Animal Care Aide Tuition and Fees at North Island College
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Tuition & Refund Categories
Category 1 courses or programs
Tuition – Typically, these include ABE, ESL, University Studies, Vocational and Career Technical courses or programs that require admission, transcript and or graduation services. Such courses or programs may require a non-refundable tuition deposit of $100 per instructional term upon registration or earlier with full fees due as stated in the Key Dates section of the College calendar.
Refund – Students must withdraw from courses and programs within specific timelines as outlined in the North Island College Calendar in order to apply for a refund. Refunds may take as long as three weeks to process. Students who pay fees using debit and/or credit cards will receive a credit directly to their debit or credit card account.
Category 2 courses or programs
Tuition – Typically, these include continuing education courses or programs and do not require admissions, transcript or graduation services. Such courses or programs require full tuition payment upon registration and the student pays the majority of the instructional costs.
Refund – The College will return tuition to students who apply for a refund after the time of registration to seven calendar days before the start date of the course or program.
Category 3 courses or programs
Tuition – These programs or courses may have non standard tuition fees and require the student to pay a significant portion of the instructional costs. In addition, they require admission, transcript and or graduation services. Such courses or programs require a non-refundable tuition deposit as established by the Instructional Division upon admission with the remainder of fees due two weeks before the course or program commences.
Refund – Students who withdraw and apply for a refund after the time of registration to 14 calendar days before the start date of the course or program will receive a refund minus their tuition deposit. Students who withdraw with less than 14 calendar days to the course or program start date will not receive a refund
Category 4 courses or programs
Tuition – Typically, these include apprenticeship training classes or courses that require admission and transcript services. Such courses or programs require a non-refundable tuition deposit upon registration or earlier with full fees due four weeks before the course or program commences.
Refund – Students who withdraw between the time of registration to 28 calendar days before the start date will receive a refund minus the tuition deposit. Students who withdraw with less than 28 days to the course or program start date will not receive a refund.
Other Fees
Application $25.00 one time, non-refundable
Contract, Continuing Education & ElderCollege courses are exempt from this fee.
Assessment English or Math Placement:
$15.00 NIC Applicant, $40.00 Non-applicant
Off-Campus Assessment
$20.00 Canadian Applicant, $50.00 International Applicant
Books Costs vary – books may be obtained through NIC Bookstores
College Calendar $3.00 pick up
$5.00 mailed within Canada
$10.00 mailed outside of Canada
Co-operative Education Costs vary and are available in the Co-op Student Handbook
Courier Services $10.00 within BC
Duplicate Document $10.00 each
International Student Fees are available from the International Education Office
Laboratory Fees vary
Prior Learning Assessment Fees vary – there may be a $60.00 advising fee plus 75% of the normal cost of the course.
Student Society $1.82 per credit (academic programs)
$6.83 per month (vocational programs)
Transcript (official) $5.00 each
Transfer Credit Evaluation No charge for BC Post-Secondary Transcripts
$20.00 for out-of-Province transcript
Tuition Deposit Varies by program – non-refundable payments at the time of registration, or earlier, are applied to tuition.