NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE

Public College Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada

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About Northern Lights College

Public College Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Northern Lights College is one of the top universities and colleges in Canada. This college is a designated learning institute in Dawson Creek with DLI number - 019395299444 . The Northern Lights College, British Columbia has a total of 41000 passed out students holding reputable positions around the world. Currently Northern Lights College has a total number of 1904 students with 1121 students studying full time courses and 783 students studying part-time courses (Check official website to know about the availability of part-time courses in the University/College). The number of international students in Northern Lights College is currently 700. The Northern Lights College has a total number of 180 teaching faculties and 74 non-teaching faculties. The college is located 1.7 km from Northern Alberta Railway Park (NAR Park), 24.9 km from Kiskatinaw Bridge, 1.10 km from Dawson Creek Art Gallery.

If you want to study in Canada Northern Lights College is highly recommended for you.

Is Northern Lights College a public, private or government college?

Northern Lights College is a "PUBLIC College" founded in the year 1973. It is one of the top PUBLIC institutes in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Northern Lights College Campuses

Northern Lights College currently has 4 campuses located in Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John actively recruiting international students.

S.No	Campus Name	City	Province	Country
1	Dawson Creek Campus	Dawson Creek	British Columbia	Canada
2	Chetwynd Campus	Chetwynd	British Columbia	Canada
3	Fort Nelson Campus	Fort Nelson	British Columbia	Canada
4	Fort St John Campus	Fort St. John	British Columbia	Canada

NOTE: Northern Lights College is Our Partner Institute

Northern Lights College is one of the best colleges in Dawson Creek providing a very good campus environment. Being one of the top colleges in British Columbia Northern Lights College is very popular among the international student community including Indian students.

Campus Life

International students studying in Northern Lights College can enjoy access to following facilities in the campus.

Northern Lights College student residence details - For Student residence/ housing/on-campus accommodation/ hostel and facilities like wifi, dining related information, contact the institute's international student's office.
Bookstore - Northern Lights College has a world-class book store with wide collections of student academic utilities. Northern Lights College’s bookstore on campus is available from Monday to Friday 10 a.m – 6 p.m
Parking - Parking is available in all campuses .
Meal fees - The student studying in the academic institute on an average spends CAD $1070 per month for food.
Athletics & Wellness - Northern Lights College has world class gym & fitness facilities. Athletics & Wellness centre of Northern Lights College timings: Tuesday to Saturday 3:00 a.m - 8:00 p.m
Lockers - This educational institute offers safety lockers for students.

This college has a number of sports clubs, cultural clubs, music clubs, and international student clubs. Some of the clubs listed below are:

Rotary Club - Dawson Creek (Supervisor)
Athletic club - Fort St. John (Supervisor)
Occupational club - Fort Nelson (Supervisor)
Cultural club - Tumbler Ridge (Supervisor)
Social club - Fort St. John (Supervisor)

The campus tour is available in the Northern Lights College. Have a look at the university map here.

Notable Alumni

This Northern Lights College has a total number of 41000 alumni. Some of the notable and popular alumni of Northern Lights College are:

Bob Zimmer - Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament
Judy Fox-McGuire - Senior Probation Officer

Northern Lights College Rankings

According to QS World Ranking Northern Lights College is ranked 1307 globally in 2022. According to another popular ranking body US News & World Report, Northern Lights College is ranked 46 in Canada for the year 2022. This college has also secured rank #1208 in 2022 according to Times Higher Education.

US News & World Report Ranking

Year	Rank
2022	46
2021	46
2020	46

QS World Ranking

Year	Rank
2022	1307
2021	1007
2020	1007

Times Higher Education Ranking

Year	Rank
2022	1208
2021	1007
2020	1008

Webometrics Ranking

Year	Rank
2022	9386
2021	9386
2020	9386

Northern Lights College Application fee for international students

Application fee for Northern Lights College is 0. This application fee is to be paid along with completed application, mandatory documents, SOP & LOR for admissions. Also, note that paying the application fee doesn’t guarantee admission.

Northern Lights College Fees

On an average Tuition fee for Northern Lights College per semester is CAD $1,707 . You can find semester-wise tuition fee/tuition fee per annum for UG, PG, Diploma and MBA courses here (if available).

UG Tuition FEE	PG Tuition FEE	DIPLOMA Tuition FEE	MBA Tuition FEE
CAD $5,483	CAD $7,700	CAD $5,464	CAD $9,510

You can check all the courses and their tuition fees details here

Library

Northern Lights College library contains 5819 e-books, 6670 research guides, and 5148 databases. You can contact a library representative on Monday to Thursday 9 a.m - 9 p.m at 04422201011. You can also reach through [email protected] .

Placements

Approximately, 83% of Northern Lights College's students get placed within a short period of the course completion. Check out their job postings here

Part-time jobs at Northern Lights College for Indian students

Apart from regular teaching assistantships and lab assistantships, following part-time jobs are available for Indian students in Northern Lights College

Assistant to the Director
Business Management
Campus Clerk - Workforce Training
Facilities Office Administrator
Financial Aid Officer Lead

Note: Apart from regular internships, college conducts regular career fairs and job fairs every year.

Top companies recruiting Northern Lights College students

There are many top companies recruiting international students of Northern Lights College regularly. You can contact the placement office for further details. However, our research team found the alumni's of Northern Lights College working in some of the top-notch companies like:

RBC
B.O.A Merrill Lynch
Accenture
HSBC
Stemcells Technologies

Northern Lights College graduate average salary based on degree

Although there is no official data of Northern Lights College graduates' average salary, based on our research team input we found out that international students studying in Canada working as Instructor earns an average salary of CAD $46.31 per year, Administrator earns an average salary of CAD $101,438 per year, Service Clerk earns an average salary of CAD $44,069 per year, Clerk earns an average salary of CAD $23.46 per year, Head officer earns an average salary of CAD $74,06 per year.

LEVELS	SALARY in CAD$
Bachelors	CAD $27,000 per year
Masters	CAD $36,500 per year
MBA	CAD $78,000 per year

Note: The above salary is generally for international students studying in Canada, not specifically for Northern Lights College graduates.

More details about Northern Lights College for Indian students

Northern Lights College is located in the Dawson Creek.
Northern Lights College has high visa success rate.
Northern Lights College accepts backlogs for international students.
Northern Lights College doesn't follow conditional acceptance

You can know more about the best intake season in Canada for international students here →

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s Degree Program - Eligibility


Minimum 60% in 10th & 12th.	Minimum 5.5 IELTS reading score, 5.5 IELTS Writing score, Minimum 5.5 Listening score, Minimum 5.5 Speaking score. Overall 6.0 IELTS Band score.	SOP, LOR, Transcript, Resume, Official score reporting, WES.

Post-Secondary Diploma or Certificate Program - Eligibility


Minimum 60% in 10th & 12th. Minimum 55% in diploma & Bachelor's courses.	Minimum 6.0 IELTS reading score, 6.0 IELTS Writing score, Minimum 6.0 Listening score, Minimum 6.0 Speaking score. Overall 6.5 IELTS Band score.	SOP, LOR, Transcript, Resume, Official score reporting, WES.

Graduate Certificate Program - Eligibility


Minimum 60% in 10th & 12th.	Minimum 5.5 IELTS reading score, 5.5 IELTS Writing score, Minimum 5.5 Listening score, Minimum 5.5 Speaking score. Overall 6.0 IELTS Band score.	SOP, LOR, Transcript, Resume, Official score reporting, WES.

Note: Eligibility Criteria given below is a general requirement for international students who wish to study in Canada, not specific to this college. And also eligibility requirement vary for courses and levels. Know the eligibility criteria for specific courses

Important Details About Northern Lights College for Indian Students:


PG Work permit	Yes
Part-time jobs	Yes
Internship	No
Scholarship	Yes
Research	Yes
Credit transfer	Yes
Co Ops	Yes
Option for PR	Yes

Contact Information of Northern Lights College for International Students


Phone Number:1-866-463-6652	Mobile Number:1-866-463-6652
Fax:N/A	Email id:[email protected]
Website: https://www.nlc.bc.ca/	Location:view on google map
Address:11401 8th St , Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada - V1G 4G2

International Entrance exams - Scores Required for Admission:

Courses	IELTS	TOEFL	PTE	Duolingo
Diploma and Associate of Arts Degree Programs	6.0 overall, no band less than 5.5 in one module	-	PTE- Overall 57 No less than 57 or above	115
Associate of Science	6.0 overall, no band less than 5.5 in one module	-	-	115
Postgraduate Diploma Programs	6.0 overall, no band less than 5.5 in one module	-	-	115

University Arts and Sciences - Associate of Arts Degree (Health Studies). REQUIRE: IELTS 7.0/7.0, with Listening-7.5 and Reading-6.5.

*Important Note:

1) Showing documentation of an IELTS result with an overall score of 6.0 or higher with no band less than 6.0. (Students with a writing band of 6.0 or less are required to complete English 099 with a "B" grade or higher before enrolling in any English courses required for program completion; the necessity for completing this upgrade can extend the length of the program.)

2) NLC may accept as equivalent a TOEFL iBT of 78, Canadian Academic English Assessment (CAEL) 60 overall band, Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment (CLBA) 8 in each section, Pearson Test of English (PTE) 57, Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) 76, Cambridge-Michigan Language Assessment (CaMLA) 68

Note :- All International Students with Writing Bands of 6 or less, will have to study ENGL099 as an additional Subject and clear it with a "B" in first semester.

Note :- Study Gap should not be more than 5 Years for PG Program and 3 years for UG program.

Note :- Student's above age of 30 are not eligible.