Business Management Certificate is a certificate in Business & Management programme offered by Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. It carries 30.0 credits. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,561 per year (CAD 3,912 per year for local students).
The Business Management Certificate at Northern Lights College is a 30-credit, one-year program taken over two semesters that introduces the main functional areas of business, including finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, information technology, general management, marketing, and logistics. Students build the conceptual and technical skills needed for entry-level business positions, and completing the certificate qualifies them to ladder directly into the college's two-year Business Management Diploma. The program is offered full-time or part-time at the Dawson Creek and Fort St. John campuses and online, with Fall, Winter, and Spring intakes.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants meet the English requirement with a 'C' grade or higher in English 12, English Literature 12, or English First Peoples 12, or ENGL 050/ENGL 099, or an equivalent university-level English course, with the NLC Writing Assessment available otherwise; Math requires a 'C' (60%) or higher in Pre-Calculus 11, Principles of Mathematics 11, Foundations of Math 11, or MATH 040, or readiness for MATH 050 via CCP appraisal. As a Management-family credential, this certificate falls under NLC's published English Language Requirement for international and non-English-educated applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 78 overall (Speaking 19, Listening 19, Reading 18, Writing 23), CAEL 60 overall (no section below 50), PTE Academic 57 overall (no section below 50), or Duolingo 110 overall; a low writing band requires English 099 with a 'C' or better in the first semester. Once enrolled, students must maintain a 2.00 program GPA with a 'D' (50%) minimum per course. The certificate runs Fall, Winter, and Spring at Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, and online, full- or part-time.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall, Winter, and Spring
Application Deadline:Northern Lights College uses one admissions calendar for domestic and international applicants alike, applying through EducationPlannerBC or in person. Applications open about eleven months before each intake: 1 October for the following Fall, 1 February for the following Winter, and 1 June for the following Spring. For the 2027 cycle the priority deadline is 30 September 2026 for Winter 2027 entry, 31 January 2027 for Spring 2027 entry, and 31 May 2027 for Fall 2027 entry (dual-credit applicants get until 24 October 2026 and 23 June 2027 respectively), with a tuition deposit due about a month after each priority date. NLC states international applicants already in Canada on a valid visa follow the same domestic deadlines; after the priority date, seats remain open, on a rolling basis, until each term's add/drop date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
