Career Choice is available to hourly full-time and reduced-time employees who have worked at Amazon for at least one continuous year, if this is your situation, connect with your Employee Resource Center (ERC) representative at Amazon.

NOTE: In order to participate in any of the approved programming, you must ensure that you meet the program requirements.  Please consult your choice program’s webpage for the Admission Requirements.

Not sure if you meet all of the requirements?  Academic Upgrading or the Test Centre may be able to help with that.

To take advantage of the Amazon Career Choice Educational program’s tuition assistance, only those programs that are on the approved list qualify Amazon Inc. | Partners.

Yes, Full-time Amazon associates are eligible for the maximum benefit of $3,000 (all dollar amounts are CAD) per year with a lifetime maximum of $12,000, any amounts incurred outside of this are the responsibility of the Amazon Associate.

NOTE: Failing more than two courses within a calendar year may affect additional Amazon Career Choice funding, you can contact your Employee Resource Center (ERC) representative at Amazon for more information.

You can find the complete list of approved programs via Amazon Inc. | Partners

After connecting with your Amazon Employee Resource Centre (ERC), and submitting your application for tuition assistance via the Amazon portal at Amazon Career Choice (connect with your ERC representative if you’re not sure how to submit your request), having received confirmation that your application was approved via a Payment Request number being issued in your portal account, you would then email AC Amazon Support at AmazonSupport@algonquincollege.com, supplying the Payment Request number, your profile information in order to create a student account, as well as confirming the program of study you wish to pursue (if following a part-time program, indicate which courses and course start dates you’d like to begin with).  Once this information has been received and confirmed with Amazon Support, registration will be processed and a welcome email sent with information on accessing your course(s).  If you are applying to a full-time program, you also have to submit an application for the program itself via https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en.

After connecting with your Amazon Employee Resource Centre (ERC), and submitting your application for tuition assistance via the Amazon portal at Amazon Career Choice (connect with your ERC representative if you’re not sure how to submit your request), having received confirmation that your application was approved via a Payment Request number being issued in your portal account, you would both apply for the program through https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en and then email AC Amazon Support at AmazonSupport@algonquincollege.com, supplying the Payment Request number, your profile information in order to create a student account, as well as confirming the program of study you wish to pursue.

To have your tuition covered under the Amazon Tuition Assistance program, it is advised that you wait to receive confirmation that your application has been approved, via a Payment Request number through the Amazon portal. Once you’ve confirmed this, you can then contact AmazonSupport@algonquincollege.com to start the registration process, it is AC Sponsorship that will process your actual registration.

No, students purchase their textbooks directly from Connections: The Campus Bookstore and then submit their textbook receipt to Amazon directly for reimbursement.

Course tuition is due upon registration for a part-time course.

Many courses require textbooks and/or additional software. To determine if a textbook is required for your courses, please visit Connections: The Campus Store.

Course fees are charged at the International student fee rate for those on work permits. Further information on fees can be found by visiting the Registrar’s Office website at https://www.algonquincollege.com/ro.

• All coursework is completed online: Students must have access to a computer with reliable Internet and must be comfortable working with technology. NOTE: in addition to online theory courses, some programs may require in-person work integrated learning experiences such as placement or field projects.
• Online learning is self-directed: Students are expected to follow a calendar to work through course materials, readings and assessments each week. Skills such as time management, organization and independence will be vital to your success.
• There are no lectures or mandatory synchronous (live or virtual) sessions: Students will be expected to read through course materials supplemented with videos, interactive online tools, and required readings in textbooks.
• Courses are supported by a course facilitator: Students work through the course materials independently – these are not professor-led courses as you would find in the traditional way via an in-class, face-to-face setting. Facilitators are available to support student questions providing clarity via email, discussion boards, announcements, grades and feedback on assessments.
• While flexible, online courses will still have set deadlines and expectations: Students are able to log in and complete coursework on their own schedules, and there are no pre-determined login times or timetables. Courses are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, there are pre-determined deadlines for all readings, course work and assessments that must be completed on time to be successful.

For further information regarding getting started in your online course or program, please visit our Online Orientation webpage.  You should review this orientation information before your first day of classes.

• Facilitators can provide support for questions related to the course material (i.e., quizzes, lessons, assignments, etc.)
• Student Success Specialists can provide support if you are falling behind and feel you may require additional support, please reach out to Student Success Specialists by email.
• Student Advisors, if you are a full-time student, your Student Advisor can assist with questions about your program of study and course load as well as refer you to other support services.
• Program Support Officer, if you are a part-time student, your Program Support Officer can assist with general questions you may have as well as refer you to other support services.

Within 2-3 business days of registering for courses within an AC Online program, you will receive a welcome email, however, you will only be able to access your online course on or after the course start date.  The welcome email will include your student number and a list of all courses you are registered for in the upcoming semester, including the start and end dates as well as each course’s platform, either AC BrightSpace or OntarioLearn.

If you’ve registered for an AC Online full-time program, ensure you’ve confirmed your offer of acceptance via Ontario Colleges, finalized any outstanding admission requirements and ensure you’ve paid your tuition deposit by the due date.

Within your Welcome email, you will find a link to the part-time student or full-time program webpage.  This webpage will outline all information you require to access our Algonquin College Student Information System (ACSIS) an Algonquin Live Email, order textbooks, book exams, attend orientation, as well as how to log in to our Learning Management Systems, AC Brightspace and/or OntarioLearn. This page contains all the information a registered student will need to get started in online studies at Algonquin College.

If you have not received or misplaced your Welcome email, please contact us for a direct link to the part-time student or full-time program webpage.

Most courses run 14 weeks in duration.

The program duration is the length of time that you must complete all required courses in order to be eligible for the program’s credentials.

You can take a maximum of three (3) courses per semester in a part-time AC Online program, any more and you will need the approval of an AC Online Academic Manager.

Once Amazon Associates are registered in courses, they will be issued a student number and at that point will be able to access Algonquin College facilities which do include library resources (https://www.algonquincollege.com/library/.)

Please visit our How to Log In page for step-by-step directions to access your online courses through AC Brightspace or OntarioLearn, as well as technical support details should you require further assistance.

To be successful in online studies, all students will require a computer with a reliable Internet connection. In addition to these basic requirements, individual courses may require additional specialized software. Further information regarding computer software and hardware requirements can be found on the Technical Requirements webpage.

If you’ve confirmed your offer of acceptance to the program of study you’ve applied to via Ontario Colleges, you will need to:

1. Finalize any outstanding admission requirements
2. Ensure you’ve paid your tuition deposit by the due date
3. Get your timetable and other registration information by logging into ACSIS

For more information on the full-time on-campus registration process see https://www.algonquincollege.com/ro/register/.

Program Coordinator, for full-time on-campus programs, your Program Coordinator can assist with questions about your program of study and course load and refer you to other support services.

Applicants can apply for an exemption from individual courses in their program or from a general elective if they have previously taken a post-secondary course with similar learning outcomes. Transfer credits (exemptions) are for equivalent courses taken at recognized educational institutions. They are generally transcribed as “EX” and do not usually impact your GPA.

If you are interested in applying for five or more course exemptions, you may be interested in the advanced standing option for your program of study.

For more information and the next steps to apply for exemptions, please visit the Course Exemptions and Credit Transfers website or contact the Exemptions Team at exemption@algonquincollege.com .

If you have any previous education and/or work experience and would like to use that for course credit, you can find more information on this process on the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition website or contact the PLAR Coordinator at plar@algonquincollege.com.