British Columbia Institute of Technology offers Finance Diploma - Part-time, a diploma in Finance, Banking & Insurance programme in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 500 per total for local students.
This diploma builds a grounding in investing, finance, economics, and accounting principles, developing the skills and confidence needed for a finance career or for accelerated study toward becoming an accountant. Coursework spans data analytics and management, business information systems and communication, accounting, marketing, and economics. On completion, graduates can pursue a bachelor's degree or move into roles such as financial services representative, financial analyst, finance manager, or investment portfolio manager.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Finance Diploma (part-time) page sets Category 2 English language proficiency — English Studies 12 at 67% or equivalent — as its stated requirement; BCIT's general proficiency page equates this to IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 86, PTE Academic 60, or Duolingo 120. Academically, applicants need one of Pre-Calculus 11 at 67%, Foundations of Math 11 at 67%, or an equivalent BC or Yukon course. No prior post-secondary credential is required, though students entering part-time are strongly advised to first complete the Certificate in Finance before starting the diploma. No portfolio, interview, work experience, age condition, letter of intent, criminal record check or immunization requirement is stated.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and April
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.
