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Community Studies

Related Programs - See: Health Studies

If you are caring individual whose passion includes providing warm and devoted care to those around you, then a career in Community Studies is certain to offer you an exciting and fulfilling future!

Community Studies offers Post Secondary and Graduate Certificate and Diploma programs, as well as a full Apprenticeship as an Early Childhood Educator.

A desire to help people is only the beginning. To succeed in social services you also need basic knowledge and skills as well as guiding values. Equip yourself for success and experience the satisfaction that helping people, young and old, brings.

Note that the Start Dates listed below indicate in which academic terms a program may generally be offered. Please consult the Program Availability section for current intake status for all full-time programs (post secondary certificates and diplomas / graduate certificates / bachelor degrees).

Post-Secondary ProgramsLengthStart DateCampus
Child and Youth Worker **3 YearsSeptemberWelland
Early Childhood Education2 YearsSeptember, JanuaryWelland
Educational Assistant - Special Needs Support2 YearsSeptember, JanuaryWelland
Recreation and Leisure Services2 YearsSeptemberWelland
Recreation Therapy2 YearsSeptemberWelland
Social Service Worker **2 YearsSeptember, JanuaryWelland

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Most Continuing Education programs have Fall, Winter and Spring start dates, and their length varies. Check individual program pages for details.

Continuing Education Part-time ProgramsLearning
Community Mental Health - GerontologyIn Class
Community Mental Health - MultidisciplineIn Class
Counselling Skills for Human ServicesOnline and/or In Class
Criminal Psychology and BehaviourOnline and/or In Class
Developmental Support ServicesOnline and/or In Class
Early Childhood Education - AdministrationOnline and/or In Class
Teaching AdultsOnline and/or In Class
Teaching On-lineOnline
Full-time Programs for International Students OnlyLearning
Community Mental Health - Multidiscipline In Class
Palliative Care - Multidiscipline In Class
Registered Nurse - Critical CareIn Class

** Indicates a competitive program

A program is considered competitive when the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number required to fill the program. The list of competitive programs varies from year to year. If a given program is denoted as being competitive, it will be noted as such on the program availability sheet and will also be noted (**) as being competitive on the program listings.