Hi Guys....I am a current student of ISBA course....I joined it in September 2014.
I would love to help you all...here are some points to answer your questions:
1) Hows the course: I would say consider this course as a way to enter canadian market (and THAT IS IT) as you'll get open work permit after this course....do not make mistake that this course can get you a job....They teach about how to make documents (BRD, SRS, test plan, use cases, use case specs)....if you are working in IT industry then I expect that you alredy know abt these documents....you do some case studies and then make documents as a Business Analyst....
2) JOB: Getting a job depends on you and your luck....Guys with some good experience got the job but salary is not as expected...Most of them are doing another course in hope to get the 3 year work permit....you can get a good job if you have experience ( I am talking about atleast 5-6 years of experience)...expect the salary to be around 40-60K CAD depending on your experience....
3) CO OP: Getting coop should not be difficult...I am currently looking for coop....but I expect to get it...there is a reason behind it...companies save a lot of money in taxes by providing coop to students...but mostly they do not offer you full time after coop if you are international student....this is not the case always but mostly this happens....
4) Last Semester fees: If you get the coop then you dont have to pay the last semester fees and you just have to pay 500 CAD for the lat sem....
5) Study and part time work: You can easily work part time while studying....the course is not very demanding...you just have to be organized....but be ready to make pizzas in pizza hut or serve coffee in Tim Hortons...but most of the students do this so NO SHAME....its good if you can earn your pocket money your self.....
6) So is the course worth: Well as I already said that consider this course as just a way to enter Canadian Market....but you'll learn some terms and things that are asked in a BA interview for a job in Canada....
About Me: I have 8+ years of IT experince and arnd 6 years of BA experience....I was in USA for 5 years before coming to Canada...I took this course to enter Canada....
Hope this helps.....
Inbox me or ask your questions here....I'll try to answer.....
Best of Luck !!!