Offered by Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, Canada, Career and College Preparation Program Certificate is a certificate in Upgrading/upskilling programme. The programme runs for 20 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 5,418 per total.
This program raises basic literacy levels in English, math, and computer studies, and offers upgrading opportunities to meet prerequisites, complete high school education, and earn a diploma. It supports students preparing for employment or seeking to improve their existing employment options.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This upgrading credential has no academic course prerequisite and no published English or French language test score; entry is age-based. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, or 17 years old and out of school for at least one year, or 17 with a special arrangement through their school district, with no maximum age. To complete courses within the programme a minimum 'D' grade (50%) is required, and at least 20% of coursework must be completed at Northern Lights College. Intake timing varies by campus: Dawson Creek and Fort St. John offer Fall, Winter, and Spring intakes, while Atlin, Chetwynd, Dease Lake, Fort Nelson, Tumbler Ridge, and the online option offer Fall and Winter intakes, all in full-time or part-time formats; in-person locations also allow students to begin at the start of most months through the study-block format.
Application Details
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.
