Offered by Loyalist College in Belleville, Canada, HD in Child and Youth Care (Compressed 5 semesters) is a higher diploma in Social Work programme. The programme runs for 5 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,900 per year (CAD 2,722 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Social Work
Duration: 5 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,722 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,900 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Loyalist CYC recognizes the importance of feeling like you belong and that you can easily access supports when needed. Faculty work hard to help learners feel connected and cared for. Another layer of support comes from our unique CYC-specific peer mentor program. Select second-year CYCs act as peer mentors to help us welcome incoming students and provide encouragement and support throughout their first year. Peer mentors help incoming students feel comfortable in their new learning environment and share advice based on their own experiences in the program. Peer mentors are another essential support to help us build a strong and welcoming CYC community.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an OSSD/OSSGD or equivalent with courses at the general, advanced, (C), (U) or (M) level, including Grade 12 English at the (C) level or equivalent, or mature-student status. The page sets no language-test scores itself, so Loyalist's institution-wide diploma requirement applies to international applicants: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL 550 paper-based or 80 iBT (no section below 20), CAEL 60 overall/60 writing, Duolingo 105+ (no band below 90), Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency, or Oxford ELLT 6. A Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check is required before the first practicum in semester three, and Standard First Aid with Level C CPR is recommended for placements that call for it.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026 (Loyalist's own page describes this loosely as "early October"), the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027 - particularly important for competitive programmes - and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain; offers must be accepted by 1 May 2027 with a tuition deposit due in June 2027. International applicants apply directly through Loyalist's International Application Service or an agent and are assessed on a rolling, individual basis; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and each Letter of Acceptance states its own accept-and-pay deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
