ontario

Campus setting

Suburban

Cost of living: Housing: CAD 700–1,100/mo | Food: CAD 330–520/mo | Small city; student-friendly prices.

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)

PGWP 3 years for 2-year programs.

For Nepali students

Campuses in Kingston, Cornwall, and Brockville. Kingston is home to Queen's University — vibrant university town. Affordable rent. Strong in Business, IT, Health Sciences, and Culinary.

  • SLC's nursing, health sciences, and business programs are consistently in demand in Canada's labour market, and many align with the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) field-of-study requirements under the post-November 2024 IRCC rules, the college publishes a maintained PGWP-aligned program list that Nepali applicants can check before enrolling.
  • International undergraduate tuition runs approximately CAD $16,672 per year at the Kingston campus, placing SLC at the lower end of Canadian college tuition compared to institutions in Toronto or Vancouver, and monthly living costs in Kingston (CAD $1,100–$1,500) are meaningfully lower than in Canada's major metros.
  • The college offers a merit-based entrance scholarship for international students: up to CAD $4,000 (one-time, first semester) for applicants with 80%+ grades, with smaller awards at lower grade thresholds, a concrete offset for Nepali students who typically arrive with strong academic records.
  • SLC maintains regional recruitment offices covering the Indian Subcontinent, meaning Nepali applicants have access to a dedicated regional contact, and third-party admission platforms operating specifically for Nepal (e.g., admissionnepal.com) already list SLC, indicating an established pipeline for Nepali students navigating the application process.

Programs(3)

Diploma — Business Administration

School of Business & Management

Business & Management
Diploma~$12k/yr2 yrIELTS 6+september, january, mayPGWP

PG Diploma — Cybersecurity

School of Computing & Academic Studies

Computer Science & IT
PG Diploma~$13k/yr1 yrIELTS 6+GPA 2.5+september, januaryPGWP

PG Diploma — Business Analytics

School of Business & Management

Data Science & Analytics
PG Diploma~$13k/yr1 yrIELTS 6+GPA 2.5+september, january, mayPGWP

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Admission requirements — Nepali equivalents

A rough translation of the published minimums for Nepali applicants:

GPA 3.060%+ in NEB +2, B+ average in Cambridge A-levels, or Second Division in a TU bachelor's degree.
GPA 3.370%+ in NEB +2 or First Division in a TU bachelor's degree.
GPA 3.675%+ in NEB +2 or First Division with Distinction in a TU bachelor's degree.
IELTS 6.5The most common graduate minimum — achievable with 2–3 months of focused preparation. IELTS 7.0+ needed for the most competitive programs.

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Data last verified: 2026-06-18 · Source: https://www.stlawrencecollege.ca. Information may change — verify with St. Lawrence College’s official website before applying.