Part-time programs

Study part-time with daytime, evening or online classes. We also offer blended programs (combined in-class/online) that merge the flexibility of online learning with face-to-face, in-class labs or shop time. Part-time programs usually take 3 - 6 years to complete.

Explore part-time programs

View your program of interest to see what in-class, online and blended options are available.

• Academic and Career Connections
  Upgrade the math, science or English courses you need for post-secondary study while exploring career options that match your strengths and interests.
• Administrative Professional
  Turn your organizational strengths into administrative expertise with training in business communications, technology and procedures, then apply your skills during a work experience in a professional office environment.
• Adult Learning Program - Academic Upgrading
  Get up to 2 courses you need for post-secondary admission at $0 tuition while studying part-time online or in person to fit school into your schedule.
• Adult Learning Program (ALP)
  Earn your Nova Scotia High School Graduation Diploma for Adults at no tuition cost, with full-time, part-time and online options that make it easier to fit school into your life.
• Automotive Service and Repair
  Service and repair cars and light trucks using diagnostic equipment, hand tools and shop technology while developing troubleshooting and repair skills. This pre-apprenticeship offers a pathway to apprenticeship certification.
• Business Administration
  Learn how businesses operate across accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, operations and leadership while building a foundation for immediate career opportunities or further study in specialized business programs.
• Continuing Care
  Learn to provide personal care and daily support for people in long-term care, home care and community settings while working toward the provincial certification exam that qualifies you as a Continuing Care Assistant.
• Disability Support Professional
  Learn to support people with disabilities to live, work and take part in their communities with dignity and independence through two hands-on practicums that put you directly into the field before you graduate.
• Early Childhood Education
  Learn to nurture the development of young children, and graduate eligible to apply for your Level 2 Early Childhood Educator classification from the Province of Nova Scotia.
• Electrical Engineering Technology
  Learn how electrical power and automated systems keep communities and industries running. In this nationally accredited program, you build the skills to design and maintain electrical and automated systems, with opportunities for paid co-op experience and further study.
• Funeral Arranging and Directing
  Learn to plan services, guide grieving families and manage the legal side of funeral arrangements, while apprenticing toward your funeral director's license with the same provincial board.
• Heavy Duty Equipment / Truck and Transport Repair
  Maintain and repair truck, transport and heavy equipment systems while gaining advanced standing into the Heavy Equipment Repair or Truck and Transport Repair diploma programs. This pre-apprenticeship program offers a pathway to apprenticeship certification.
• Human Resource Management
  Learn to support and develop teams through hiring, training and employee relations in an accredited program that puts you on the path to becoming a Chartered Professional in Human Resources.
• Library and Information Technology
  Connect people with the trusted information and resources they need by managing library services, while completing a field placement and building a portfolio that shows employers you're ready to run library collections.
• Nonprofit Leadership
  Build the strategic leadership, fundraising and financial management skills nonprofits need and lead a real capstone project for a nonprofit organization before you graduate.
• Plumbing
  Develop the skills to install and repair water distribution, drainage and hot water heating systems while gaining real-world experience through a field placement. This pre-apprenticeship program offers a pathway to apprenticeship certification.
• Public Relations
  Learn to manage how organizations communicate with the media, the public and their own employees through this intensive program. Get matched with a mentor in the PR field and apply what you've learned on the job through work experience.

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