Justice Institute of British Columbia
college · British Columbia
- Students
- 8,484
- International
- 39.3%
- Graduates
- 2,376
- Women
- 32.3%
1,155 full-time
3,333 students
in the latest year
Enrolment over time
2009 to 2023 — +185.9% over the period.
What students study
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 salary, a year | Median wage, an hour | Job related to programme | Went on to study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degrees | 47 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $73,388 a year | — | 83.7% | 44.7% |
| Diplomas | 262 | 91.5% | — | $25.00 an hour | 65.5% | 37.3% |
| Certificates | 888 | 95.1% | — | $35.59 an hour | 84.7% | 39.2% |
Bachelor's degrees by programme (2)
| Programme | Respondents | Working | Median salary, a year | Job related |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human and Social Services | ||||
| Bachelor of Emergency & Security Management Studies | 15 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $90,000 | 71.4% |
| Social Sciences | ||||
| Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies | 32 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $65,470 | 89.7% |
Diplomas by programme (6)
| Programme | Respondents | Working | Median wage, an hour | Job related |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Sciences | ||||
| Law Enforcement Studies Diploma | 131 | 89.2% | $23.00 | 58.8% |
| Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Law Enforcement Studies | 54 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $19.65 | 52.0% |
| Health | ||||
| Advanced Care Paramedicine Advanced Diploma | 19 | 100.0% | $45.41 | 100.0% |
| Health Sciences (EMS) Diploma | 22 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $43.00 | 95.2% |
| Human and Social Services | ||||
| Emergency & Security Management Diploma | 14 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $45.52 | 91.7% |
| Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Disaster Management | 19 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $21.53 | 50.0% |
Certificates by programme (18)
| Programme | Respondents | Working | Median wage, an hour | Job related |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Sciences | ||||
| Family Mediation Certificate | 19 | 100.0% | $37.49 | 70.6% |
| Business and Management | ||||
| Collaborative Conflict Resolution | 10 | majority (exact figure withheld) | too few responses | 100.0% |
| Conflict Resolution: Mediation/Third Party Intervention | 24 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $55.00 | 91.3% |
| Conflict Resolution: Negotiation | 21 | 100.0% | $50.03 | 95.2% |
| Health | ||||
| Community Care Licensing Officer | 29 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $30.00 | 79.2% |
| Primary Care Paramedicine Certificate | 242 | 96.2% | $33.27 | 93.0% |
| Human and Social Services | ||||
| BC Police Recruit Training | 106 | over 95% | $42.34 | 99.0% |
| Cybercrime Analysis Graduate Certificate | 11 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $35.78 | 50.0% |
| Emergency Management Certificate | 109 | 95.4% | $41.25 | 92.2% |
| Family Justice Counsellor Recruitment & Individualized Training | 16 | 100.0% | $36.92 | 100.0% |
| Fire Fighting Technologies Certificate | 19 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $26.25 | 77.8% |
| Fire Officer Certificate | 26 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $62.08 | 96.0% |
| Full Service Fire Fighter Operations | 59 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $40.66 | 37.5% |
| Intelligence Analysis Graduate Certificate | 15 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $31.41 | 75.0% |
| Interior Fire Fighter Operations | 43 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $38.49 | 31.0% |
| Security Officer Training | 64 | 88.7% | $34.00 | 92.7% |
| Sheriff Recruit Training | 35 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $35.02 | 97.1% |
| Tactical Criminal Analysis Graduate Certificate | 19 | majority (exact figure withheld) | $41.03 | 56.3% |
Across all of B.C.'s public institutions, in the same surveys: 81.5% of bachelor's graduates were working, at a median salary of $66,000 a year.
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 Justice Institute of British Columbia only and are measured differently in each province — don't compare them with another province's.
Tuition
- Domestic students, 2025/26
- $5,861 a year
- International students, 2025/26
- $17,582 a year
(Bachelor of Emergency and Security Management Studies, not arts)
(Bachelor of Emergency and Security Management Studies, not arts)
The Justice Institute's figures are for its Bachelor of Emergency and Security Management Studies. Its Bachelor of Law Enforcement Studies charges international students $20,831.55 in 2025/26.
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 | $5,861 | $17,582 |
| 2024/25 | $5,746 | $17,237 |
| 2023/24 | $5,633 | $16,899 |
| 2022/23 | $5,523 | $16,568 |
| 2021/22 | $5,414 | $16,243 |
| 2020/21 | $5,308 | $15,925 |
| 2019/20 | $5,204 | $15,613 |
| 2018/19 | $5,102 | $15,037 |
| 2017/18 | $5,002 | $15,007 |
| 2016/17 | $4,904 | $14,713 |
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 Justice Institute of British Columbia 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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