About Child And Youth Care Diploma in Bow valley
Program Description
The Child and Youth Care Diploma will prepare learners to work with children and youth experiencing behavioural and emotional challenges and aid learners in understanding the scope of practice of Child and Youth Care Counselors, including how to develop therapeutic relationships to foster healthy children, youth and families, within their life-space. Child and youth care practitioners work in schools, community centres, parent-child education settings, residential settings, programs for street-involved youth, addictions services and a variety of other settings.
It is suggested that learners registered in the traditional full-time Child and Youth Care Diploma program to write the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) assessment in term one.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : 6.0 with minimum band score 6.0 (Winter 2020 onward)
- TOEFL : 83
- PTE : 59-64
Tuition fee for domestic and international students are tabulated below:
Tuition fee for Domestic students |
CAD 1,500 – CAD 5,000 |
Tuition fee for International students |
CAD 5,000 – CAD 10,000 |
In addition to the tuition fee students need to pay the following fees as well:
Material fee per semester |
CAD 45 - CAD 100 |
Student services fee per semester |
CAD 50 |
Student association fee per semester |
CAD 54 |
H&D per semester |
CAD 140 |
Parchment Replacement Fee |
CAD 50 |
Replacement of Student ID Card |
CAD 10 |
Early and Deferred Examination Fee |
CAD 50 |
NSF Cheque Administrative Fee |
CAD 50 |
Application Fee |
CAD 65 for domestic students CAD 130 for international students |
Confirmation Deposit |
CAD 200 for domestic students CAD 1,500 for international students |
Course Extension Fee for credit courses |
CAD 100 - CAD 200 |
Late Payment Fee |
CAD 50 |
International Student Medical Insurance through 3rd party insurer |
CAD 244 per term |
Non-refundable portion of international students' tuition |
CAD 1,500 |
Living expenses
Bow Valley College does not offer on-campus residence. Students have the option of off-campus residence, homestays, rental houses etc.
General costs and Homestay cost |
Cost |
Standard service fee |
CAD 750 |
Security deposit |
CAD 500 |
Homestay fee |
CAD 825/month |
Textbooks for career program |
CAD 500 - CAD 700 |
Excursions |
CAD 200 |
Food |
CAD 500 per semester |
Weekend expenses |
CAD 200 |
Transit monthly pass |
CAD 99 per month |