Can the entry-level 2012 Macbook Pro i5 handle CS5/CS6?

I'm willing to purchase the Mid-2012 13" Macbook Pro i5 right now, but am still wary as to whether the processor can handle design work such as Photoshop and Corel Paint Essentials. I'm not worried about ram as I'll upgrade it later if need be.
I've only ever used those two programs as a hobby, but have applied for a Graphic Design job and want to be prepared for it, and if not it, any opportunities in the future. My current Macbook is at no point able to handle these sorts of programs any more as it's getting beyond 5 years of age with only 1GB of ram.

You should be fine. A 15" with a discrete graphics card would speed things up a bit, but if you're not doing any heavy-duty Photoshop work, you'll be good to go. As a graphic designer, I feel that even a 15" screen is too small to work in InDesign - which is why I purchased a 17" monitor. If you upgrade the RAM to 8-16GB, you'll be ready for any RAM intensive applications, however. I don't use the CS6 Master suite, only the CS6 Design and Web Premium suite, but it runs very fast on my late 2011 15" with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.
1 GB of RAM, as I'm sure you're aware, just isn't going to cut it. I'm certain that you'd be happy with the 13" MBP running any and all CS6 applications.
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