Diploma in Practical Nursing (Chatham) is a diploma in Nursing programme offered by St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,221 per year (CAD 6,465 per year for local students).
Delivered at the Chatham campus, this two-year diploma builds its curriculum around the College of Nurses of Ontario's conceptual framework and nursing process, preparing students to practise safely, competently and ethically among individuals, families, groups and communities throughout the lifespan in circumstances involving health and illness. Students complete clinical placements with an instructor each semester in hospital or community settings, followed by a culminating 10-week preceptor placement, and the curriculum follows the entry-to-practice standards the CNO sets for Registered Practical Nurses. On graduating, students are eligible to write the CNO-administered REx-PN exam, with career paths across hospitals, private practice, private homes, physician offices and clinics, community health agencies and long-term care facilities.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an OSSD with the majority of credits at College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level, plus Grade 12 English (ENG4U, ENG4C, EAE4C or EAE4U), Grade 12 Math, senior-level Chemistry and senior-level Biology at the College or University level, or equivalent courses from the Pre-Health Sciences Pathway or Academic and Career Entrance programme. Selection for this oversubscribed programme is competitive, ranking applicants on an average of Grade 11 and first-semester Grade 12 marks; the College recommends applying by February 1. St. Clair's Practical Nursing English-proficiency standard, one of the institution's higher-tier requirements alongside Bachelor's degrees, applies: IELTS Academic/General 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 91 with no section below 22, PTE Academic 70, CAEL 70, CELPIP General 8.0 in each module, or Duolingo 120, scored within two years; the programme page also notes the College of Nurses of Ontario requires fluency in written and spoken English. Domestic applicants apply via Ontario Colleges; international applicants via International OCAS.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the online application opened on 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers are due by 1 May 2027; Winter 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 15 September 2026. St. Clair flags eight oversubscribed programmes and thirteen high-interest programmes for which it recommends applying by 1 February. After the equal-consideration dates, applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain. International applicants apply through the International OCAS portal and are admitted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis; St. Clair publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
