ECE Post-secondary Information

Camosun College, Victoria
ECE Program:
Early Learning and Care Diploma – 2 years (Full- or part-time)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Capilano University, North Vancouver
ECE Programs:
Bachelor of Early Childhood Care and Education – 4 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care (Full- or part-time)
Prerequisite: Bachelor’s Degree
Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Basic Early Childhood Care and Education Basic Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Specialized Courses:
Early Childhood Care and Education Infant and Toddler Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Early Childhood Care and Education Special Needs Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

College of the Rockies, Cranbrook
ECE Program:
Early Childhood Education Certificate – 1 year (Full- or part-time)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Distance/Online Learning:
Early Childhood Education Infant and Toddler Educator Diploma (Part-time)
Prerequisite: ECE Certificate
Early Childhood Education Special Needs Educator Diploma (Part-time)
Prerequisite: ECE Certificate
Early Childhood Education Certificate
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

College of New Caledonia, Prince George
ECE Program:
Early Childhood Education Certificate – 1 year (Full- or part-time)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Distance/Online Learning:
Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Certificate – 1 year (Full- or part-time)

Douglas College, New Westminster
ECE Program:
Early Childhood Education Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Langara College, Vancouver
ECE Program:
Early Childhood Education Diploma – 3 semesters
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Specialized Course:
Early Childhood Education – Special Education Post Basic Citation – 1 year
Prerequisite: ECE Certificate or ECE Diploma

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey
Specialized Courses:
Family Childcare Program - Statement of Completion in Family Childcare (Part-time) 
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Childcare Aide Option – 1 year
Prerequisite: Enrolment in Family Childcare Program
Early Childhood Education Assistant Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: Childcare Aide Option

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, Merritt
ECE Programs:
Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

North Island College, Comox Valley and Port Alberni
ECE Programs:
Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma – 3 years (Part-time)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Early Childhood Care and Education Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Northern Lights College, Fort St. John
ECE Programs:
Early Childhood Education and Care Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Early Childhood Education Certificate – Educacentre Partnership – 1 year 
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Partnership Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Northwest Community College, Terrace
ECE Programs:
Early Childhood Education Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Early Childhood Education Basic Level Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Specialized Courses:
Early Childhood Education Post Basic – Infant/Toddler Program Specialization
Prerequisite: ECE Basic Level Certificate
Early Childhood Education Post Basic – Special Needs Program Specialization
Prerequisite: ECE Basic Level Certificate
Early Childhood Education Post Basic – First Nations Program Specialization
Prerequisite: ECE Basic Level Certificate

Okanagan College, Kelowna
ECE Program:
Early Childhood Education Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Specialized Courses:
Early Childhood Education – Infant Toddler Certificate
Prerequisite: ECE Basic Level Certificate
Early Childhood Education – School-Age Care Certificate
Prerequisite: ECE Basic Level Certificate

Pacific Rim Early Childhood Institute, Victoria
Distance/Online Learning:
Basic Early Childhood Educator Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Post-Basic Special Needs Educator Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: ECE Basic Level Certificate
Post-Basic Infant/Toddler Educator Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: ECE Basic Level Certificate

Selkirk College, Castlegar
ECE Programs:
Early Childhood Education and Care Human Services Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Early Childhood Care and Education Certificate – 3 semesters (Full- or part-time)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby
ECE Programs:
Undergraduate Degree – Minor in Early Learning
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Early Learning 
Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree

Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops
ECE Programs:
Early Childhood Education Diploma – 2 years (Full- or part-time)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Early Childhood Education – Assistant Status
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Specialized Courses:
Infant/Toddler Educator Post-Diploma Certificate – 1 semester
Prerequisite: ECE Diploma
Special Needs Educator Post-Diploma Certificate – 1 semester
Prerequisite: ECE Diploma

University of British Columbia, Vancouver
ECE Programs:
Master of Education in Early Childhood Education
Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree
Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education
Prerequisite: Undergraduate Degree
Early Years Education Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Specialized Courses:
Certificate in Educating Young Children
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Enhancing Early Learning Certificate
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Kindergarten Instruction Certificate 
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford
ECE Programs:
Early Childhood Education Diploma – Special Needs – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Early Childhood Education Diploma – Infancy Supervisor – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma
Early Childhood Education Certificate – 5 semesters (Part-time)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

University of Victoria, Victoria
ECE Program:
Undergraduate Degree – Early Years Specialization
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Vancouver Community College, Vancouver
ECE Program:
Early Childhood Care and Education Diploma – 2 years (Part-time)
Prerequisite: High School Diploma

Specialized Course:
Infant/Toddler and Special Needs Post Basic Certificate – 1 year
Prerequisite: ECE Diploma

Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo
ECE Program:
Early Childhood Education and Care Diploma – 2 years
Prerequisite: High School Diploma