Program Information

• Learn the fundamentals of drawing, design, digital graphics, and digital painting
• Build worlds through story development, storyboarding, and acting
• Create hand-drawn and rigged 2D animation
• Explore 3D modelling, texturing, rigging, and animation
• Delve into technical aspects including lighting, rendering, and post-processing
• Work as part of a team to develop and create animated capstone projects
• Create a final demo reel and portfolio to accompany your professional resume

• Canadian-based companies have created animation and effects for many box-office hits and award-nominated feature films such as Marmaduke (2022), Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), The Adams Family (2019), and popular television series such as Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series, and DC Superhero Girls.
• The 30 top-grossing films of all time featured high-end visual effects or computer-generated animation.¹
• Digital animation professionals find work at advertising agencies and video game companies, with movies and television, in digital marketing and more.
• Graduates have showcased their work internationally at events such as the Nickel Film Festival in NL; the National Film Festival for Talented Youth in Seattle, Washington; the Kerry International Film Festival in Ireland; the Upstate NY Horror Film Festival; and the TOFUZI International Festival of Animated Arts in Georgia, among many others.

1. Communicate a knowledge of animation tools, techniques, and concepts through each stage of production
2. Work collaboratively in a team environment on an animation production
3. Develop concepts for characters, environments, and props for use in an animation production
4. Design appropriate previsualizations using art and cinematography
5. Apply the production process to create assets for 2D and 3D animation
6. Prepare 2D and 3D assets for rigged animation
7. Produce realistic and stylized 2D and 3D animations
8. Create natural phenomena with the use of 3D simulations and effects
9. Composite animation, simulations, and effects through the post-production process
10. Integrate dialogue, sound effects, and music through the post-production process
11. Create materials to promote an animation project
12. Create a professional portfolio that demonstrates skills and knowledge

Mandatory Fees

• Application Fee - $100.00 per program (non-refundable) | Application Page
  Applicants must pay a non-refundable fee for each application to the College.
• The following fees are due during confirmation of acceptance to each program at the college:
  • Confirmation Fee - $103.00 per program annually (non-refundable)
    Student must pay a non-refundable fee on confirmation of acceptance to each program at the College. The fee covers registration and student association fees and is paid annually for the duration of the program.
  • Deposit fee - First semester tuition of which $1500 is non-refundable
• Academic Audit Fee (once per program) - $50.00
• Technology Fee (per semester) - $79.00

Full-Time Student Fees

Certificate & Diploma Programs:

Regular Term (15-weeks)
Academics, Applied Arts & Tourism (per semester) - $4,363.00

Intersession (up to 7-weeks)
Academics, Applied Arts & Tourism (per semester) - $2,182.00

Part-Time Student Fees

Certificate & Diploma Programs:

Tuition Fee (per course) - $1,046.00

Exceptions:

• Heavy Equipment Operator (per week) - $337.00
• Commercial Driver (per week) - $337.00
• All other Trade programs (per week) - $298.00

Estimated Program Costs for International Students (2024-2025) 

Application fee:
If applying online, the application fee must be paid via credit card when completing and submitting your application to College of the North Atlantic.

For all other tuition payments:
College of the North Atlantic has partnered with PayMyTuition for international tuition payments. All tuition payments, unless otherwise noted, can be paid via PayMyTuition. With PayMyTuition, you can pay your tuition payments from any bank, in any country in any currency at better than bank exchange rates. PayMyTuition is fast, simple, and cost effective.
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Regulations Governing Payment of Materials & Fees

1. All student fees must be paid by the date specified in each term.  The dates are listed in the Academic Dates. Students receiving Student Aid must present their notification of Student Aid form on the first day of classes. These students are permitted to have fees outstanding until receipt of the Student Aid, at which time these students must pay their accounts in full.
2. Students who have not paid all fees within the time limits given in these regulations may have their registration cancelled by the College.
3. Students with outstanding accounts will be ineligible for a subsequent term, will not be awarded a diploma or certificate, access to register, and will not be issued a certificate of standing (transcript), grade report, or access to on-line grades until the outstanding account has been paid in full. It is the student’s responsibility to address outstanding balances and to work with their respective campus student services office on inquiries related to their account balance.
4. Should the College cancel a program, all tuition and fees paid will be refunded.
5. Out of sequence students registering or withdrawing within a term will pay a prorated tuition and equipment and materials fee per week.
6. Students taking courses above their normal term load (requires application to extend normal course load per semester) will pay tuition for each additional course taken.
7. Senior Citizens, 60 years and older, are required to pay 50% of the confirmation fee and tuition.
8. Students wishing to audit a course will pay 50% of the tuition and 100% of the technology fees (if applicable).