Recreation, Fish and Wildlife Technology Diploma at Selkirk College in Castlegar, Canada is a diploma in Information Systems & Technology programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 14,370 per year (CAD 4,725 per year for local students).
This diploma combines field-based learning with hands-on skills and knowledge aimed at roles such as park ranger, fisheries and wildlife technologist, and recreation technologist. Outdoor classroom sessions build skills spanning backcountry navigation and travel, avalanche awareness, parks and recreation management, fish and wildlife identification and management, and backcountry recreation, alongside practical training in ecosystem health and management and in computer systems built for environmental technologies. A four-month co-op education placement is available, and credits transfer to several Canadian universities offering entry into a range of degree programs.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: In addition to Selkirk College's general admission standard, this diploma requires Foundations of Mathematics 11 with a minimum of 67%, any BC Science 11 or 12 course with a lab component at a minimum of 67%, and English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12, or ENGL 60 at a minimum of 67%. Applicants still in Grade 12 at the time of application must show proof of registration or completion of these courses, and students not yet meeting the minimums can be admitted provisionally if they show proof of registration in the outstanding prerequisites, to be completed by July 31 before the Fall start. No English-language proficiency test score is published; the requirement is the BC English Studies 12 course. Entry-level word-processing, spreadsheet and web-browsing skills are recommended, and applicants should be in good health and physically fit, since the program involves outdoor fieldwork including walking or canoeing for up to seven hours a day and multi-day backcountry trips. Intake is Fall only.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Selkirk College's general programmes admit on a rolling, first-qualified-first-admitted basis: applications for Fall 2027 open 1 October 2026, Winter 2028 applications open 1 February 2027, and Spring 2028 applications open 1 June 2027, with no fixed closing date. Both domestic and international applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, or international applicants may instead apply directly to Selkirk with a $100 application package; admission stays rolling until seats fill. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is competitive-entry with its own published timeline for the 2027/28 intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
