Okanagan College offers Bookkeeping/Accounting Technician Certificate, a certificate in Accounting programme in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 37 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 5,400 per total for local students.
This certificate builds knowledge across tax preparation, client communications, payroll, accounting, spreadsheets, business math, and desktop and cloud accounting applications. Students complete a capstone simulation along with a four-week practicum, graduating ready for immediate work as an accounting technician or bookkeeping clerk across small, medium and large businesses. A partnership between the college and the Certified Professional Bookkeepers of Canada offers a fast-track to the CPB designation, and the program also connects into further CPA-track study through the college's accounting diploma or degree options.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Bookkeeping/Accounting Technician Certificate follows Okanagan College's standard academic floor: applicants need B.C. secondary-school graduation or the equivalent, or, as a mature applicant, to be at least 19 years old and out of secondary school for at least one year. The English requirement is met by English 11 with a minimum of 50 percent, or by passing the college's own Office Administration English entrance test with a minimum of 70 percent; the math requirement is met by a pass in Math 11 or equivalent, or a minimum of 70 percent on the Office Administration math entrance test. Completion of Okanagan College's own Office Assistant Certificate also satisfies admission in place of these course and test requirements. No IELTS, TOEFL or other standardized English-proficiency test, minimum grade point average, portfolio or interview is published for this program, which is delivered as asynchronous online distance education not eligible for student loans.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes published by Okanagan College for this program: July 2026 (Distance); August 2026 (Distance); September 2026 (Distance); October 2026 (Distance); November 2026 (Distance); December 2026 (Distance). Campus availability differs by intake and the program page shows which are still open.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants: there is no fixed closing date. Okanagan College opens applications on October's first business day each year, and programs that run several intakes across the year - Entry-Level Trades Foundation and health programs other than Nursing and Dental among them - keep taking applications for those intakes over the following ten months. Most programs accept applications right up to the start date and close only when the seats are gone, so apply early and check each intake's status on the program page. Apply through EducationPlannerBC; the fee is $30 CAD. This program is offered to domestic applicants only.
