Academic Schedules & Deadlines

Please refer to the following important key dates and deadlines throughout the year, to ensure you meet NIC's academic deadlines.

If you are studying in the following program areas the varying start dates apply, click your program area for details:

• Office Administration
• Early Childhood Care & Education Certificate
• Early Childhood Care & Education Diploma
• Activity Assistant
• Health Care Assistant Certificate
• Practical Nursing Diploma
• Animal Care Aide Certificate
• Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate
• Trades & Technical
• Apprenticeship Technical Training
• Continuous Entry/Exit courses and program (Upgrading)

You may also refer to past deadlines.

The academic deadlines listed in the chart below apply to students in: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Upgrading, Business, Fine Art, DIGITAL Design + Development, Tourism & Hospitality, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Human Services and University Transfer Programs.

Schedule/Deadlines 2024-2025

Programs with varying start dates

North Island College offers a wide range of programs and courses with varying schedules and deadlines. Please ensure that you are following the timelines associated with your program. For more information or guidance, please contact Student Services.

Office Administration:

Office Assistant I Certificate, Administrative Assistant Certificate, Computing Accounting Assistant Certificate, Medical Terminology Micro-credential:

• Students registering for the Fall and Winter terms must pay full fees by 4:00 pm by the first day of class.
• Students registering during the terms must pay full fees at the time of registration
• Last day to drop for refund is 10% of the course and is specific to each course section. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 25% of the course and is specific to each course section.

Term Start Dates:

2024FA – Monday, August 19

2025WI – Monday, January 6

Early Childhood Care & Education Certificate and Diploma:

• Full fees for the first term are due approximately one month prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
• Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Fall Study Break is Thursday, November 7 to Friday, November 8, 2024.
• Winter break is December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025. Winter classes start January 6, 2025.
• Spring Study Break: refer to course outline
• All stat holidays

Health & Human Services

Activity Assistant:

• Full fees are due approximately one month prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
• Last day to drop for refund is 14 days prior to the start date of the program. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
• All stat holidays apply. No study breaks.

Health Care Assistant Certificate:

• Full fees for the first term are due approximately one month prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
• Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the program. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Fall Study Break is Thursday, November 7 to Friday, November 8, 2024.
• Winter break is December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025 (college closed)
• Winter classes start January 6, 2025.
• Winter Study Break: refer to course outline
• All stat holidays apply.

Practical Nursing Diploma:

• Full fees for the first term are due approximately one month prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
• Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of the term. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Fall Study Break: refer to course outline
• Winter break is December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025. Winter classes start January 6, 2025. 
• No winter term study break. 

Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate:

• Full fees are due approximately one month prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
• Last day to drop for refund is 14 days prior to the start date of the program. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
• Winter classes start January 6, 2025.
• All stat holidays apply. No study breaks.

Animal Care Aide Certificate:

• Full fees are due approximately one month prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
• Last day to drop for refund is 14 days prior to the start date of the program. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
• All stat holidays apply. No study breaks.

Trades & Technical

Aircraft Structures Technician (AME-S)

Automotive Collision and Refinishing Technician Foundation Harmonized

Automotive Service Technician Foundation Harmonized

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Coastal Forest Worker Certificate

Coastal Forest Technology Diploma

Culinary Business Operations Certificate

Culinary Business Operations Diploma

Electrician Foundation Harmonized

Electronics Technician Core Certificate

Fabricator-Welder Foundation Harmonized Certificate

Furniture Design and Joinery Certificate

Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate

Motor Sport and Power Equipment Technician Foundation Certificate

Parts and Warehousing Person Foundation Certificate

Plumbing & Piping Trades Foundation Harmonized

Prep Cook Certificate

Professional Cook (Culinary Arts) 1, 2, 3

Welder Foundation Harmonized

• Full fees for the first term are due approximately one month prior to start of the program. Dates are provided in your admission letter.
• Last day to drop for refund is 10 days from the start date of program. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is within 60% of the program.
• Winter break is December 25, 2024 to January 1, 2025. Winter classes start January 6, 2025.
• All stat holidays apply. No study breaks.

Automotive Apprenticeship Harmonized

Cabinetmaker (Joiner) Apprenticeship

Carpentry Apprenticeship Harmonized

Electrician Apprenticeship Harmonized

Heavy Duty Apprenticeship

Plumbing Apprenticeship

Plumber Apprenticeship Harmonized

Welder Apprenticeship Harmonized

• Full fees are due 60 days prior to the start day of your course.
• Last day to drop for refund is 28 days prior to start of course. Students will owe tuition and fees for courses not dropped by this date.
• Schedule of training dates can be found at tradestrainingbc.ca

Continuous Entry/Exit courses and program (Upgrading)

Continuous entry/exit courses (Identified with a ‘C’ as the 3^rd  letter in the section code eg: CVC1, DLC1)

• Last day for tuition refunds 10 days from the student start date.
• Last day to withdraw without academic penalty is last day of the class, specific to each student.

Withdrawal without academic penalty: Programs that are longer than 60 days in length with varying start and end dates will have 60% of the program to withdraw without academic penalty.