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Diploma of Health Care Assistant

Vancouver Community College

  • Vancouver, Canada
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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Vancouver Community College campus

About the program

Eight-month certificate preparing students to work as health care assistants.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (3): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop subject knowledge in Health Care Assistant and apply relevant care or professional frameworks
  • Communicate effectively
  • And evaluate evidence-based practice.

Career outcomes

  • Home support
  • Assisted living
  • Group homes
  • Complex care
  • Special care units
  • Home and community care
  • Acute care
  • Bridge to Access to Practical Nursing Diploma

Curriculum

  • 745 hours over about 31-34 weeks: common health challenges
  • Lifestyle and choices
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Introduction to practice
  • Personal care and assistance
  • Cognitive and mental challenges
  • And three practice experience courses totalling 270 hours in care settings.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Requirements vary by programme: Grade 12 or equivalent for most diplomas with English 10 to English 12 B and maths or science prerequisites
  • Culinary
  • Cosmetology and heavy mechanical programmes ask for English 10 and Workplace Math 10. Design
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Sign language
  • Dental technology and early childhood programmes add a portfolio
  • Audition
  • Interview or competitive selection. Applicants must be 17 or older by the start date.

Accepted academic background

Grade 12 graduation or equivalent for most diplomas (Culinary Arts, Cosmetology and Heavy Mechanical Technology ask only English 10 plus Workplace Math 10); subject prerequisites by programme (maths, human biology, anatomy); portfolio, audition, interview or competitive selection for Design, Music, Dance, Sign Language Interpretation, Dental Technology Sciences, Early Childhood Care and Education; international applicants at least 17 (some 18)

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts

How to apply

  1. Review the admission requirements for this program. Check that the selected program is open for international applications. Apply through the official admissions website for one program and intake. Submit the passport photo page and required academic documents. Provide English proficiency evidence when required. Pay the application fee. Review the admission decision and pay the deposit stated in the offer. Apply for the study permit if required.

Other costs

Tuition per year$25,251 CAD
Application fee$145 CAD
Deposit$13,000 CAD

Program details

CampusBroadway
Faculty or schoolHealth Sciences
Department_
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value64
Study pace_
Post-study stay3
Scholarship noteInternational Regional Entrance Award 500-5,000 CAD for new international applicants from underrepresented countries to PGWP-eligible programmes (first-come, first-served)

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.