Health Unit Coordinator Certificate at Vancouver Community College in Vancouver, Canada is a certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered fully online. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,200 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Health Sciences
Duration: 8 months
Delivery: Online
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,200 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Health Unit Coordinator certificate teaches you to process physicians' orders and coordinate patient activities in hospitals as well as long-term and specialized care facilities. Primary instructional activities include demonstrations, simulations, case studies, group work, labs, and practicum. Interactive learning activities with an emphasis on building digital literacy skills, cultural awareness and social responsibility will be applied throughout the program. You will learn in a variety of learning environments which include the classroom, lab, practicum and online setting.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Academic entry is Grade 12 graduation or an equivalent plus English Studies 12 at a minimum 'B' grade or an equivalent, together with a keyboarding standard of 25 gross words per minute at 98 per cent accuracy on a proctored five-minute test. Attending an information session is strongly recommended. On acceptance you must clear a criminal record check carried out to VCC's instructions — a result indicating risk to vulnerable populations prevents you from completing practicums or graduating, submit a negative tuberculosis skin test or chest X-ray dated within six months of the start, complete the School of Health Sciences immunisation record, and take an N95 respirator fit test shortly before the programme begins — it lasts a year and the certificate has to be produced during the first week. VCC states this programme is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents and directs international students to VCC International, which lists separately the programmes open to them. College-wide rules also apply: applicants must be 16 or older or a secondary-school graduate, with some exceptions, and official transcripts and every required supporting document must reach VCC before the application counts as complete.
Application Details
Application Deadline:VCC's When to Apply page shows the Winter 2027 window (opened 1 February 2026, listed to close 1 October 2026) already closed because seats filled early; the earlier Spring/Summer 2026 window has also passed and no later window is posted yet.
