College of the Rockies

college · British Columbia

Students: 3,102
International: 11.1%
Graduates: 705
Women: 56.6%

Enrolment over time

2009 to 2023 — +0.1% over the period.

2009: 3,0992023: 3,102

What students study

Security and protective services30%

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities19%

Business, management, marketing and related support services13%

High school/secondary diploma and certificate programs8%

Health professions and related programs7%

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences5%

Education4%

Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology3%

Public administration and social service professions2%

Natural resources and conservation1%

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	110	57.8%	$28.77 an hour	74.2%	69.7%
Diplomas	271	87.1%	$25.75 an hour	79.2%	26.2%
Certificates	471	84.8%	$26.39 an hour	83.2%	28.6%
Trades foundation	171	83.5%	$23.00 an hour	72.5%	not asked
Apprenticeships	146	over 95%	$45.00 an hour	96.5%	not asked

Associate degrees and university transfer by programme (2)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Arts and Sciences
Arts/Science - University Studies	42	48.8%	$29.83	60.0%
Health
Bachelor of Science in Nursing	57	61.4%	$29.00	88.2%

Diplomas by programme (10)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Business and Management
Business Management	64	82.3%	$25.02	67.3%
Hospitality Management	14	majority (exact figure withheld)	$19.00	83.3%
Tourism and Recreation Management	28	100.0%	$18.00	73.1%
Health
Practical Nursing	32	majority (exact figure withheld)	$30.00	96.4%
Human and Social Services
Adventure Tourism Business Operations	14	majority (exact figure withheld)	$20.00	45.5%
Arts/Science - University Studies	16	majority (exact figure withheld)	$27.00	50.0%
Child, Youth and Family Studies	21	majority (exact figure withheld)	$28.00	100.0%
Early Childhood Education	37	majority (exact figure withheld)	$25.25	100.0%
Human Service Worker	19	majority (exact figure withheld)	$26.00	88.2%
Kinesiology	16	68.8%	$20.82	30.0%

Certificates by programme (12)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Arts and Sciences
Arts/Science - University Studies	27	53.8%	$27.81	61.5%
Business and Management
Business Management	10	majority (exact figure withheld)	$23.50	62.5%
Office Administration	57	83.9%	$29.00	76.6%
Education
Arts/Science - University Studies	19	66.7%	$18.38	25.0%
Education Assistant	74	91.9%	$28.00	98.5%
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Arts/Science - University Studies	20	52.6%	$27.00	60.0%
Health
Certified Dental Assistant	32	majority (exact figure withheld)	$26.00	90.0%
Health Care Assistant	83	majority (exact figure withheld)	$26.98	94.9%
Human and Social Services
Early Childhood Education	60	86.4%	$24.00	98.0%
Fire Training Certificate	22	majority (exact figure withheld)	$28.70	94.7%
Human Service Worker	15	majority (exact figure withheld)	$26.00	70.0%
Mountain Adventure Skills Training	20	majority (exact figure withheld)	$23.00	64.7%

Trades foundation by programme (7)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Automotive and Other Mechanics
Automotive Service Technician Foundation	17	majority (exact figure withheld)	$20.00	75.0%
Carpentry
Carpenter Foundation	20	60.0%	$23.00	91.7%
Culinary Arts and Personal Services
Hairstylist Foundation	23	majority (exact figure withheld)	$16.50	45.0%
Electrician
Electrician Foundation	35	85.7%	$21.00	63.3%
Industrial and Heavy Duty Mechanics and Other Repair Trades
Heavy Mechanical Foundation	14	majority (exact figure withheld)	$31.20	84.6%
Industrial Mechanic Foundation	20	majority (exact figure withheld)	$24.00	64.7%
Welding and Precision Production
Welder Foundation	35	85.3%	$25.00	89.7%

Apprenticeships by programme (6)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Carpentry
Carpenter Apprenticeship Level 4	15	100.0%	$34.50	93.3%
Electrician
Construction Electrician Apprenticeship Level 4	21	majority (exact figure withheld)	$35.00	94.4%
Industrial and Heavy Duty Mechanics and Other Repair Trades
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Level 4	48	majority (exact figure withheld)	$50.00	97.9%
Industrial Electrician Apprenticeship Level 4	13	100.0%	$48.11	84.6%
Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Apprenticeship Level 4	21	100.0%	$46.20	100.0%
Welding and Precision Production
Welding Apprenticeship	14	majority (exact figure withheld)	$41.24	100.0%

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 the Rockies only and are measured differently in each province — don't compare them with another province's.

Tuition

Domestic students, 2025/26: $3,157 a year
International students, 2025/26: $15,652 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	$3,157	$15,652
2024/25	$3,095	$15,194
2023/24	$3,035	$14,895
2022/23	$2,975	$14,701
2021/22	$2,917	$13,107
2020/21	$2,860	$12,095
2019/20	$2,804	$11,179
2018/19	$2,749	$10,311
2017/18	$2,695	$9,640
2016/17	$2,643	$9,351

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 the Rockies 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.

Largest institutions in British Columbia

University of British Columbia69,159 Simon Fraser University31,506 British Columbia Institute of Technology21,711 University of Victoria21,531 Thompson Rivers University20,565 Douglas College15,960

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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