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Diploma of Dance

Vancouver Community College

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

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Vancouver Community College campus

About the program

Trains students in performance, Choreography, Technique and pedagogy within a faith-based framework.

Program highlights

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

What you will learn

  • Apply concepts and methods in Dance in BFA to solve relevant problems. Develop competence in Courses include pedagogy
  • Performing arts management. Present findings clearly and consider professional or research ethics.

Career outcomes

  • Professional dancer
  • Choreographer
  • Dance instructor or teacher
  • Dance studio owner or director
  • Dance captain or rehearsal assistant
  • Arts administrator

Curriculum

  • Courses include pedagogy
  • Performing arts management
  • Improvisation
  • Various dance forms
  • Choreography and dance for worship. Training covers technique and performance alongside teaching and arts administration skills.

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)

Language tests

  • IELTS 5.5
  • TOEFL iBT 50
  • Duolingo 95
  • PTE Academic Not published
  • Cambridge Not published

Other requirements

  • Interview required

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. Attend the mandatory admission interview or assessment when scheduled. Review the admission decision and pay the deposit stated in the offer. Apply for the study permit if required.

Other costs

Tuition per year$16,611 CAD
Application fee$145 CAD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusArts Umbrella
Faculty or schoolMusic and Dance
Department_
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value60
Study pace_
Post-study stay3
Scholarship note_

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.