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  Diploma in Veterinary Technology

Bachelor and Diploma in Therapeutic Recreation

  Therapeutic Recreation

  Bachelor and Diploma in 

  Bachelor of Science in Nursing

  Diploma in Opticianry

Do you get satisfaction from caring for humans or animals?

Get a stable, rewarding career with health care programs at Douglas College 

Why take health care programs at Douglas?

Hands-on experience
Practice what you’ve learned in the classroom at hospitals, clinics, veterinary offices, care homes and more, all under the guidance of professional caregivers.

You’ll be prepared to work in health sciences as a registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse, medical office assistant, hearing instrument specialist, optician, veterinary technician, health information specialist, psychiatric nurse and more.

Global opportunities
Depending on your program, you’ll get to attend and present at conferences regionally, nationally and globally. Some examples include Education without Borders in Dubai, the annual Western Region Canadian Schools of Nursing conference, the Canadian Health Information Management conference and the International Council of Nurses Congress.

Practical health care programs

  • Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management 
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing
  • Health Care Assistant program
  • Veterinary Technician program 
  • Medical Office Assistant program
  • Hearing Instrument Practitioner program
  • Opticianry program
  • And much more

Graduate with hireable skills and knowledge in rapidly growing fields. Choose from one of our many practical health care programs in several faculties:

Interested?
Join us for an information session to learn more.

Meet your future instructors
Woman veterinarian inspecting the head of a small dog who is standing on the counter.

  Diploma in Veterinary Technology

Young adult male and walking with an older woman with a walker in a park.

  Bachelor and Diploma in Therapeutic Recreation

Therapeutic Recreation

Bachelor and Diploma in

Two nursing students in blue medical scrubs getting hands-on experience on a nursing manikin in a hospital setting.

  Bachelor of Science in Nursing

A woman conducting an eye test on a woman patient in a clinic.

  Diploma in Opticianry

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