Tuition and Fees for the 2023-24 Academic Year
The NLC Board has approved tuition and other fees for each program. They vary depending upon the type and duration of the program. In addition to approved tuition fees, instruction-related fees, and student service fees, students also pay fees levied by the NLC Student Association (NLCSA).
Part-time students (less than 9 credits per term or in a part-time program) are assessed 55% of student fees.
Tuition may be waived for students aged 65 years or older. Submit proof of age (government issued photo ID with birthdate) to any student services office prior to the start of classes. For details regarding eligibility, see Policy F-4.04 Tuition Waiver for Seniors.
This fee schedule applies from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024. NLC reserves the right to amend this schedule without notice. Rates are listed in Canadian dollars. For rates for Continuing Education courses, please see Continuing Education.
Calculating Official Tuition
Tuition fees are normally calculated by multiplying the rate by the number of contact hours or the number of credits in the course or program. Note that programs that register students in more than one academic year (September to August) will be subject to the subsequent year rates.
| Academic |
$ 119.38/Credit |
$ 386.00/Credit |
| Career & College Prep |
$ 5.16/Contact hour* |
$ 12.85/Contact hour |
| Trades/Apprenticeship |
$ 3.42/Contact hour |
$ 12.29/Contact hour |
| Trades/Apprenticeship (Tier 2)** |
$ 3.42/Contact hour |
$ 12.29/Contact hour |
| Vocational/Career Technical |
$ 3.42/Contact hour |
$ 12.29/Contact hour |
| Job Education & Training |
$ 1.63/Contact hour |
n/a |
| Practical Nursing Diploma |
$ 5.42/Contact hour |
$ 20.06/Contact hour |
| English as a Second Language |
$ 6.20/Contact hour |
$ 16.52/Contact hour |
* The BC Government has eliminated tuition fees for Adult Basic Education and English Language Learning beginning Sep 1, 2017 for domestic students. For information about what this means at NLC, please see CCP and ESL Tuition Waived.
** Tier 2 is Aircraft Maintenance, Heavy Mechanical, Piping Trades, Plumber, Professional Cook, and Welding programs.
See the list of all Programs for Program Fee Type.
Student Services Fees Table
Student services fees are assessed for each semester or equivalent instructional period in which a student is enrolled. Full-time students are student enrolled in 9 or more credits per semester, or 18 or more contact hours per week. For programs that do not follow a semester, Student Services Fees cover up to five months (20 weeks).
| Library |
$ 6.91 |
$ 3.79 |
| Facilities* |
$ 27.08 |
$ 14.87 |
| Technology |
$ 20.89 |
$ 11.48 |
* Courses delivered wholly in an online format are not assessed Facilities fees.
NLC Student Association
All students that are assessed NLC Student Association fees are members of the NLCSA. For detailed information about the NLCSA, please see: nlc.bc.ca/Student-Life/Student-Association. Each student will be assessed a Part 1 fee and a Part 2 fee, depending on their status and their home campus.
| Part 1 - Executive Board fee |
$2.00 for full-time or |
$1.00 for part-time |
| Part 2 - Branch fee |
$1.18/credit or |
$0.05/contact hour |
* Branch fees are allocated by student home campus to one of: Atlin, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Tumbler Ridge, or Online.
Note: Concurrent studies students (including dual-credit students) are NLCSA members, and are therefore assessed Student Association fees.
Instruction-Related Fees
Instruction-related fees are established for each program to cover resources consumed during normal instructional activities. These fees are charged in addition to tuition and student services fees. All instruction-related fees are subject to 5% GST and are the same for both domestic and international students.
| Access to Practical Nursing Diploma |
$597.52 |
program |
| Aircraft Maintenance Technician Diploma |
$230.04 |
semester |
| Aircraft Maintenance Technician Diploma - Vernon |
$307.10 |
program |
| Aircraft Mechanic Basics Certificate |
$230.04 |
semester |
| Applied Business Technology |
$0.42 |
contact hour |
| Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Level 1 |
$110.87 |
level |
| Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Level 2 |
$177.65 |
level |
| Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Level 3 |
$110.87 |
level |
| Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Level 4 |
$95.04 |
level |
| Automotive Service Technician Foundation Certificate |
$474.14 |
program |
| Building Maintenance Certificate |
$491.39 |
program |
| Business Management (including Advanced Certificate in Management, Executive Assistant Diploma) |
$49.37 |
lab |
| Career and College Preparation (lab courses) |
$49.37 |
lab |
| Career and College Preparation including BC Adult Graduation Diploma (all courses) |
$0.17 |
contact hour |
| Carpenter Apprenticeship Level 1 |
$123.85 |
level |
| Carpenter Apprenticeship Level 2 |
$123.85 |
level |
| Carpenter Apprenticeship Level 3 |
$123.85 |
level |
| Carpenter Apprenticeship Level 4 |
$123.85 |
level |
| Cosmetology Diploma (see Esthetician and Hairstylist) |
$3660.51 |
program |
| Culinary Arts Advanced Certificate |
$1058.02 |
program |
| Early Childhood Education and Care Diploma |
$93.18 |
course |
| Education Assistant |
$93.18 |
course |
| Electrician Apprenticeship Level 1 |
$174.27 |
level |
| Electrician Apprenticeship Level 1-2 Gap Training |
$6.94 |
level |
| Electrician Apprenticeship Level 2 |
$174.27 |
level |
| Electrician Apprenticeship Level 3 |
$174.27 |
level |
| Electrician Apprenticeship Level 4 |
$174.27 |
level |
| Electrician Foundation Trades Certificate |
$558.27 |
program |
| Enhanced Carpentry Foundation Certificate |
$491.39 |
program |
| Esthetician Certificate |
$2339.55 |
program |
| Explore Trades for Adults |
$281.53 |
program |
| Explore Trades for Youth |
$281.53 |
program |
| Family Resource Practitioner Advanced Certificate |
$93.18 |
course |
| Hairstylist Foundation Certificate |
$1320.96 |
program |
| Health Care Assistant Certificate |
$322.64 |
program |
| Heavy Mechanical Trades Apprenticeship Level 1 |
$104.78 |
level |
| Heavy Mechanical Trades Apprenticeship Level 2 |
$104.78 |
level |
| Heavy Mechanical Trades Apprenticeship Level 3 |
$104.78 |
level |
| Heavy Mechanical Trades Apprenticeship Level 4 (HDET) |
$101.33 |
level |
| Heavy Mechanical Trades Apprenticeship Level 4 (TTM) |
$99.35 |
level |
| Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate |
$474.14 |
program |
| Human Services Professional Development Advanced Certificate |
$93.18 |
course |
| Interactive Technologies and Game Design Diploma (not including ITEC-240, ITEC-250, ITEC-320) |
$110.40 |
course |
| Job Education and Training Certificate |
$155.32 |
program |
| Millwright Apprenticeship Level 1 |
$125.51 |
level |
| Millwright Apprenticeship Level 2 |
$125.51 |
level |
| Millwright Apprenticeship Level 3 |
$125.51 |
level |
| Millwright Apprenticeship Level 4 |
$125.51 |
level |
| Millwright Foundations Certificate |
$285.31 |
program |
| Oil and Gas Field Operations Certificate |
$2128.32 |
program |
| People Obtaining Workplace Employment Requirements |
$281.53 |
program |
| Piping Trades Foundation Certificate |
$324.72 |
program |
| Plumber Apprenticeship Level 1 |
$104.78 |
level |
| Plumber Apprenticeship Level 2 |
$104.78 |
level |
| Plumber Apprenticeship Level 3 |
$104.78 |
level |
| Plumber Apprenticeship Level 4 |
$126.73 |
level |
| Power Engineering (4th Class) Certificate |
$1840.13 |
program |
| Practical Nursing Diploma |
$585.81 |
program |
| Pre-Employment Workplace Essential Skills Certificate |
$530.73 |
program |
| Professional Cook 1 Direct Entry |
$147.74 |
level |
| Professional Cook 1 Indigenous Content Direct Entry |
$147.74 |
level |
| Professional Cook 1 Institutional Entry |
$439.75 |
program |
| Professional Cook 2 Direct Entry |
$337.83 |
level |
| Professional Cook 2 Institutional Entry |
$597.52 |
program |
| Professional Cook 3 Direct Entry |
$337.83 |
level |
| Social Services Worker Diploma |
$48.41 |
lab |
| University Arts and Sciences (includes Associate of Arts Degrees, Archaeology, Criminology, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Land & Water Resources, Pre-medicine, Social Sciences) |
$48.41 |
lab |
| Welder Apprenticeship Level 1 |
$120.68 |
level |
| Welder Apprenticeship Level 2 |
$120.68 |
level |
| Welder Apprenticeship Level 2-3 Gap Training |
$17.64 |
level |
| Welder Apprenticeship Level 3 |
$176.63 |
level |
| Welder Foundation Certificate |
$622.59 |
program |
| Welder Multi-process Alloy Welder |
$143.51 |
level |
| Welder-Fabricator Foundation Certificate |
$750.00 |
program |
| Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician Advanced Certificate |
$827.05 |
program |
* Program IR fees are assessed in the initial period of study.
Prior Learning Assessment and Transfer Credit
Prior Learning Assessment, including course challenge are assessed fees as follows:
- Course challenge fees are assessed at 75% of the cost of the course tuition as defined in the Tuition Fees Table. Student Services fees and Instruction-related fees do not apply.
- Transfer credit requests for courses taken at BC public post-secondary institutions are free. Transfer credit requests from non-BC public post-secondary institutions are subject to a fee.
International Medical Insurance
All international students enrolled at NLC must have medical insurance. This is available through GuardMe. Please contact the International Education Department. Students are required to pay the premium in advance so that coverage is in place on the day the student arrives in Canada. The cost is currently $828 per year.
Other Fees and Charges
The following fees and charges are in effect from 01 August 2023 to 31 July 2024. For Testing/Assessment Service fees, see Entrance Assessments.
| Application Fees |
$ 25.50 (domestic) |
| $ 100.00 (international) |
| AME log book-stamping for approved ATO |
$ 40.00 |
| Convocation Registration Fee |
$ 30.00 |
| NSF cheque |
$ 50.00 |
| Reissue of Welding log books |
$ 50.00 |
| Replacement credential |
$ 25.00 |
| Student cards (replacement only) |
$ 10.00 |
| Student Records Requests (incl. legal & FOIPOP requests; includes unofficial transcript) |
$10.50 each + $0.25/page |
| Study Permit Renewal Support Letter (5 day business service) |
$25.00 |
| Study Permit Renewal Support Letter (Rush, next business day) |
$50.00 |
| Supplemental Exam Fees |
$ 75.00/rewrite |
| Transcript (5 business days service, per copy) |
$ 10.50 + GST |
| Transcript (Rush, next business day, per copy*) |
$ 35.50 + GST |
| Transfer credit assessment (BC public post-secondary) |
Free |
| Transfer credit assessment (not BC public institutions) |
$ 25.00/request |
| Unofficial Transcript (online in Borealis) |
Free |
| Verification of Enrolment letter (standard format) |
Free |
| Verification of Enrolment letter (custom letter) |
$ 25.00/request |
* Includes delivery by XpressPost. All other delivery methods must be arranged and paid for by the student.