Business Administration Certificate is a certificate in Business & Management programme offered by Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 6,200 per total for local students.
The certificate covers core business subjects such as marketing, management, hospitality and tourism management, human resources management, financial services and accounting. Credits earned can be applied toward the Business Administration Diploma or the Bachelor of Business Administration degree at the same institution, allowing graduates to continue into further study without starting coursework over.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Okanagan College's Business Administration Certificate requires B.C. secondary-school graduation or the equivalent, English 12 at a minimum of 60 per cent or an approved alternative, and a mathematics standard that depends on graduation year: applicants who graduated before 2012 need Principles of Mathematics 11 (or an equivalent Advanced-Level Adult Basic Education course), or 70 per cent in Introductory Mathematics 11, or 60 per cent in Applications of Mathematics 11; those under the 2010-plus curriculum need 60 per cent in Pre-Calculus 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11, or Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics 11. Mature applicants (19 or older, out of full-time secondary study for a year or more) have graduation waived and may instead score at least 16/25 on the college's Mathematics Diagnostic Test. No IELTS, TOEFL or other language-test score is published. A personal laptop meeting the program's specifications is required; no portfolio, interview or work-experience condition applies.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes published by Okanagan College for this program: September 2026 (Kelowna, Penticton, Salmon Arm, Vernon); January 2027 (Kelowna, Penticton, Salmon Arm, Vernon). Campus availability differs by intake and the program page shows which are still open.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants: there is no fixed closing date. For a Fall intake the College starts taking applications at 8:30 a.m. on October's first weekday of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first weekday of the preceding year, then keeps accepting them until the seats are gone - so apply early. Apply through EducationPlannerBC; the fee is $30 CAD. This program is offered to domestic applicants only.
