1.

Carpentry - Vancouver Island University’s Carpentry Foundation

Admission
- Application dates ongoing (highly applied for, the chance of being waitlisted)
- Completion of assessment training (Reading Comprehension, Math,)
- Personal profile(why you are a good fit for the program)

Tuition Costs + Program Length

- $6,403 includes the whole program lasting 8 months, supplies and everything, and all
miscellaneous costs.

Co-op?
- Offers co-op

Requirements
- Minimum 17 years of age
- Successful completion of assessment testing
- Personal profile
- An interview may be required
- Physically fit and able to adapt to working conditions
- Good hand/eye coordination
- Good health, free of vision, hearing, or respiratory ailments
- For student’s wishing to operate vehicles and equipment a valid driver’s license will be
required

I want to apply for this program, at VIU, because it offers on-the-job training that also involves the
construction of real-life projects. Whereas BCIT’s program does not offer co-op. It is one of only two
programs in the province that send its students to build real houses. This kind of hands-on learning will
certainly help me learn all the basics and apply them to real projects; progressing on to higher levels of
carpentry training will be much easier due to this. This is certainly one of the best options I have, as I
plan on achieving the red seal in this trade.

2. Carpentry – BCIT’s Carpentry Apprenticeship Program

- Admission
- Training dates are available all year round. The earliest available application spots are from
May 29- Jul 14 next year
- Must either take the Carpentry Framing and Forming Foundation program or find
employment under a carpenter who will register you with the ITA
 Tuition Costs + Program Length
- $937/6 weeks. The program is for 4 years.

Co-Op?
- No

Requirements

- English 10 or English language proficiency

- Any Math 10
- Science 10
- Graduation preferred

1. Civil-Engineering – BCIT’s Bachelor of Engineering

Admission
- Application dates October 1st – February 15th and February 16th – April 15th
- Requirements completed within the last 5 years
- Complete and Up to date academic records

Continuation level 5 (third year) requirements

- BCIT Diploma in Civil Engineering

- CHEM 6020 and MATH 6010
- Minimum 70% continuation GPA
- 300 hours of post-diploma practical work experience

Tuition Costs + Program Length

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- $8180 per year
- Estimated cost of $1800 for level 1&2 books and supplies
- Program lasts 4 years

Co-op?
- Offers co-op

Requirements
- High School Graduation
- English 12 (73%)
- Math – Pre-Calc 12 ( 73%)
- Chemistry 11 (73%)
 - Physics 12 (73%)
- 1 Approved gr. 12 academic course (73%)
- BYOD (Bring your own device), that meets the software and hardware requirements
- Software Applications (Adobe acrobat professional, Auto Cad, etc.)

2. Civil Engineering – UVIC Undergraduate

Admission
- Application date at fall

Tuition Costs + Program Length

- $10,800 (first year, including textbooks). The program lasts for 4 years

Co-Op?
- No

Requirements

- English 11 or equivalent
- Pre-calculus 11 or equivalent
- Chemistry 11 or equivalent
- Physics 11 or equivalent
- Social studies 11/12 or equivalent
- English 12 (67%) or equivalent
- Pre-calculus 12 (67%) or equivalent
- Physics 12 or Chemistry 12
- One approved academic 12

UVIC is not a bad option for Civil Engineering. However, Costs would be significantly higher
because of housing issues. That and also I am hesitant because it is so far away from friends and family.
Contrary to BCIT which is relatively close; to driving or commuting distance. I prefer to be enrolled in
BCIT’s program rather than UVIC’s because both offer hands-on learning but BCIT’s program is up a
notch. They are taught by Industry leaders. Immersive, learning with applied real-world solutions. This
means that I will be working with potential future employers, fast-tracking my career. BCIT also has an
astounding 97% employment rate for degree graduates which is something that I want to be a part of.
Largely due to the fact that employers know that BCIT graduates are well adept at real-world problems
and are definitely good employees to have in a team.