Selkirk College

college · British Columbia

Students: 3,072
International: 25.4%
Graduates: 807
Women: 60.6%

Enrolment over time

2009 to 2023 — -2.4% over the period.

2009: 3,1472023: 3,072

What students study

Business, management, marketing and related support services23%

High school/secondary diploma and certificate programs15%

Health professions and related programs12%

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities11%

Social sciences8%

Natural resources and conservation6%

Visual and performing arts5%

Culinary, entertainment, and personal services4%

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences4%

Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies4%

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	161	57.6%	$18.52 an hour	28.9%	66.2%
Diplomas	718	81.8%	$23.61 an hour	80.0%	27.8%
Certificates	333	86.6%	$27.00 an hour	81.0%	25.8%
Trades foundation	165	81.2%	$23.00 an hour	73.9%	not asked
Apprenticeships	53	86.5%	$35.00 an hour	93.3%	not asked

Associate degrees and university transfer by programme (3)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Arts and Sciences
Associate of Arts Degree Year 1 & 2	101	71.7%	$19.00	32.9%
Associate of Science Degree Year 1 & 2	39	35.9%	$17.75	14.3%
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Engineering I	21	30.0%	too few responses	16.7%

Diplomas by programme (19)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Arts and Sciences
Geographic Information Systems - Advanced Diploma	23	majority (exact figure withheld)	$33.00	85.7%
Business and Management
Business Administration II	29	71.4%	$17.65	84.2%
Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting II	56	majority (exact figure withheld)	$23.00	80.8%
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management II	119	93.2%	$20.00	66.4%
Post Graduate Diploma in Hospitality Management Year 2	54	majority (exact figure withheld)	$20.00	90.2%
Resort and Hotel Management II	16	majority (exact figure withheld)	$18.50	86.7%
Ski Resort Operations & Management II	21	majority (exact figure withheld)	$21.75	80.0%
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Digital Fabrication and Design Year 2	10	majority (exact figure withheld)	$29.00	88.9%
Forestry Diploma II	49	87.8%	$29.00	86.0%
Integrated Environmental Planning II	23	47.8%	$26.36	90.9%
Recreation, Fish & Wildlife II	47	68.9%	$25.00	73.3%
Health
Advanced Diploma in Rural Pre-Medicine III	27	40.7%	$24.00	63.6%
Nursing II & III	43	39.5%	$27.50	93.8%
Pharmacy Technician Diploma Year 2	30	100.0%	$28.25	90.0%
Human and Social Services
Human Services: Child and Youth Care Year II	15	majority (exact figure withheld)	$26.00	92.3%
Human Services: Early Childhood Care Year II	21	majority (exact figure withheld)	$24.63	100.0%
Human Services: Social Service Worker Year II	25	80.0%	$27.00	85.0%
Trades
Post Graduate Diploma in Culinary Management 2	37	100.0%	$21.00	97.2%
Visual and Performing Arts
Contemporary Music & Technology II - Production	15	majority (exact figure withheld)	$19.00	38.5%

Certificates by programme (9)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Business and Management
Office Administration & Technology Certificate	19	63.2%	$28.57	91.7%
Education
Education Assistant and Community Support Worker	32	81.3%	$27.18	80.8%
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Web Development	11	majority (exact figure withheld)	$23.06	60.0%
Health
Health Care Assistant	109	93.5%	$27.00	95.0%
Nursing Unit Clerk	41	majority (exact figure withheld)	$27.23	64.1%
Human and Social Services
Early Childhood Care and Education	64	85.9%	$25.95	92.6%
Social Service Worker I	15	64.3%	$26.89	66.7%
Visual and Performing Arts
Ceramics Studio	15	majority (exact figure withheld)	$25.00	38.5%
Textiles Arts Studio	11	100.0%	$23.64	54.5%

Trades foundation by programme (8)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Carpentry
Carpentry Foundation	10	majority (exact figure withheld)	$25.00	66.7%
Culinary Arts and Personal Services
Hairstylist	19	majority (exact figure withheld)	$17.25	87.5%
Professional Cook 1 & 2	16	62.5%	$17.50	80.0%
Electrician
Electrical Foundation	21	76.2%	$20.50	68.8%
Industrial and Heavy Duty Mechanics and Other Repair Trades
Heavy Mechanical Foundation	13	majority (exact figure withheld)	$23.00	81.8%
Welding and Precision Production
Fine Woodwork	33	majority (exact figure withheld)	$25.50	51.7%
Millwright/Machinist Foundation	25	majority (exact figure withheld)	$28.00	95.2%
Welder Foundation	17	majority (exact figure withheld)	$26.10	84.6%

Apprenticeships by programme (2)

Programme	Respondents	Working	Median wage, an hour	Job related
Carpentry
Apprentice Year 4 - Carpentry	13	majority (exact figure withheld)	$35.00	100.0%
Electrician
Apprenticeship Year 4 - Electrical	31	83.3%	$37.17	92.0%

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

Tuition

Domestic students, 2025/26: $3,264 a year
International students, 2025/26: $13,566 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	$3,264	$13,566
2024/25	$3,200	$13,300
2023/24	$3,136	$13,020
2022/23	$3,077	$12,400
2021/22	$3,019	$11,890
2020/21	$2,960	$11,320
2019/20	$2,907	$10,780
2018/19	$2,855	$9,800
2017/18	$2,802	$9,800
2016/17	$2,751	$9,200

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 Selkirk College 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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