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undergraduate

Degree

College Diploma - Practical Nursing

Course code: #040108

undergraduate

Degree

College Diploma - Practical Nursing

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $23,864 CAD

  • Application fee

    $100 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Highlights
Work-Placement

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 01-February-2023 2023-02-01
Winter-January 01-October-2023 2023-10-01

Overview

College Diploma - Practical Nursing

Interprofessional collaboration and diverse clinical placement opportunities

Prepare for a career in this in-demand health field in Canadore College’s leading-edge simulation nursing laboratories. Learn theory and practice in a variety of settings. 

The high-fidelity labs are equipped with interactive mannequins that speak and replicate real symptoms, on which students act out common medical emergencies.

The small class and lab sizes allow for individual learner support and more one-on-one time with professors. The training culminates with a seven-week, pre-graduate placement experience working with a registered practical nurse

What You Learn

  • Nursing theory and practice
  • Pharmacology
  • Interprofessional health care and collaboration
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Canada's First Peoples/cultural safety and sensitivity
  • Developmental psychology

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$31,616

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $6,000
Accommodation 1 bed room $7,752
Tuition 1 person $23,864

Hourly wage

Min wage

17.20 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency (If Applicable)
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Official translations of documents in a language other than English

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
6
listening
6
writing
6
speaking
6
reading

TOEFL

84
21
listening
21
writing
21
speaking
21
reading

PTE

58
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading

Cambridge

175
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available
  • Duolingo 120

For the English as a Second Language program, it requires a minimum IELTS score of 3.0; for entry into English for Academic Purposes, a minimum IELTS score of 4.5 is required. 

Both programs run full-time for 8 months. Students beginning in English as a Second Language will then take an additional 8 months full-time of English for Academic Purposes before moving into their program of study.


Academic background and requirement

  • OSSD or equivalent, ENG4C or ENG4U, Grade 11 or 12 Science (C or U), Grade 11 Math (C, U or M)

Career opportunities

  • Clinical Nurse
  • Critical Care Nurse
  • ER Nurse
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Geriatric Nurse

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