Below is the list of educational institutions that offer recognized Health Care Assistant (HCA) programs in British Columbia.  The BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry reviews and recognizes Health Care Assistant (HCA) programs in BC to ensure that they are: following the provincial curriculum, implementing a common set of training standards and graduating competent front-line health care providers.  

Recognition Status:
New Program; Site Visit Pending – This status is awarded to new programs for a period of up to 2 years during which time the institution is expected to deliver the program.  As with the other statuses, program graduates are eligible for registration upon completion of the program.   A compliance assessment site visit is scheduled after the first graduating class completes the program.     

Interim Recognition – This status is awarded after a compliance assessment site visit and can be held for a period of up to 2 years. Interim recognition status indicates condition(s) need to be met in order for the program to remain in good standing.
 
Full Recognition – This status is awarded after a compliance assessment site visit and can be held for a period of up to 5 years.  Full recognition indicates that the institution does not have any conditions in place.

*Recognition Status is subject to change and this list should be consulted for updates.   

HCA program students:  It is important to complete a recognized HCA program so that you can be registered to work as an HCA in BC.  You need to check that you take a program on this list.

Important Note:  The Stratford Career Institute Health Care Aide Program is not recognized by the BC Care Aide Registry.
 

Educator	Program	Locations	Recognition  Status
Academy of Learning	Health Care Assistant	Kamloops	Full Recognition
Ashton College	Health Care Assistant	Abbotsford	New Program; Site Visit Pending
Burnaby Community & Continuing Education SD41	Health Care Assistant	Burnaby	Full Recognition
Cambria College	Health Care Assistant	Victoria	Interim Recognition
Camosun College	Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant - ESL Health Care Assistant - Indigenous	Victoria	Full Recognition
Canadian Health Care Academy	Health Care Assistant	Surrey	New Program; Site Visit Pending
Capilano University	Health Care Assistant	North Vancouver, Sechelt	Full Recognition
CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care	Health Care Assistant	Richmond, Surrey, Victoria	Full Recognition
College Educacentre College	Health Care Assistant in French- Préposé aux soins de santé	Vancouver	Full Recognition
College of New Caledonia	Health Care Assistant	Prince George, Quesnel  *Regional program delivery may be available.	Full Recognition
College of the Rockies	Health Care Assistant	Cranbrook, Creston, Fernie, Golden, Invermere	Full Recognition
Discovery Community College	Health Care Assistant	Campbell River, Courtenay, Maple Ridge, Nanaimo, Parksville, Surrey	Full Recognition
Douglas College	Health Care Assistant Program	Coquitlam	Full Recognition
Drake Medox College	ESL – Health Care Assistant (Combined Delivery) Health Care Assistant (Combined Delivery) ESL – Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant	Surrey, Vancouver	Full Recognition
Excel Career College	Health Care Assistant	Courtenay	Interim Recognition
Gateway College	Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant – Accelerated Health Care Assistant – Access Health Care Assistant & Communication Year 2 Health Care Assistant (Combined Delivery) Health Care Assistant – Accelerated (Combined Delivery) Health Care Assistant – Access (Combined Delivery)	Vancouver	Full Recognition
First College	Health Care Assistant Program	West Kelowna	Interim Recognition
Kwantlen Polytechnic University	Health Care Assistant	Langley	Full Recognition
NEC Native Education College	Health Care Assistant	Vancouver	Full Recognition
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology	Health Care Assistant	Merritt	Full Recognition
North Island College	Health Care Assistant	Comox Valley, Port Alberni	Full Recognition
Northern Lights College	Health Care Assistant	Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson	Full Recognition
Northwest Community College	Health Care Assistant	Terrace *Regional program delivery may be available.	Interim Recognition
Okanagan College	Health Care Assistant	Kelowna, Penticton, Salmon Arm, Vernon	Full Recognition
PACE College	Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant – ESL	Surrey	Interim Recognition
Pacific Coast Community College	Health Care Assistant	Vancouver	Interim Recognition
Saint Elizabeth  Health Career College	Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant – ESL Health Care Assistant – Blended Learning  Health Care Assistant – Upgrade Program (offered in both blended learning and face to face delivery formats)	Vancouver Victoria *Blended Learning at other locations	Full Recognition
Selkirk College	Health Care Assistant	Trail	Full Recognition
Sprott Shaw College	Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant Upgrade (Blended Learning)	Abbotsford, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Nanaimo, Penticton, Surrey, East Vancouver, Vancouver, Victoria, Osoyoos *Blended learning at other locations.	Full Recognition
Stenberg College	Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant – ESL	Castlegar, Surrey, Vernon	Full Recognition
Thompson Rivers University	Health Care Assistant	Kamloops Williams Lake	Full Recognition
Thompson Rivers University – Open Learning Division	Health Care Assistant (Combined Delivery)	Multiple Locations in BC	Full Recognition
University of Fraser Valley	Health Care Assistant	Chilliwack	Full Recognition
Vancouver Career College	Health Care Assistant	Abbotsford, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Kelowna, Surrey	Full Recognition
Vancouver Community College	Health Care Assistant   Health Care Assistant – ESL	Vancouver	Full Recognition
Vancouver Island University	Health Care Assistant	Duncan, Nanaimo, Powell River	Full Recognition
Western Community College	Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant + ESL	Abbotsford, Surrey	Full Recognition
Westminster College	Health Care Assistant Program	Surrey	New Program; Site Visit Pending