Bookkeeping Certificate is a certificate in Accounting programme offered by College of New Caledonia in Prince George, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,700 per total for local students.
College of New Caledonia's Bookkeeping Certificate is a one-year program made up of eight required courses delivered in a part-time evening format, with the bookkeeping courses running from six to eleven weeks, alongside some courses available online. Coursework takes students through payroll administration, HST/GST tax filing, and the mechanics of closing out a year, including adjusting balance sheets and producing year-end financial statements, alongside setting up a new company's books from scratch and using accounting software to manage budgets, inventory, and project tracking. The program also builds communication and management skills, and students work with both paper-based ledgers and computerized accounting packages over the course of their training. The certificate is offered at several CNC campuses, including Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Mackenzie, Prince George, Quesnel, and Vanderhoof. It is designed for people who are organized, detail-oriented, and trustworthy, preparing them for bookkeeping roles supporting small businesses and non-profits as well as positions within larger companies. The evening delivery format and partial online availability make the program accessible to students who need to keep working or manage other commitments while completing their studies.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Bookkeeping Certificate is direct entry from secondary school: applicants need English 11 (or equivalent) and Workplace Math 10 or Accounting 11 (or equivalent); applicants who lack the exact courses may instead write the College's Student Readiness Assessment (SRA) to demonstrate equivalent preparation. CNC recommends, without requiring, a typing speed of about 20 net words per minute and a working knowledge of common computer applications. The programme page does not set its own English-language proficiency scores; non-native English speakers must meet CNC's institution-wide requirement, published on its admission-requirements page: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT overall 80 (no section below 17), PTE Academic overall 59 (no section below 55), CAEL overall 60+ (no subtest below 60), CELPIP General with no section below 7, or Duolingo English Test overall 110, scores valid two years. Seats are limited and filled on a first-qualified, first-admitted basis.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Spring
Application Deadline:College of New Caledonia runs first-qualified, first-accepted admissions with no single deadline for most programmes. Domestic and international applicants use the same process, though international students also go through CNC's international application page: applications for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 entry are open now, and applications for Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 entry open on 1 October 2026. Seats are assessed on a rolling basis and close once a programme fills or the term begins; CNC advises applying as soon as applications open, and international applicants typically get an offer letter within four to six weeks. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program) and the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Diploma are exceptions, each carrying a fixed 1 March application-and-documentation deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
