Diploma in Business Administration: Accounting at New Brunswick Community College in Fredericton, Canada is a diploma in Accounting programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,260 per year (CAD 3,666 per year for local students).
This two-year diploma at New Brunswick Community College is achievable within two academic years of full-time study, delivered in blended format at the Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John campuses, with start dates in September 2026 and January 2027. The curriculum builds intermediate accounting knowledge, including financial statement preparation under Canadian GAAP, accounts receivable and payable, inventory management, computerized accounting, finance, corporate social responsibility and ethics, and business communications, with elective options in income tax or payroll. Students also study business law, economics, statistics, marketing and organizational behaviour. A mandatory five-week work practicum lets students work independently in an industry setting related to their field of study. Admission requires a high school diploma or equivalent and Foundations of Mathematics 110. Graduates typically move into roles such as accounts technician, accountant, auditor, payroll administrator, or financial clerk or analyst, with a stated path toward CPA designation for those who continue their studies. The program suits students seeking a broad accounting-focused business credential with a short, supervised work placement built into the second year.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows NBCC's Profile B: a High School Diploma, Adult High School Diploma, GED Diploma of High School Equivalency, Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC), or the Essential Skills Achievement Pathway: Post-Secondary Entry High School Diploma, plus Foundations of Mathematics 110. Applicants must meet NBCC's institution-wide English language requirements: IELTS Academic with a minimum overall score of 6.0 and no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT with an overall score of 80 and no section below 18, Duolingo English Test with a minimum of 100 and no subject score below 90, or PTE Academic with a minimum of 65 and no section below 60, among other approved tests. The programme page states no further portfolio, interview or work-experience conditions beyond these academic prerequisites.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic and permanent-resident applicants apply directly through the NBCC application portal: for the 2027-28 academic year, Fall 2027 applications open 14 September 2026 and close 9 September 2027, Winter 2028 applications open 18 January 2027 and close 13 January 2028, and Spring/Summer 2028 applications open 10 May 2027 and close 4 May 2028, with seats in each campus-specific program filling on a rolling basis throughout that window. International applicants for the Fall 2027 intake may apply starting 13 July 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Atlantic time; NBCC has not published a fixed international closing date and continues evaluating international applications, program by program, until seats are full. Conditional final documents are due 15 July for Fall, 15 November for Winter, or 1 March for Spring/Summer. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
