About North Island College

North Island College and its students have achieved transformational change and growth since it was established in 1975. It is a comprehensive community college that focuses on student success and offers over a wide range of undergraduate and post graduates courses and 80 credit programs in health care, trades, business, fine arts, tourism and university studies. The college proudly serve more than 9,000 students annually at four campuses, a learning centre and through online and in-community learning. It has strong partnership agreements with universities and colleges across BC, the US and around the world. NIC has been internationally recognized for its technology-enabled distance learning and responsive in-community programs.

Its highly qualified faculty include PhD’s with international credentials and has professionally-trained counselling staff, which offers crisis counselling, career and educational counselling, problem solving, learning strategies and help navigating NIC policies and procedures. The college also provides student support services that include education planning, finding scholarships and securing funding.

North Island College international students study at three campuses on central Vancouver Island, a popular tourist destination with beaches, mountains, wilderness areas and lively, friendly communities

North Island College Rankings

World Ranking-5567

Country Ranking -122

Campus

• Comox Valley Campus 
• Campbell River Campus 
• Port Alberni Campus 
• Mount Waddington Regional Campus 
• College Centres : A centre is also located in Ucluelet and there are two vocational centres: Tebo Vocational Centre in Port Alberni and Vigar Road Vocational Centre in Campbell River.

North Island College Academic Divisions

North Island College offers over 1,000 courses and 80 programs in health care, trades, business, fine arts, tourism and university studies leading to degrees, diplomas and certificates. North Island College offers three Bachelor of Business Administration degrees, with majors in Marketing, Accounting or General Management. It also offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, in partnership with Vancouver Island University (VIU)).

North Island College Teaching Quality

North Island College is committed to meeting the education and training needs of adults within our service region by providing high quality, affordable higher education and skills training, collaborating with our partners to create pathways to learning, and empowering individuals to achieve their full potential. Student success, access to learning and services, accountability, quality, relevance and responsiveness, a positive organizational culture, and social and environmental responsibility frame our commitment to our students and communities.

Advantages of North Island College

• North Island College is a part of is a part of the Student Partners Program (SPP) 
• Offers more than 900 courses and 70 credit programs
• Hosted more than 200 international students in 2013/14 from over 30 countries, including India, Japan, Brazil, China, and Nigeria
• Quality programs
• • Expert faculty
• • Affordable excellence
• • Co-op/internship
• • Applied learning
• • Study abroad
• • Research

Entry Requirements

• IELTS: Minimum 6.0 band in reading or writing
• GRE – Scores should be 280+
• TOEFL – iBT 80 overall with no subsection less than 19;
• PTE – 54 overall with no component less than 46;

**All Post Degree Diploma Programs require 65% & IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5.

North Island College International Students Admission

Application Requirements

Students applying for various programs at the North Island College must submit the following documents:

• Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions.
• High school transcripts.
• Post-secondary credential including certificate, diploma, degree etc.
• Personal contact information.
• Copy of passport with signature page.
• Program-specific supplemental information.

North Island College English Language Requirements

Students must have proof of their English language proficiency by providing scores of any one of the following tests given below, to be eligible for admission at the North Island College.

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North Island College Cost of Attendance

Students can save over 10,000 CAD by taking admission for the first year in NIC and then transferring to another university. The fees for international students differ from that of domestic students, the breakdown of the estimated cost of fees is given below.

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