Brampton, as one of the larger suburban towns (in fact, it is large enough to call itself a city) surrounding Toronto, has many educational offerings for students of all ages from Montessori pre-school to real estate license courses. Some of these are public school programs offered through the government and others are private secondary college institutes or community programs. All are accessible to the public but some may require an application to be submitted and approved or the payment of a tuition fee. Public school is of course free.
The only post-secondary educational institution located within the borders of the city of Brampton itself is one of the two campuses of Sheridan College. The other is located in Etobicoke, another suburb of Toronto. Sheridan College is primarily an arts and design college, but does offer some programs that deal at least peripherally with business. The college has trained many animators, graphic novelists, designers and artists who now ply their trade in different ways, from making movies to spray-painting wall words. It is the second largest art and design school in North America, with the first being the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia.
There are more schools in Brampton than there are ladies' pants in a ladies' pants store. As with most other towns in the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario in general there are two separate school boards, a secular one and a Catholic run, that offer education to Brampton residents. Both boards have a number of schools scattered throughout the neighborhoods of Brampton and parents can choose to send their children to either according to their religion and inclination. Instruction is also available in French Immersion at some schools. The law requires all children to receive education from some quarter, whether at a school or at a nanny agency in Calgary, and to undertake a series of standardized tests at regular intervals.
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