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North Island College offers a wide range of programs and courses with varying schedules and deadlines. Please ensure that you are following the timelines associated with your program. For more information or guidance, please contact Student Services.
Withdrawal without academic penalty - Programs that are longer than 60 days in length with varying start and end dates will have 60% of the program to withdraw without academic penalty.
Below are the key dates applicable to the following Limited Entry Cost Recovery programs:
Activity Assistant
Adventure Guiding Certificate
Animal Care Aide Certificate
Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate
Metal Jewellery Design Certificate
Tourism and Hospitality Management Diploma - Adventure Guiding Option
- Full fees are due approximately one month prior to the start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 14 days prior to the start date of the program. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
- Winter classes start January 5, 2026.
- All stat holidays apply.
- Study Breaks: refer to course outline. Some programs do not have study breaks.
Below are the key dates applicable to the following Limited Entry programs:
Access to Practical Nursing Pathway
Aquaculture Technician Certificate
Automotive Collision and Refinishing Technician Foundation Harmonized
Automotive Service Technician Foundation Harmonized
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Year 1 only
Carpentry Foundation Harmonized
Coastal Forest Worker Certificate
Coastal Forest Technology Diploma
Community Mental Health Worker Certificate
Culinary Business Operations Certificate and Diploma
Early Childhood Care & Education Certificate and Diploma
Electrician Foundation Harmonized
Fabricator-Welder Foundation Harmonized Certificate
Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate
Health Care Assistant Certificate
Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate
Instrumentation and Electrical Automation Tech Diploma
Motor Sport and Power Equipment Technician Foundation Certificate
Parts and Warehousing Person Foundation Certificate
Plumbing & Piping Trades Foundation Harmonized
Practical Nursing Diploma
Prep Cook Certificate
Professional Cook (Culinary Arts) 1, 2, 3
Social Services Diploma - Year 1 only
Welder Foundation Harmonized
- Full fees for the first term are due approximately one month prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
- Winter break is December 25, 2025 to January 1, 2026 (college closed). Winter classes start January 5, 2026.
- All stat holidays apply.
- Study Breaks: refer to course outline. Some programs do not have study breaks.
Below are the key dates applicable to the following Apprenticeships programs:
Automotive Refinishing Technician Apprenticeship Harmonized
Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Harmonized
Cabinetmaker (Joiner) Apprenticeship
Carpentry Apprenticeship Harmonized
Construction Craft Worker Apprenticeship
Electrician Apprenticeship Harmonized
Heavy Duty Apprenticeship Training
Metal Fabrication Apprenticeship Harmonized
Plumber Apprenticeship Harmonized
Welder Apprenticeship Harmonized
Welding Levels B & A
- Full fees are due 60 days prior to the start day of your course.
- Last day to drop for refund is 28 days prior to start of course. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
- Schedule of training dates can be found at www.tradestrainingbc.ca
Below are the key dates applicable to the Continuous Entry/Exit courses (Upgrading):
Continuous entry/exit courses (Identified with a ‘C’ as the 3rd letter in the section code eg: CVC1, DLC1)
- Last day for tuition refunds is 10 days from the student start date. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is the last day of the class, specific to each student.
Below are the key dates applicable to the following Office Administration programs:
Office Assistant I Certificate, Administrative Assistant Certificate, Computing Accounting Assistant Certificate, Medical Terminology Micro-credential:
- Students registering for the Fall and Winter terms must pay full fees by 4:00 pm by the first day of class.
- Students registering during the terms must pay full fees at the time of registration.
- Last day to drop for refund is 10% of the course and is specific to each course section. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
- Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 25% of the course and is specific to each course section.
Term Start Dates:
2025FA - Monday, August 18
2026WI - Monday, January 5
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