Diploma in Practical Nursing is a diploma in Nursing programme offered by Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,775 per year (CAD 3,326 per year for local students).
The two-year diploma combines classroom instruction with hands-on and simulation-based lab work and clinical placements guided by instructors in healthcare settings, preparing students to deliver safe, competent care in the role of a Registered Practical Nurse. Graduates find work in hospitals, community care, long-term care and other facilities, as well as in health-related services, programs and education, and become eligible to write the provincial regulatory exam for registration in Ontario; the program holds approval from the College of Nurses of Ontario.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: OSSD or equivalent, including Grade 12 English (ENG4C), Grade 11 Foundations for College Math (MBF3C), Grade 11 Biology (SBI3C), and Grade 12 Chemistry (SCH4C) or Grade 11 Chemistry (SCH3U). As of September 2025, applicants must have an overall average of 70% across the required courses (not 70% in each individual course). Alternative pathway: 2.8+ GPA in Pre-Health Sciences. More applications are received than seats available; applications are ranked by the average of the required courses. Sault does not accept the GED for admission to this program.
Application Details
Start Date:September 2027
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in September 2027, the application system opens on 26 September 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which qualified applications are assessed first-come, first-served until seats are full; Sault College publishes no equal-consideration date of its own, and neither OCAS nor the college states a separate date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly to Sault College rather than through ontariocolleges.ca; the college states only that applications are reviewed within five business days of submission and publishes no fixed opening or closing date for international admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
