Overview
Imagine spending the next two years at Coast Mountain College in Northwest BC, where you can earn an Associate of Arts Degree while setting yourself up for success in a variety of exciting fields.
Associate degrees are equivalent to the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree, so you can transfer easily to universities across BC or around the globe and turn your passions into a future you’re excited about. Or you can dive straight into a promising career and take your first step toward endless possibilities for learning and growth.
Ready to take the leap? Your journey in the Arts starts here.
Programs offered
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Take first- and second-year university courses in Arts then transfer to universities across BC and beyond to earn your bachelor’s degree, or kickstart your exciting career pathway upon completion.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Build your pathway to a Social Services or Humanities degree. Earn credits in English, history, psychology, and more, while gaining a recognized credential that boosts your academic progress and career opportunities.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Explore cultural heritage and Indigenous studies. Learn about archaeological assessment, cultural interpretation, and their applications to tourism, museums, and cultural resource management in our region’s many Indigenous communities.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Explore the criminal justice system and the causes of crime with practical, hands-on, and real-world learning that prepares you for a career in law enforcement, corrections, or community safety.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Gain insight into the diverse First Nations cultures and their histories, traditions, and relationships with the land, as seen through their own perspectives and teachings.
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Associate of Arts Degree
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Build leadership skills with a focus on community and economic development. Explore Indigenous perspectives, governance, resource impacts, and models of economic development while gaining practical tools to lead and support strong, resilient communities.
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Diploma
Program length: 2 years
Intakes: September & January
Immerse yourself in the scientific study of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system.
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- Bachelor of Arts or Science at UNBC
- Bachelor of Education at UNBC
- Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies at Royal Roads
- Bachelor of Arts at UVic
- Bachelor of Technology in Forensics Investigation at BCIT
- Bachelor's Degree at Monash University (Australia)
- Masters of Arts at Monash University (Australia)
- Bachelor of Arts or Criminal Justice at Park University (USA)
- Bachelor of Education at VIA (Denmark)
- Bachelor of Arts at Lapland University (Finland)
Haida Gwaii: People and their Natural Environment
Learn in spectacular Haida Gwaii!
Experience the culture and history of the amazing Haida people and explore the unique ecology of the archipelago.
Haida Gwaii, known to the Haida as "Islands of the People," is a diverse archipelago of over 150 islands located on the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada. These islands are nestled below the Alaskan Panhandle and separated from the British Columbia mainland by the Hecate Strait. The Haida people have lived on Haida Gwaii for over 12,000 years. Recent findings have pushed that date back a further 1,000 years.
The Haida Gwaii Field School is an interdisciplinary biocultural studies program, offered with the support of the people and communities on Haida Gwaii. Biocultural studies at the College promote learning about the unique biological and cultural diversity and the interconnectedness of the two in northwest British Columbia. Biocultural studies also promote learning about the importance of sustaining that diversity given increasing assaults of environmental degradation. Biocultural studies support conservation, restoration and local control of resources including new out-of-the-box perspectives on how governments, industry, NGO's and local people can work together for an ecologically sustainable and just society.
Students and faculty, with the participation of Haida knowledge keepers, will learn of the Haida homeland and life ways and Haida peoples’ concepts about, and interactions with, the unique ecosystems of Haida Gwaii. Here you will study Haida oral histories from creation to recent and see how they compare to what western scientists are learning on the Islands. You will also earn of the impacts of contact and cash economy and disease. Following this experience you will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the complexities of Haida culture.
Courses | 6 credits:
Admission requirements
- Successful admission to the University Credit Program
- Permission of Field School Form [PDF]
- Meet all individual course prerequisites or submit a Permission of Instructor Form [PDF]
Dates and locations
Check back for an upcoming schedule of dates and locations.
- Terrace campus
- Old Masset
- Queen Charlotte
- Skidegate
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Education unbound.
Here, your education is unbound and connected to community. Transform the way you learn through our unique classroom spaces, field studies and community projects.
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Elevate your experience.
At Coast Mountain College your classroom is connected to place - to rich cultures, rugged landscapes and breathtaking vistas. Here, lifestyle and learning go hand in hand.