ACE Distance Programs for Academic Upgrading

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Is ACE Online right for you?

Adult learner out of school?
Need to get ready for college?
Missing some entrance requirements?
Need a credential to improve job opportunities?

You can earn credit for:

  • Apprenticeship Math
  • Computers
  • Core Math
  • Physics
  • Self Management/Self Direction
  • Technology Math
  • Biology
  • Business Math
  • Chemistry
  • Communications

Learn more about ACE credentials and their equivalencies.

Learn to Learn Course

We care about your success and are committed to providing you with high quality online courses and support to enable you to reach your goal. To help you succeed, we have developed an Assessment and Orientation course called Learn to Learn. All ACE Distance students must complete the Learn to Learn course BEFORE enrolling in an ACE Distance course.

This 20 hour course will help you make sure you have the necessary personal, computer and academic skills to successfully participate in ACE Distance courses. There is also material that will teach you how to be an effective online learner. You can proceed through the material at your own pace.

The instructor, Stephanie Balsdon, will help you to develop an Individualized Training Plan (ITP) based on your goal. Stephanie is also available to help you by providing advice, follow up and encouragement in partnership with your online teachers once you have registered in the ACE course of your choice.

The Learn to Learn course is intended to help you determine if online learning is the right choice for you. It is a process to get you started as quickly as possible taking the right courses. To be sure you're ready, register for the Learn to Learn course today.

Learn to Learn Course Registration Process

  1. Click here to start the Learn to Learn registration process.
  2. We will send you a return email with the necessary log in information.
  3. On the following Monday you will be receive directions..

Who must take the Learn to Learn Course

  1. All students who are registering for an ACE Distance course for the first time.
  2. Students who have completed L2L in the past may be asked to update or re-do their training plan in compliance with Ministry requirements.

After you finish the Learn to Learn Course

Once you have completed the Learn to Learn pre-requisite, you are ready to begin your ACE Distance studies. You will be allowed to register in one course.

OPTION 1: FREE ACE Distance Classes (limited space)

Free ACE Distance intake takes place the first week of September, November, January, March and April and June.

  1. Submit an online registration form and choose only one ACE Distance course.
  2. If you are applying for a  high-demand course (Communications, Core Math, Biology), send an email to info@cscau.com to be put on the approved  list.  Please tell Stephanie which college you will be registering through (George Brown College). Stephanie will confirm if  there is space in the intake you are applying for.
  3. We will send you an email confirming receipt of your registration.
  4. Once intake begins you will be officially registered and will receive a confirmation of registration. You will also receive instructions on how to log in to your ACE Distance course and will receive your George Brown student ID number.

OPTION 2: ACE Distance offered for a fee (more space)

ACE Distance intake is in May, July, August, October, December, and February as a paid option. Details of prices for the respective courses are listed below. If you are a client of Ontario Works, talk to your worker about having OW cover this cost.

  1. Submit an online registration form and choose only one ACE Distance course.
  2. Send a certified cheque or money order for the price of the course (not the textbook), made out to George Brown College, to this address:

George Brown College
ACE Distance
200 King St. E., Rm. 524A
Toronto, ON M5A 3W8

Your cheque must be received before intake begins. When we receive it, we will send you an email confirming receipt of your registration.

  1. Once intake begins you will be officially registered and will receive a confirmation of registration. You will also receive instructions on how to log in to your ACE Distance course and will receive your George Brown student ID number.
  2. *If you are registered with Ontario Works, contact your caseworker to pay for these courses.

You may take a combination of free and paid-option ACE Distance courses. Congratulations on your decision to enrol in ACE Distance. Your future awaits you!

ACE Distance Courses, Tuition and Text Book Costs

CourseTuitionHoursText Book Costs
Apprenticeship Mathematics$603.00100$142.40 + $25 shipping
Business Mathematics$723.60120$106.81 + $25 shipping
Core Mathematics$723.60120No Text Required
Technology Mathematics$723.60120$59.90 + $25 shipping
Biology$723.60120No Text Required
Chemistry$723.60120No Text Required
Physics$723.60120$189.20 +$25 shipping
Communications$723.60120No Text Required
Self-Management Self-Direction$482.4080No Text Required
Computers$603.00100No Text Required

More information about ACE Online and ACE Certificate

For more information about ACE Online and the ACE Certificate visit the ACE Distance website.

Contact George Brown College's ACE Distance team for more information: call 416-415-5000 ext. 6193 or email at acedistance@georgebrown.ca

If you’re interested in attending Academic Upgrading classes at George Brown's downtown campus, visit the Academic Upgrading page, email at upgradinginfo@georgebrown.ca or call 416-415-5000 ext. 3560.