The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) offers the ECE certificate program, which may be achieved in one year of full-time study or through distance education.  Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is available for those with experience in ECE.

The NBCC Saint John campus is now offering an ECE diploma program for individuals with an ECE certificate and a minimum of three months of related work experience.  The Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) is now offering an optional two-year diploma program.  The Collège will continue to offer the one-year ECE certificate with the option of continuing to complete the two-year ECE diploma.

Four private colleges have also had their ECE programs recognized at the Certificate level within the province.