Cert in Educational Assistant is a certificate in Special Education programme offered by Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year. Tuition for international students is CAD 5,390 per year (CAD 5,390 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Special Education
Duration: 1 year
Local tuition: CAD 5,390 / year
International tuition: CAD 5,390 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Educational Assistant program at Columbia Bible College is a certificate offered in part-time and full-time formats on the Abbotsford, British Columbia campus, preparing students to support children and youth who need assistance in the learning process. The part-time format totals 14 credits: 12 credits of classroom coursework plus a 2-credit practicum. A full-time dual-certificate option combines the Educational Assistant Certificate with the college's Columbia One program and is completed within ten months. Practicum placements take place in elementary, middle, and secondary school settings, and a criminal record check is required before placement. The program suits career-changers seeking a recognized qualification to work as an educational assistant, as well as recent high school graduates drawn to the dual-certificate option, which combines Bible college coursework with job-ready skills in a single program. Graduates go on to work as educational assistants in private schools and in some public-school districts.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:60.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Educational Assistant programme page does not publish its own admission requirements and refers applicants to Columbia Bible College's general admissions process, so the requirements below are drawn from the college's own admissions page. Applicants to the Educational Assistant certificate must be at least 17 years of age, hold a Canadian or US high school diploma with a minimum 60% average across their top five Grade 11-12 classes (three of which must be academic courses), demonstrate potential for academic and community success, affirm a Christian faith commitment and agree to Columbia's Student Community Commitments. In place of the general two-reference requirement, Educational Assistant applicants must supply both a child-and-youth reference and a character reference, each submitted on a reference form. International applicants must show English proficiency of TOEFL 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based), or an IELTS Academic score of 6.5, tested at least two months before the semester begins. A criminal record check through the Ministry of Justice must be completed before the practicum placement. The college admits for September and January entry.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Columbia Bible College is currently accepting applications for Fall 2026 entry, with a domestic application-and-deposit deadline of 15 August each year (a $50 late fee applies after) and scholarship-consideration deadlines of 15 March and 15 May; January entry -- 2027 for the next intake -- closes 15 December, with scholarship deadlines of 1 and 25 November. International applicants for September entry must submit their complete application by 1 June, ahead of the domestic date, to allow time for study-permit processing; no separate international deadline is published for the January intake, which shares the 15 December date with domestic applicants. Admission is not rolling -- these are fixed annual cut-offs. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
