City School Application – Spring/Summer

Do you have one of the following statuses in Canada?
  • Canadian Citizen
  • Permanent Resident
  • Protected person / refugee claimant with notice of decision
Note: Those who are only granted permission to be in the country on a temporary basis are not eligible to take City School courses (e.g. visitor’s visa, study permit, work permit).

Priority is given to individuals who meet one or more of the criteria:

  • No or limited postsecondary experience. (i.e., Not having previously completed an apprenticeship, and/or a certificate, diploma, and/or a degree at a college or university).

  • Currently receiving government financial assistance - Ontario Works (OW), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), or Employment Insurance (EI). 

  • Unemployed or Underemployed

  • Living on low household income

You do not need to meet any of these criteria to apply, but spots will be offered first to applicants who are in one or more of these categories.

Do you meet one or more of the priority criteria?

Note: If no, you will be waitlisted and offered a spot only once registration has been completed for those who meet the priority criteria.
Will you be registered in another postsecondary course or program at the same time you intend to take a City School course? (This includes full-time or part-time studies, continuing education, and/or apprenticeships programs within or outside of Mohawk College).
Note: Anyone who will be registered in another postsecondary course or program will not be eligible to register for City School courses.
The name you are commonly known by and for which you'd like to appear on your City School records.
(Such records include: mailing address, email address, transcripts, credentials, verifications, OneCard, portal and learning platforms. Any tax forms will be generated in the students' legal name.)
 
Did you previously go by any other name(s) other than noted above?
We would like to check if you have previous records at Mohawk College under a different name to determine eligibility for programs and services.
If you are not a previous Mohawk College student or you do not remember your Student ID, please leave this blank.
Do you have a phone number?
Do you have an email address?
Highest level of education
Continuing Education or diploma/degree not completed
diploma, degree, apprenticeship successfully completed
How did you hear about City School?
ie. OW, ODSP, Career Coach
ie. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
ie. bus shelter, community newspaper, Google, mailer, flyer
family member or friend
What is your main goal or reason for taking this course?
to see if I'm ready for college or university, to use the credit toward a college program, etc.
to help find a job, build skills for employment, etc.
meet new people, build confidence, general interest, etc.
Are you currently working with an Employment Ontario service provider for job search support?
If you currently live in Hamilton, would you like us to connect you with Mohawk Community Employment Services?

Learn more about Mohawk College Community Employment Services.
By selecting “yes” you are consenting to us sharing your name, email and/or phone number with the CES team so they can contact you directly.
Do you anticipate needing accommodations or additional support to participate in this course?

Examples of accommodations are:

  • extra time for quizzes/tests/exams

  • extensions on assignments

  • accessing course material in alternate format (Braille, large print, digital, Kurzweil, etc) 

  • use of Assistive Technology (Kurzweil, Dragon, Read and Write, Large Print, etc)

  • note-taking support

Some accommodations require some time to arrange. If we know in advance that you require accommodations, we will do our best to have things in place when your course starts. 

You do not need to disclose any additional information on this form to request accommodations or support. 

Someone from City School may follow-up with you to discuss the accommodations you need.
I acknowledge that:

The information on this form is collected under the legal authority of the Colleges and Universities Act: R.S.O. 1980. C.272.S5:R.R.O 1980. Reg. 640. The information is used for the Administrative and Statistical purposes of the College and/or the ministries and agencies of the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada.

I understand personal information collected is to be used only for the purposes of assisting me in my attempts to pursue vocational goals through training and education.

I hereby authorize a representative of Mohawk College to release and/or exchange relevant information including academic and/or financial records with any representative of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
I declare that the above information is true and complete. I understand that any false information submitted in support of my application may invalidate my application and result in withdrawal of a “Letter of Acceptance” and/or registration.