Program Information

• This program aligns with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and heavily utilizes the foundational standards and practice frameworks prescribed by the PMI®
• Learn to implement the PMI project management knowledge, processes, lifecycle phases, and the embodied concepts, tools, and techniques to achieve project success relative to stakeholder needs
• Gain knowledge to apply appropriate legal and ethical standards to your projects
• Become proficient with technology tools for communication, collaboration, information management, and decision support
• Align a project to an organization’s strategic plans and business justification throughout the project management lifecycle

• According to the report published by RBC THE COMING SKILLS REVOLUTION: Humans Wanted - How Canadian youth can thrive in the age of disruption, Canada is undergoing a demographic transformation requiring modern new-age leadership and project management styles.
• The Project Management Institute (PMI) has stated that by 2027, employers will need 87.7 million people working in project management roles across 11 countries. In Canada alone, nearly 90,000 new project managers will be hired.
• Project managers contribute to a nation’s productivity, which supports GDP that in turn contributes to the standard of living.
• The average salary for a Project Management Manager is CA$89,755.²

1. Apply appropriate legal and ethical standards
2. Utilize technology tools for communication, collaboration, information management, and decision support
3. Align a project to the organization’s strategic plans and business justification throughout the project management lifecycle
4. Apply project management practices to the launch of new programs, initiatives, products, services, and events relative to the stakeholder needs
5. Implement the PMI® project management knowledge, processes, lifecycle phases, and the embodied concepts, tools, and techniques to achieve project success

Mandatory Fees

• Application Fee - $100.00 per program (non-refundable) | Application Page
  Applicants must pay a non-refundable fee for each application to the College.
• The following fees are due during confirmation of acceptance to each program at the college:
  • Confirmation Fee - $103.00 per program annually (non-refundable)
    Student must pay a non-refundable fee on confirmation of acceptance to each program at the College. The fee covers registration and student association fees and is paid annually for the duration of the program.
  • Deposit fee - First semester tuition of which $1500 is non-refundable
• Academic Audit Fee (once per program) - $50.00
• Technology Fee (per semester) - $79.00

Full-Time Student Fees

Certificate & Diploma Programs:

Regular Term (15-weeks)
Business & Information Technology (per semester) - $4,270.00

Intersession (up to 7-weeks)
Business & Information Technology (per semester) - $2,136.00

Part-Time Student Fees

Certificate & Diploma Programs:

Tuition Fee (per course) - $1,046.00

Exceptions:

• Heavy Equipment Operator (per week) - $337.00
• Commercial Driver (per week) - $337.00
• All other Trade programs (per week) - $298.00

Estimated Program Costs for International Students (2024-2025) 

Application fee:
If applying online, the application fee must be paid via credit card when completing and submitting your application to College of the North Atlantic.

For all other tuition payments:
College of the North Atlantic has partnered with PayMyTuition for international tuition payments. All tuition payments, unless otherwise noted, can be paid via PayMyTuition. With PayMyTuition, you can pay your tuition payments from any bank, in any country in any currency at better than bank exchange rates. PayMyTuition is fast, simple, and cost effective.
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Regulations Governing Payment of Materials & Fees

1. All student fees must be paid by the date specified in each term.  The dates are listed in the Academic Dates. Students receiving Student Aid must present their notification of Student Aid form on the first day of classes. These students are permitted to have fees outstanding until receipt of the Student Aid, at which time these students must pay their accounts in full.
2. Students who have not paid all fees within the time limits given in these regulations may have their registration cancelled by the College.
3. Students with outstanding accounts will be ineligible for a subsequent term, will not be awarded a diploma or certificate, access to register, and will not be issued a certificate of standing (transcript), grade report, or access to on-line grades until the outstanding account has been paid in full. It is the student’s responsibility to address outstanding balances and to work with their respective campus student services office on inquiries related to their account balance.
4. Should the College cancel a program, all tuition and fees paid will be refunded.
5. Out of sequence students registering or withdrawing within a term will pay a prorated tuition and equipment and materials fee per week.
6. Students taking courses above their normal term load (requires application to extend normal course load per semester) will pay tuition for each additional course taken.
7. Senior Citizens, 60 years and older, are required to pay 50% of the confirmation fee and tuition.
8. Students wishing to audit a course will pay 50% of the tuition and 100% of the technology fees (if applicable).