Cardiovascular Perfusion Advanced Certificate - Part-time is a certificate in Health Sciences programme taught at British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 500 per total for local students.
The certificate is designed for certified respiratory therapists, critical care nurses, cardiac professionals, or graduates of related degrees who want to build further expertise. It develops a strong grounding in cardiothoracic anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology, with particular attention to pathophysiology and surgical technique ahead of clinical rotations. Training takes place alongside qualified clinical perfusionists in a hospital setting, covering the theory and practice of safe cardiopulmonary bypass through lectures, wet-lab work, class days, and student presentations. Some graduates go on to work at their sponsoring hospital.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: A bachelor's degree plus CARD 1187 (Introductory Statistics for Health) or equivalent is required. Applicants then qualify through one of two routes: a minimum two years' current experience as a Certified Respiratory Therapist or Critical Care RN, evidenced by an employer letter; or completion of 6.0 credits of 100-level chemistry, 6.0 credits of 100-level physics, BHSC 1200 (Human Anatomy and Physiology), CARD 1103 (Medical Terminology) and, for applicants lacking patient-care experience, CARD 1186. English language proficiency follows BCIT's Category 1 standard, English Studies 12 at 73% or equivalent. Applicants also complete the Casper online situational-judgment test, and shortlisted candidates sit an in-person visual-spatial and fluid-reasoning test, a criminal record check, current CPR-C/AED certification, an immunization review and a respirator fit test.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:BCIT publishes common credential application dates for most cohort-based diplomas, degrees and Flexible Learning routes, though each program's own page governs: for the January 2027 intake domestic applications run 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2027 and international to 1 November 2026; for the April 2027 intake domestic runs 1 May 2026 to 1 April 2027 and international to 1 February 2027; for September 2027 domestic applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 September 2027, international 2 July 2027. Openings are 9:00 am and deadlines 11:59 pm Pacific Time, moving to the next business day on a weekend. Admission is not institute-wide rolling, but many programs work first-qualified-first-accepted and can fill before the posted deadline, and several programs, mostly in Health Sciences, trades and graduate studies, run entirely separate application tables of their own. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
