Overview

Throughout the Child and Youth Care course from Douglas College you’ll learn how to make a difference in the life of a child or adolescent dealing with abuse, neglect, addiction or family breakdown and who may have behavioural or learning difficulties.

Once you graduate, you’ll be qualified for frontline positions working directly with children and youth in schools, community centres, parent-child education settings, residential settings, programmes for street-involved youth, addictions services and more.

Career opportunities:

Child and youth care practitioners work in schools, community centres, parent-child education settings, residential settings, programmes for street-involved youth, addictions services and a variety of other settings.

Career opportunities include:

Child and Youth Support Worker
Community Worker
Detention Home Worker
Group Home Worker
Indigenous Outreach Worker
Mental Health Support Worker
Residential Youth Worker
Social Services Worker/Assistant
Youth Care Counsellor
Youth Worker - Social Services

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Change and Development: Lifespan
Counselling and Relationship Building with Children and Youth
Continuum of Substance Use
Activity Programming for Children and Youth
Supporting Behavioural Change

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International

More details

For domestic students applications close online at 4:00pm the Friday before the start of each semester.

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

83

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

New Westminster, Canada

Disciplines

Childhood Studies View 23 other Bachelors in Childhood Studies in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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110

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TOEFL^® IBT

83

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants for admission to the College must satisfy at least ONE of the following criteria:

British Columbia secondary school graduation or equivalent;

One course short of British Columbia secondary school graduation, or equivalent;

Nineteen (19) years of age or older by the end of the first month of the first semester of attendance;

Seventeen (17) years of age on the first day of the first semester of attendance, and has not been enrolled at a school for a minimum of one year;

Completion of a certificate or equivalent from a special needs programme and has been in school for 12 years, or has received an Evergreen or Leaving School Certificate

AND

English Proficiency Requirement

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19880 CAD / year

≈ 19880 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

3780 CAD / year

≈ 3780 CAD / year

Additional Details

Domestic students

Year 1:$3,780
Year 2:$3,570

International students

Year 1:$19,880
Year 2:$19,880

Living costs

New Westminster

Canada

1240 - 1930 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

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Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

New Westminster

Funding

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