College of New Caledonia

college · British Columbia

Students: 3,477
International: 42.5%
Graduates: 1,011
Women: 59.8%

Enrolment over time

2009 to 2023 — -6.3% over the period.

2009: 3,7112023: 3,477

What students study

Business, management, marketing and related support services28%

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities16%

Health professions and related programs16%

Visual and performing arts4%

Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies4%

High school/secondary diploma and certificate programs4%

Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians3%

Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology3%

Public administration and social service professions3%

Education3%

Share of this institution's enrolment across the fields Statistics Canada publishes for it.

After graduating

BC Stats' Student Outcomes surveys ask former students of B.C.'s public institutions about their work and further study one to two years after their programme. Each figure pools the 2023, 2024 and 2025 surveys. “Working” is the share of ALL respondents working at a paid job or business when surveyed — people in further study count in the denominator. Pay is the median: an annual salary for bachelor's graduates, an hourly wage for every other credential.

Credential	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related to programme	Went on to study
Associate degrees and university transfer	319	76.0%	$22.75 an hour	55.2%	61.2%
Diplomas	709	85.5%	$25.07 an hour	72.9%	19.6%
Certificates	344	86.8%	$28.00 an hour	87.6%	19.9%
Trades foundation	311	77.5%	$24.00 an hour	76.3%	not asked
Apprenticeships	224	96.4%	$42.00 an hour	90.7%	not asked

Associate degrees and university transfer by programme (4)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Arts and Sciences
Associate of Arts	84	90.2%	$18.30	38.6%
Associate of Science	35	majority (exact figure withheld)	$18.14	28.6%
University Transfer	24	75.0%	$23.86	44.4%
Health
Baccalaureate Nursing	176	66.7%	$28.86	73.7%

Diplomas by programme (17)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Arts and Sciences
Accounting and Finance Diploma	31	73.3%	$25.00	63.6%
Criminology Diploma	21	76.2%	$22.50	33.3%
Business and Management
Business Management Diploma	143	82.9%	$18.75	71.6%
Post Diploma Human Resources Management	126	87.8%	$26.00	63.0%
Post Diploma Tourism and Hotel Management	57	85.2%	$18.03	80.4%
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Civil Engineering Technology	10	100.0%	$31.14	90.0%
Natural Resources Technology Diploma	19	73.7%	$26.98	85.7%
Post Diploma Information Technologies	44	84.1%	$21.00	51.4%
Web and Graphic Design Diploma	22	majority (exact figure withheld)	$21.66	36.8%
Health
Dental Hygiene Diploma	22	100.0%	$47.00	95.5%
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Diploma	16	majority (exact figure withheld)	$40.00	92.9%
Licensed Practical Nursing Diploma	27	majority (exact figure withheld)	$31.00	100.0%
Medical Laboratory Technology Science Diploma	39	100.0%	$35.18	97.4%
Medical Radiology Diploma	17	100.0%	$38.56	88.2%
Human and Social Services
Early Childhood Care and Learning	21	majority (exact figure withheld)	$25.50	100.0%
Kinesiology Diploma	32	72.4%	$20.31	33.3%
Social Service Worker Diploma	54	73.6%	$25.00	82.1%

Certificates by programme (9)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Business and Management
Applied Business Technology - Administrative Assistant	24	75.0%	$24.00	88.9%
Applied Business Technology - Office Clerk	19	66.7%	$25.00	75.0%
Bookkeeping Certificate	39	81.6%	$26.00	74.2%
Business Management Certificate	10	majority (exact figure withheld)	$26.25	100.0%
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Computer/Network Electronics Technician	13	majority (exact figure withheld)	$27.23	77.8%
Health
Dental Assistant Certificate	38	majority (exact figure withheld)	$27.00	97.3%
Health Care Assistant Certificate	98	majority (exact figure withheld)	$28.73	95.6%
Human and Social Services
Education Assistant / Community Support Worker Certificate	47	majority (exact figure withheld)	$29.40	93.2%
Visual and Performing Arts
Fine Arts Certificate	21	60.0%	$18.75	36.4%

Trades foundation by programme (8)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Automotive and Other Mechanics
Automotive Collision and Refinishing - Foundation Level	11	majority (exact figure withheld)	$19.50	33.3%
Automotive Technician - Foundation Level	38	75.7%	$20.00	92.9%
Carpentry
Carpentry - Foundation Level	51	74.0%	$22.60	61.1%
Culinary Arts and Personal Services
Professional Cook	12	41.7%	too few responses	60.0%
Electrician
Electrical - Foundation Level	54	86.8%	$23.55	80.4%
Industrial and Heavy Duty Mechanics and Other Repair Trades
Heavy Mechanical Trades - Foundation Level	49	majority (exact figure withheld)	$24.00	78.6%
Millwright-Machinist - Foundation Level	42	69.0%	$28.88	75.9%
Welding and Precision Production
Welding - Foundation Level	45	75.6%	$25.00	78.1%

Apprenticeships by programme (9)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Automotive and Other Mechanics
Automotive Service Technician - Level 4	17	100.0%	$34.88	100.0%
Truck and Transport Mechanic - Level 4	10	100.0%	$44.00	100.0%
Carpentry
Carpentry - Level 4	22	majority (exact figure withheld)	$34.82	85.7%
Electrician
Electrical - Level 4	33	100.0%	$43.25	93.8%
Industrial and Heavy Duty Mechanics and Other Repair Trades
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician - Level 4	36	majority (exact figure withheld)	$44.25	82.4%
Millwright - Level 4	45	majority (exact figure withheld)	$46.08	93.0%
Other Apprenticeship Programs
Automotive Glass Technician	17	100.0%	$28.25	88.2%
Welding and Precision Production
Welding - Levels 1 - 3	19	majority (exact figure withheld)	$40.50	94.4%
Welding - Levels A & B	16	majority (exact figure withheld)	$42.50	78.6%

Programmes are grouped into BC Stats' own programme areas. Where BC Stats withholds a figure to protect respondents it publishes a code instead; we show what the code means (for example “majority (exact figure withheld)”) and never a number.

Source: BC Stats, BC Student Outcomes Program data file (surveys 2023 to 2025). These figures are for College of New Caledonia only and are measured differently in each province — don't compare them with another province's.

Tuition

Domestic students, 2025/26: $3,124 a year
International students, 2025/26: $14,686 a year

B.C.'s Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills publishes one annual tuition figure per public institution: two semesters of five courses for a typical full-time undergraduate arts student, domestic and international. It is an arts figure — other programmes can cost more or less. The ministry publishes mandatory fees in a separate dataset, not shown here. Since 2005, domestic tuition increases at B.C. public institutions have been limited to 2% a year.

Every year since 2016/17

Academic year	Domestic	International
2025/26	$3,124	$14,686
2024/25	$3,063	$14,121
2023/24	$3,003	$13,578
2022/23	$2,944	$13,056
2021/22	$2,887	$12,554
2020/21	$2,831	$12,308
2019/20	$2,776	$11,950
2018/19	$2,722	$11,950
2017/18	$2,669	$11,950
2016/17	$2,616	$11,950

Source: B.C. Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, tuition fees for arts programs at B.C. public post-secondary institutions (published September 2025).

What isn't here

B.C. publishes one tuition figure per institution, for one typical programme (arts at most institutions) — check College of New Caledonia for the fee of the programme you want, and note that domestic and international rates differ sharply. The graduate figures come from a survey, not tax records, so they describe the graduates who answered. Entry requirements are set by each institution.

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Adapted from Statistics Canada, tables 37-10-0277-01 and 37-10-0278-01, Postsecondary Student Information System. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. “Not published” in the enrolment figures means Statistics Canada suppressed the cell for confidentiality; it does not mean zero.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

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