Nova Scotia Community College offers Diploma in Business Administration, a diploma in Business Administration programme in Halifax, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,505 per year (CAD 3,800 per year for local students).
Business Administration at Nova Scotia Community College is a two-year diploma providing a foundation in accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, operations, management, and leadership. Students develop competencies in marketing, accounting, financial principles, technology applications, stakeholder communication, and presentation skills. A mandatory field experience course of about five weeks, typically unpaid, is complemented by an optional cooperative education course between year one and two offering paid, full-time employment for a minimum of 12 weeks and 420 hours. The program is offered in person, in a blended format, and fully asynchronous online through eCampus, with evening classes available at some locations, and it runs at most NSCC campuses across Nova Scotia. It suits students with strong organizational abilities who are comfortable with time management, writing, group work, presentations, and technology, preparing them for a broad range of business and administrative roles.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Nova Scotia Community College requires a High School Graduation Diploma or equivalent for this programme; no specific Grade 12 courses or minimum grades are published for domestic applicants. International applicants' diploma equivalency and English language requirements vary by country, per NSCC's international requirements documentation, and the programme defers to the institution-wide proficiency standard: IELTS Academic minimum 6.0 on each band, TOEFL iBT 80 overall (pre-January 2026), Duolingo English Test 115 overall with no subscore below 95, CAEL Band 60, CanTest 4.5 average, or PTE Academic 55, or an exemption such as prior English-medium study. No interview, immunization, criminal record check, age restriction or work-experience condition is stated for this programme; students develop a portfolio of coursework during their studies to present their skills to employers.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic (Canadian and permanent resident) applicants apply directly to NSCC on a first-come, first-served basis with no fixed opening or closing date; because many of the college's 140+ programmes fill quickly, applicants are advised to apply as early as possible. International admissions run on a fixed annual cycle: the 2026/27 academic year's international deadline was 1 April 2026 and that intake is now closed, with the college stating international applications will re-open in late September 2026 for a future intake. NSCC has not yet published a firm international deadline for the next (2027/28) academic year, so domestic admission is rolling while international admission follows an annual deadline once applications reopen. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
