- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- CIP code
- 51.2602
- Duration
- 2 year college diploma including a practicum
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreJan 2027, May 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Health and Medical Sciences
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-01-01
Program overview
A two year diploma preparing health care assistants, covering personal care, mobility and transfers, dementia care, communication in care settings and supervised clinical practicum.
This programme carries a speaking and listening focused English requirement and refuses Duolingo entirely, because care work depends on spoken communication with vulnerable people.
College Diploma - Health Care Assistant is taught at Vancouver Community College, a public college and a Designated Learning Institution with the number O19279717512. Because College Diploma - Health Care Assistant is a college credential rather than a degree, a post-graduation work permit after College Diploma - Health Care Assistant depends on the federal field of study requirement introduced in November 2024, which is checked against your programme when you apply for the permit rather than when you enrol. Confirm the position for College Diploma - Health Care Assistant and your exact intake in writing before you pay a deposit. A British Columbia provincial attestation letter is also required alongside the College Diploma - Health Care Assistant study permit application.
Entry to College Diploma - Health Care Assistant is Class 12 or equivalent at 50 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with speaking and listening at 6.0, and tuition for health care assistant diploma is recorded at CAD 23,894. A CAD 145 application fee applies, and no scholarship is recorded against health care assistant diploma. health care assistant diploma lists six entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your health care assistant diploma application, the deposit, the letter of acceptance, the provincial attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Class 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with speaking and listening at 6.0 and reading and writing at 5.5; TOEFL iBT 76 with reading 18, writing 18, speaking 20 and listening 20; or PTE Academic 50 with reading 45, writing 45, speaking 50 and listening 50. The Duolingo English Test is NOT accepted for this programme.
- Application and deposit: A fee of CAD 145 applies when you submit this application. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: Listing on the British Columbia Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry is required to practise. A criminal record check and immunisation records apply, assessed separately from the diploma.
- Work permit: health care assistant diploma is a college credential, not a degree, so the federal field of study requirement applies. Eligibility is assessed when you apply for the work permit, against a list that is revised. Confirm the position for your programme and intake in writing.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the provincial attestation letter, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Health Care Assistant: subject to British Columbia registry listing
- Community Health Worker: home care services
- Residential Care Aide: long term care facilities
- Personal Support Worker: care settings
- Home Support Worker: community care
- Further Study: practical nursing programmes
Reality check: listing on the British Columbia Care Aide Registry is required to work and is assessed separately, and a criminal record check applies.
About Vancouver Community College - Broadway
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.8
- World rank
- #6833
- Established
- 1965
- Reference No.
- O19279717512
