The following organizations have partnered with NACC to deliver value for our member colleges, their staff and/or students. Read below to learn more about each partnership and the benefits they offer.
Platinum Sponsors (A-Z):
Gold Sponsors (A-Z):
Silver Sponsors (A-Z):
| Cambridge University Press & Assessment | eLoft Careers | guard.me |
| iTEP International | Life and Death Matters | Studiosity |
Other Partners (A-Z):
4stay
4stay is an online marketplace connecting students and interns with local hosts, room providers, and roommates near their destinations.
Launched in June 2017, 4stay an online resource for students and interns looking for off-campus housing. We’re creating a positive economic ecosystem that is transforming the matchmaking process of student housing rentals. We’re creating possibilities for our students, schools, hosts, workplaces, campuses, and cities.
We exist to better the lives of as many students as possible by offering affordable homes. The partnership between 4stay and NACC is designed to address the unique housing needs of career college students, offering dedicated booking pages for NACC member institutions, and increasing the housing options available to students. Through 4stay’s platform, NACC member institutions and their students gain access to a curated selection of verified, quality accommodations, fostering a positive and conducive environment for academic success.
Advance Education
Advance Education (formerly Advance 360 Education) is an education marketing agency that elevates student success through marketing campaigns as unique as you are. We provide a comprehensive approach to understanding the complete student lifecycle while guiding our post-secondary education clients toward the most effective strategies to create positive outcomes. Part of Advance Local, a company comprised of some of the nation’s leading local media groups, software and data platforms, and marketing agencies, Advance Education offers enterprise-level resources and the flexibility of a boutique agency. Our proprietary first- and third-party datasets, marketing technology, and deep experience in the education sector are among our biggest differentiators to guide strategies for our partner schools.
Contact: Anthony Espinoza, aespinoza@advanceeducation.com, (310) 704-5369
Website: advanceeducation.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advance-education/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/advanceed1
ampEducator
Connect, Manage and Deliver Student data all in one place.
ampEducator is an academic management platform that includes CRM, SIS and LMS capabilities built specifically for higher education.
With many third party integrations, a robust API and Webhooks we can help you connect/sync to any existing data and learning platforms.
We provide the necessary support and training along with a customized Onboarding Plan focusing on your priorities for success.
Get started today and sign up for a free trial available on our website.
Data Driven Marketing
Description coming soon!
CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the tech-forward community of the $5.2 trillion global IT ecosystem and the hub for the approximately 75 million professionals who design, deploy, manage and secure the technology that powers the modern economy. Through collaboration, education, certifications, advocacy and market research, CompTIA delivers the tech talent that moves the workforce forward.
The CompTIA Academic Partner Program
The CompTIA Academic Partner Program prepares today’s students to be employable in our global digital economy. Through our partnership, we provide tools and resources to help schools deploy turnkey curriculum including fundamental digital skills, IT and Cybersecurity. CompTIA Academic Partners leverage our learning resources, eLearning courseware and hands-on labs. CompTIA also provides skills validation through CompTIA’s vendor-neutral certifications, giving your students a competitive edge in securing that dream tech job. In addition, we support instructors with continuous training and teaching best-practices through our connected global network. Together, with our partners, we aim to deliver in-demand tech talent to the global workforce. We deliver all of this to you wrapped in our LMS access where you can operate, report, and see the progress of your students and ultimately integrating directly to your Institution’s LMS, reducing all operational cost, streamlining access, consistency in training and operational efficiency. All at no cost to you!
CTMS Travel
CTMS Travel is your trusted partner in business travel management. For over 30 years we’ve proudly served both public and private sector clients. Our extensive experience and strong industry relationships empower us to deliver outstanding service while ensuring budget efficiency, flexibility, and safety are always prioritized.
As a proud partner of the NACC, we offer members access to premium travel management solutions designed to meet all your travel requirements.
Headquartered in Toronto, CTMS Travel has a global footprint with offices in Miami, Vancouver, New York, Los Angeles, and Dublin. Our strategic partnerships in Barcelona, Singapore and Hong Kong further expand our reach, providing the infrastructure and expertise necessary to deliver tailored travel solutions that align with your specific needs.
Our dedicated team of travel professionals utilizes advanced tools, personalized documentation, and exclusive programs to help save both time and money. We are committed to getting it right the first time, with an unwavering focus on customer satisfaction that lies at the heart of everything we do.
Our comprehensive services include:
- Tailored Travel Programs: Customized to fit your specific needs and budget.
- Pre-Negotiated Rates: Competitive pricing on flights, car rentals, accommodations, rail and vacation packages.
- Group Travel Coordination: Efficient management of large or small groups, ensuring a smooth experience while maximizing cost savings.
- Flexible Booking Policies: Easy modifications and cancellations to suit your plans.
- Insightful Reporting Tools: Intuitive tools for enhanced transparency and travel analytics.
- 24/7 Expert Support: Dedicated, in-house travel professionals available around the clock.
At CTMS Travel, we take immense pride in delivering exceptional service, ensuring that your travel plans are meticulously planned and executed—no matter where your journey takes you. Let us handle the details, so you can focus on what truly matters.
eLoft Careers
eLoft Careers mission is to maximize student and graduate success in today’s job market by teaching job search skills that work, bridging the transition from school to employment.
We partner with Career Colleges to accelerate student and graduate job market success by complementing your existing career services with expertly developed on-line/on-demand courses covering the 4 pillars of job search.
Our on-line/on-demand courses support your career services team in developing excellence in the areas of resume and cover letter development, interview skills development and preparation, and job search strategies and networking techniques.
As part of this partnership, NACC members may be eligible for volume discounts off the regular rate of $15/course/student/30 day access.
Colleges who choose to offer our courses can charge for the courses at a rate of their choice.
For more information or to schedule a free demo, please complete the eLoft Careers Interest Form and we will contact you shortly.
Enriched Academy
Enriched Academy works with individuals and organizations, including colleges, across the country to provide Canadians with the critical financial skills, knowledge, and habits they need to succeed.
By offering engaging video-based lessons with an online resource portal, they provide all the tools for your students’ financial success.
As part of this partnership, all regulated career colleges who are referred to Enriched Academy through NACC will receive a discounted rate.
NACC Member Colleges will receive a special price of $85.00 per student. Non-Member Colleges are offered a rate of $95.00 per student.
Colleges who choose to participate can charge for this program at a rate of their choice.
Want more information or looking to bring Enriched Academy to your college? Please complete the Enriched Academy Interest Form and a representative will reach out to you shortly.
Enrollment Resources
Enrollment Resources is a team of marketing, technology and human behavior experts that specialize in school growth. We provide proven solutions and expert support to increase student enrollment and lower costs.
For more than 20 years, we’ve helped Career Schools, Universities, Trades Colleges, private K-12 and other schools of all sizes to prosper through EDU specific expertise, personalized guidance and unparalleled technical innovation.
Through years of tests to continually push performance benchmarks for our partner schools, we created Virtual Adviser, our powerful software platform designed to combat top challenges schools face today including lead volume, contact rate and rising costs. Virtual Adviser Lead Funnels and other Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) tools help schools to:
- Increase Leads
- Improve Contact Rate
- Lower Cost-Per-Start
Our combination of research-backed technical solutions and dedicated service consistently give our partner schools a competitive advantage.
Whether you’re in need of digital marketing to grow your school, have an existing agency and want to increase conversions or are an agency looking to supercharge lead generation and enrollments for a school, we can help.
Generation Marketing
Generation Marketing is an international full-service marketing agency with
offices in Canada, Poland and Spain. They work to build brands, create presence and generate high-quality leads that are connected directly to your sales team.
They use a cutting edge approach to generate high converting leads. Meaning they use sophisticated methods to help you connect live and in real time with your audience. They have decades of experience in the education sector, combining proven enrollment strategies with the technical side of creating high-performing landing pages.
They work with clients to ensure they are using up-to-date best practices to convert customers. Identifying prospects, mapping your journey, and recognizing engagement opportunities are all important parts of their conversion process. They will work with your team to figure out how to find more customers in a cost effective method.
Great Exposure
Celebrating Over 25 Years of Excellence in Education Marketing
With more than 25 years of unparalleled expertise in education marketing, Great Exposure stands out as a premier software development and marketing agency exclusively committed to serving clients in the global post-secondary education sector.
Experience the ultimate in school management through CampusLogin’s state-of-the-art Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Student Information System (SIS) platforms, specifically designed to meet the needs of post-secondary institutions. Our comprehensive, all-in-one solution streamlines the recruitment process, simplifies lead and vendor management, and effectively oversees the entire student lifecycle. From admissions and communications to analytics and student finance management, everything you need is conveniently consolidated in one user-friendly interface.
Our lead generation services are meticulously crafted for the post-secondary education sector, comprising two primary components: pay-per-lead (PPL) campaigns and tailored ad buys, including search engine marketing (SEM) and social media marketing (SMM). Additionally, our innovative career search portals offer a unique matchmaking solution that connects prospective students with the right educational programs nearby, facilitating the enrollment process and enhancing your institution’s start rates.
By leveraging our cutting-edge tools and dedicated expertise, Great Exposure is here to empower your educational institution to thrive in a competitive landscape.
guard.me
guard.me is a solutions-focused health and wellness insurance provider for domestic and international students, staff, and schools. guard.me believes that students should be cared for from the start of their studies, not only after something happens. Caring for students both physically and mentally is essential to help them achieve their academic goals. guard.me is proud to be the only health insurance provider with a strong focus on mental wellness and has dedicated programs for staff and students’ well-being.
The keep.meSAFE program was created with students in mind, to help them navigate mental health struggles. Whether this is exam stress, feeling homesick, or just needing someone to talk to about their experiences, keep.meSAFE has resources that help students. This includes a 24/7 telemedicine service, available to all students to connect with a mental health professional quickly and easily. Additionally, the program provides training and resources to school staff to help them better understand what students are going through and how to best help them.
For over 25 years, guard.me has been an innovator in the health insurance industry for students, schools, and their staff. Reach out to guard.me to see how they can provide a solutions-focused approach to your health and wellness insurance needs.
Halladay Education Group Inc.
At Halladay Education Group, we are the top mergers and acquisitions advisory firm exclusively focused on selling private schools in Canada and the USA. Our success is not just in our deep understanding of our client’s expectations but in consistently surpassing them. With a seasoned team that combines decades of experience across a wide range of private school sectors, we provide customized M&A services crucial to a successful sale, merger, or acquisition. We fill the gap in the private education market, working with private school owners and buyers from the USA, Canada, and internationally on the sale of their for-profit or non-profit educational institutions, including K-12, Boarding, Online, ESL, Career Colleges, and Universities.
Higher Education Marketing
HEM offers online, real-time professional learning for career college marketers in a variety of subject areas.
Each course is designed to be suitable as an introductory level for those who want to learn the fundamentals and can accommodate those registrants with an intermediate level of understanding who are looking to better optimize their efforts.
SEO Fundamentals for Schools
In this hands-on course, you will learn the necessary skills to implement an effective SEO strategy for your school.
Introduction to Google Ads for Schools
An effective implementation of Google Ads as part of your top-of-the-funnel (TOFU) strategy can contribute to bringing a consistent stream of leads to your school.
Introduction to Google Analytics for Schools
Eager to boost your understanding of Google Analytics? With the right skills and training, you can build your confidence and discover how to apply data insights to improve your school’s digital marketing decision-making process.
Facebook & Instagram Advertising Strategies for Education
This course covers the latest fundamentals of Facebook and Instagram Advertising so that school marketers can create, optimize and report on ad campaign effectiveness with confidence.
Digital Marketing Fundamentals for Schools
Discover the essentials of digital marketing and how it supports overall marketing goals and objectives for schools.
Custom Course and Training Services
Each school’s makeup is different and as such, each school has different training needs and requirements. Let our team design and deliver custom training to support your school’s digital marketing or recruitment needs.
Our partnership with HEM gives NACC members a discount on all of the digital education marketing courses listed above! Use PROMO CODE NACC10 at checkout to receive a 10% discount. Learn more and register now on the HEM Academy website:
HUB International
At HUB, our vision is to be everywhere risk exists, helping protect what matters most. Our Education Specialty Practice is dedicated to serving the needs of educational institutions across Canada and our experts specialize in risk management and mitigation in the education sector.
HUB International is excited to partner with the NACC to provide a single source solution to address your college’s most pressing corporate risk, insurance and human capital challenges. As the largest brokerage in Canada, we can provide cost-effective and creative solutions tailored to your unique college. By creating a “one stop shop” for NACC members, college administrators and owners can focus their attention on education and program development, knowing that they have access to best-in-class solutions designed specifically for the career college market. HUB has partnered with insurance companies and carriers to create a bespoke solution reserved for NACC members. Colleges will be able choose from these plan offerings based on their unique needs and risks:
- Commercial Insurance
- Risk Management Services
- Surety Bonds
- Employee Benefits
- Group Retirement and Savings
- Student Health Plans
- Personal Insurance Digital Marketplace
- Other
MDT Marketing
Description coming soon!
Life and Death Matters
In the field of palliative care education for Personal Support Workers (PSWs) and nurses, Life & Death Matters is firmly established as a pioneering force. With years of experience, they offer a diverse range of competency-based educational materials, including textbooks, online courses, videos, podcasts, Instructor’s Guides, and PowerPoint™ presentations.
Their comprehensive textbooks are valuable resources for both students and graduates of PSW and nursing programs. Covering a wide spectrum of palliative care topics, these textbooks provide in-depth insights, practical knowledge, and evidence-based approaches for delivering care in various settings, such as the community, long-term care facilities, and acute care environments.
Incorporating multimedia resources into its educational repertoire, Life & Death Matters offers an extensive selection of videos and podcasts that explain and explore current palliative care topics. These engaging resources facilitate visual and auditory learning experiences, making complex concepts more accessible and relatable. Through interviews with palliative care experts and real-life scenarios, PSWs develop a comprehensive understanding of palliative care principles, strategies for integrating a palliative approach, and best practices for communicating and connecting in palliative care.
For educators, Life & Death Matters developed ready-to-use Instructor Guides and PowerPoint teaching presentations. These teaching tools support educators in providing quality palliative care education to as many care providers as possible. By streamlining the teaching process and offering engaging learning activities, educators can efficiently deliver captivating and effective educational experiences.
The partnership between NACC and Life & Death Matters underscores a shared commitment to promoting a compassionate and informed approach to end-of-life care. Life & Death Matters has created the resources used to deliver Module 9, “Assisting the Dying Person,” in the NACC Personal Support Worker and Home Support Worker Curriculum. These resources encompass the textbook and workbook, titled “Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers” (2nd Edition), along with a library of podcasts and videos, as well as teaching materials.
By harnessing Life & Death Matters’ resources, NACC aims to equip its members with the essential skills and knowledge needed to provide exceptional care during the most critical moments. This collaboration aims to furnish healthcare workers and educators with comprehensive palliative care education resources and training to support those engaged in end-of-life care.
For further information or to access Life & Death Matters’ resources, please visit their website by clicking the button below or get in touch with Kath Murray at kath@lifeanddeathmatters.ca.
Orbund
Orbund is a student information system (SIS) provider to postsecondary education. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, the company serves a full range of non-profit and proprietary institutions in North America and abroad. Orbund’s SIS technology answers higher education’s calls for a true, cloud-based, configurable system. The Einstein and Edison SIS products are Software-as-a-Service solutions. The architecture features configuration for small schools or multi-campus colleges offering ground-based, online, and blended academic programs.
Pallium Canada
NACC has partnered with Pallium Canada to offer the LEAP Personal Support Worker program to our Member Colleges.
LEAP Personal Support Worker is an online, self-learning course built by Canadian palliative care experts. It focuses on palliative care approach content that is designed for personal support workers, care aides, and health care assistants working in long-term care, home care, nursing homes, and acute care.
Download the LEAP Personal Support Worker Information Sheets in English or French.
When combined with our Member College’s own work, LEAP Personal Support Worker will extend learning for graduates long after they leave your College and enter into the healthcare system.
As part of this partnership, NACC Member Colleges will receive a special price of $30.00 per student for the LEAP Personal Support Worker program, compared to the regular cost of $45.00 per student, for an exclusive savings of 33.3% for our Member Colleges. NACC Member Colleges who choose to participate can charge for this program at a rate of their choice.
Pallium Canada is providing dedicated service to support Members who choose to offer this self-learning palliative care course to their students. If you are interested, please reach out to your province’s Pallium representative below for more information and to confirm your participation:
For Member Colleges in:
- Ontario
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Newfoundland & Labrador
Please call or e-mail:
Alana Corkery
acorkery@pallium.ca
(416) 786-3896
For Member Colleges in:
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Yukon, Northwest Territories,
and Nunavut
Please call or e-mail:
Kelsey Fonda
kfonda@pallium.ca
(604) 335-8123
Payworks
Payworks is a leading expert in workforce management solutions, providing tools for payroll, human resources, time and absence management, and more. Their suite of products enables organizations to streamline their HR and payroll processes and empowers employees with self-service functionality. Payworks clients also receive tailored service through a dedicated customer service representative.
As part of this exclusive partnership, NACC Members will receive a discounted rate of 15% off select Payroll services (including the Payroll Run Charge, Per Employee Paid fee, and T4s/R1s fees).
Download the Payworks resources below to learn more about their featured services:
| Payworks Services Brochure (EN) | Brochure des services de paie (FR) |
| Employee Self-Service Brochure (EN) | Brochure libre-service pour les employés (FR) |
Interested in streamlining your Payroll & HR processes with Payworks? Complete the NACC Member Inquiry Form linked below and a Payworks representative will follow up on your inquiry shortly.
Pearson
At Pearson, we believe that learning is no longer just a stage of life, but a lifelong journey. Our digital products such as MyLab, Mastering, Revel and Pearson eText are trusted by millions of people worldwide to help them learn a new language, re-skill or up-skill, or master course content in order to realize the life that they imagine. We are deeply committed to supporting regulated and career colleges in Canada and the diverse student body that they serve. Our state-of-the-art digital platforms and trusted, world-class content help learners succeed in their coursework and exit their programs job-ready.
Placement Pass by ParaMed
ParaMed’s pre-placement services portal Placement Pass is Canada’s leading option to validate student pre-placement requirements for work in a variety of industries and sectors, both medical and non-medical. More than 225,000 students across Canada having been cleared for work via our simple and secure portal. Backed by Canada’s largest Home and Long-Term Care organization, a Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Executive and with access to over 2,000 Nurses, we make it easy for employers, colleges and universities to confirm the qualifications of students through a portal that is fast, simple and secure. Hundreds of organizations in health care, education, legal services and more rely on our trusted technology and experience in prerequisite placement services to manage pre-placement compliance safely and easily. With Placement Pass, you can ensure student readiness for placement, giving students an easy, secure and confidential service where they can upload their documentation and access program information.
Let Placement Pass be your students’ pass to success!
Studiosity
Studiosity delivers ethical and formative feedback at scale to over 250 institutions worldwide. With our customized AI-powered, learner-centric ‘Plus’ service, all students can benefit from formative feedback in minutes. From their first draft to just before submission, more students will be able to receive personalized feedback – including guidance on how they can demonstrably improve their own work and critical thinking skills. Actionable insight is accessible to faculty and leaders, revealing the scale of engagement with support, cohorts requiring intervention, and measurable learning progress. Together, we can increase life chances for every student.
StudyInsured
Are you looking for a reliable and trusted travel insurance partner for your school’s international students? Look no further than StudyInsured.
With years of experience in the travel insurance industry, StudyInsured offers customized insurance plans that cater specifically to the needs of global students, travelers, and workers. They are renowned for their expertise and ability to work closely with clients to develop unique and comprehensive student insurance plans.
Whether you’re interested in partnering with them or have any questions, comments, or suggestions, they are always ready to help. Contact them today and give your international students the peace of mind they deserve.
TELUS Wise
TELUS Wise is a cyber awareness program designed to assist students, instructors and the community to better protect themselves as we work and live online.
TELUS Wise is a free digital literacy education program that offers informative workshops and resources to help Canadians of all ages have a positive experience as digital citizens. They have created a vast library of digital literacy and online safety resources in collaboration with partners in technology, child protection and law enforcement to help Canadians of all ages stay safe in our digital world.
Download the TELUS Wise Information Sheets in English or French.
TELUS Wise workshops are available online and can be completed individually, or instructors can share them with students in a classroom setting.
To access free TELUS Wise workshops in English or French, please visit the following sites to register in your preferred language:
Wavemakers
Wavemakers is a work-integrated learning program utilizing cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking innovation to connect diverse post-secondary students in the virtual world. Wavemakers offers an opportunity for students to build futureproof skills, mindsets, and networks they will need to thrive in their future careers. With their accomplished mentor program, students receive guidance and knowledge from leading industry experts.
All NACC members with a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) number are eligible to have their students apply for this valuable work-integrated learning program. Please refer to this official list of DLIs to confirm your college’s eligibility.