Columbia International College

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Columbia International College of Canada is a private school in Hamilton, Ontario which is inspected and registered with the Ontario Ministry of Education.

Columbia International College was founded in 1979 as a response to a need by international students wanting to graduate from a North American secondary school. Its west end campus is located at the former Ainslie Wood School operated by the Hamilton Board of Education.

It is the largest private boarding university-preparatory school in Canada, with 1,200 students from 48 countries. Its facilities include a teaching campus and residences in the west end, satellite residential campuses downtown and on the West Mountain, and a 700 acre (2.8 km²) centre for outdoor education and leadership training at Bark Lake, north of Toronto.

Columbia International College is a member of the Independent School Associations of Ontario and the Industry-Education Council of Hamilton. Some faculty hold post-graduate degrees and some are members of the Ontario College of Teachers. Its vision is to be the "first choice private school for students throughout the world". 95-100 % of graduates are accepted into universities in North America.