Cert in Animal Care Aide Statement of Completion is a certificate in Health Sciences programme offered by North Island College in Courtenay, Canada. The programme runs for 7 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,805 per total for local students.
This statement-of-completion program builds a foundation in animal behaviour, health, wellness and welfare alongside hands-on skills for providing compassionate animal care. Classes run part-time over roughly seven months at the Comox Valley campus, meeting Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., and are open to domestic applicants. Tuition includes textbooks, which are distributed before classes begin, and total program costs (tuition plus materials) run to roughly $3,005. NIC points prospective students to WorkBC's career profile for the field, which estimates average earnings of roughly $34,934 a year in BC for animal care aides. Graduates can move directly into entry-level animal-care roles or use the credential as a stepping stone toward further study in veterinary or animal sciences. Financial aid and awards are available to eligible students.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants only. Admission requires C in English 11 or an equivalent course, or a successful English placement assessment, plus C in one of Applications of Mathematics 11, Principles of Mathematics 11, Introduction to Mathematics 11, Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 11, Workplace Math 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11, Trades Math 11 or Consumer Math 11, or North Island College's own MAT 053 or MAT 055 courses, or a passing result on NIC's Animal Care Aide Math Assessment. Attendance is required in every course, and students must maintain a grade of C+ or better in each course to continue in and complete the program.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:North Island College's domestic applications open at the beginning of October each year for the following academic year; unlimited-entry programmes admit on a rolling, first-come-first-served basis with deadlines effectively at the term start (September 1, January 1 or May 1), while limited-entry programmes close earlier: the last Monday of August for a September start, the third Friday of December for a January start. International applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC; for the current cycle NIC has published deadlines of 1 May 2026 for September 2026 entry and 31 August 2026 for January 2027 entry, with no later 2027 intake deadline yet posted. Admission is otherwise rolling until seats fill. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
