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Enhance yourself and your career through personal and professional development courses in counselling, health care, accessibility, wellness, and Indigenous reconciliation.

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Programs

Program Credential Tuition Length
Program name Addiction Counselling Skills Award of Achievement Credential Award of Achievement Tuition Length 2 years
Program name Renal Dialysis Technician Short Certificate Credential Short Certificate Tuition Length 8 weeks
Program name Optician Diploma Credential Diploma Tuition $43,268 Length 2 years
Program name Counselling Skills Foundations: Mental Health & Addictions Credential Certificate Tuition Length 1-3 years
Program name Medical Device Reprocessing Technician Certificate Credential Certificate Tuition Length 16 weeks

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Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.