APLUS Institute

What APLUS Institute does

APLUS Institute is a private career college headquartered in North York, Toronto, that has specialized in dental hygiene education since launching its Dental Hygiene Program in 2004. Its core offering is an intensive 18-month full-time Dental Hygiene Diploma, enrolling 17-19 students per cohort from a pool of approximately 200 applicants, with a 1:6 instructor-to-student ratio in clinic and lab settings. The program is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) since 2004 and approved under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005, and its curriculum has been updated to align with the new Entry-to-practice Canadian Competencies for Dental Hygienists (EPCCoDH). The institute also operates an on-site community dental hygiene clinic that provides hands-on training for students while generating a small secondary revenue stream from services such as cleanings, whitening and X-rays, and in 2026 launched a 21-week Restorative Dental Hygienist Diploma for practicing dental hygienists seeking advanced specialization.

The business model is primarily tuition-driven, with total program cost set at $48,260 since January 2026 ($37,800 base tuition plus instruments, textbooks, insurance, lab, clinic, technology and uniform fees). Payments are structured either by semester or via an 18-month monthly installment plan ($500 initial deposit plus $2,100/month), with financial assistance available through the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and an RBC Royal Credit line. Graduates must pass the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board (NDHCB) examination to obtain licensure; APLUS has reported a 95% pass rate in January 2026, the highest among private dental hygiene colleges, and 100% employment of graduates post-certification. Customers are individual students (career changers, recent high school graduates, and internationally-trained professionals), making this a direct-to-consumer education business with no enterprise channel exposure.

APLUS operates from a single campus at 4950 Yonge Street in the Madison Centre, accessible by subway, with 11-50 employees and more than 2,300 alumni across 38+ graduating classes. Distribution is direct application (mail or in-person), supported by SEO, content marketing via the institute's blog, and alumni testimonials. The institute is privately held with no disclosed parent company or external investors, and is currently accepting applications for its 43rd intake (July 2027) and 44th intake (January 2028).

Name

APLUS Institute

Legal name

APLUS Institute

Website

https://aplusinstitute.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APLUS Institute is a private, CDAC-accredited dental hygiene college in Toronto offering an 18-month diploma program to roughly 34-38 students per year, plus a community training clinic and a new restorative dental hygienist program for licensed practitioners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Healthcare Education

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (6212)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAGAF

Dental Schools

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYHLABAHAM

School/Community-Based Preventive Dental Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Dental Care Services/Dental Hygiene & Preventive Services

SECONDARYHLABAHAG

Oral Hygiene Instruction & Patient Education

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Dental Care Services/Dental Hygiene & Preventive Services

SECONDARYHLABAHAA

Routine Dental Prophylaxis (Cleanings)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Dental Care Services/Dental Hygiene & Preventive Services

Keywords

• Dental hygiene education
• Career college programs
• Dental hygiene diploma
• Restorative dental training
• Community dental clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

North York

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: One-time program tuition fees of $37,800 plus additional fees for instruments ($3,950), textbooks ($3,150), malpractice insurance ($360), lab fees ($360), clinic fees ($420), technology fees ($180), and uniforms ($580). Total program cost: $48,260 since January 2026.
2. Clinic Services Revenue: Revenue from community dental hygiene clinic providing services including teeth cleaning ($45), teeth whitening ($75), X-rays ($10), with children under 16 receiving free services. Annual preventive care package available for $50.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

APLUS Institute delivers an 18-month full-time Dental Hygiene Diploma Program, fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada, preparing graduates to write the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board exam and practice as registered dental hygienists. The institute supplements this core program with an advanced 21-week Restorative Dental Hygienist Diploma for practicing professionals and operates an on-site community dental hygiene clinic that provides affordable preventive services while serving as a clinical training environment.

Product overview

APLUS Institute is a dental hygiene college offering a single core educational program: an 18-month full-time Dental Hygiene Diploma. The institution also operates an on-site dental hygiene clinic that serves the community while providing hands-on training for students. For practicing dental hygienists, a 21-week Restorative Dental Hygienist Diploma is available for career advancement. The college is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada and approved under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dental Hygiene Diploma Program An intensive 18-month full-time diploma program in dental hygiene accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada, preparing students for careers as registered dental hygienists through coursework, laboratory studies, and clinical practice in the institute's on-site dental clinic. The program integrates preparation for the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board (NDHCB) examination.
• Restorative Dental Hygienist Diploma An advanced 21-week diploma program for registered dental hygienists to specialize in restorative procedures including porcelain veneers, dental implants, and other restorations, designed as a career advancement offering for already-licensed professionals.
• Dental Hygiene Clinic Services Community dental hygiene clinic offering preventive services including teeth cleaning ($45), teeth whitening ($75), X-rays ($10), fluoride treatments, mouth guards, sport guards, sealants, oral hygiene instruction, nutritional counselling, and smoking cessation, with an annual preventive care package at $50 and free services for children under 16. Services are delivered by supervised students and faculty.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% NDHCB exam pass rate (January 2026) - highest among private dental hygiene colleges
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• WES (World Education Services)supportingTechnology or IntegrationCredential evaluation service used for international transcript evaluation. Internationally trained applicants must have transcripts evaluated by WES, ICAS, or CES.
• National Dental Hygiene Certification Board (NDHCB)coreOthersGoverning body administering the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board examination. APLUS graduates must pass this examination to become licensed dental hygienists. APLUS has achieved 95-100% pass rates on this exam.
• Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC)coreOthersAccrediting body for dental hygiene education programs in Canada. APLUS Institute fully accredited since 2004.
• National Association of Career Colleges (NACC)supportingOthersNational industry association for career colleges in Canada. APLUS Institute is a member, demonstrating commitment to quality career education standards.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Medix College: Ontario private career college offering health-focused programs including dental hygiene, sharing APLUS's regulatory regime, private-college pricing model, and tuition-driven economics with a multi-program portfolio.
• Toronto College of Dental Hygiene and Auxiliaries: Toronto-based private dental hygiene college offering a diploma program with an on-site clinic, competing head-on for the same applicant pool and recruiting a similar career-changer and high-school graduate demographic in the Greater Toronto Area.
• Oxford College of Arts, Business and Technology: Ontario private career college with a dental hygiene program accredited by CDAC; shares the same regulatory regime (Ontario Career Colleges Act), similar tuition model, and Greater Toronto applicant base as APLUS.
• Canadian Academy of Dental Hygiene and Denturism: Private dental hygiene college in Ontario providing diploma programs with a teaching clinic, operating under the same CDAC accreditation framework and directly competing for both students and clinic patients in the Toronto region.

Regional players

• Niagara College Canada: Publicly-funded Ontario college with a dental hygiene diploma program; competes for the same Ontario applicant pool at substantially lower tuition, capping APLUS's pricing power and cohort filling.
• St. Clair College: Publicly-funded Southwestern Ontario college operating an accredited dental hygiene program, providing a lower-cost alternative path for the same Ontario-resident applicant pool that APLUS targets.
• Fanshawe College: Public Ontario college with a dental hygiene program serving the same Ontario applicant pool at lower tuition — a structural alternative that pressures APLUS's premium-priced private pathway.
• Vancouver College of Dental Hygiene: British Columbia-based private dental hygiene college with an analogous tuition-based, clinic-supported delivery model; geographically separate from APLUS but a comparable west-coast comparable for nationwide private dental hygiene benchmarks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aplusik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aplus-institute

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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