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Health Care Aide

What it costs for * May 2025

The amounts listed are based on a full-time course load and are estimates, so should not be used as actual numbers. All amounts listed are in Canadian (CAD) currency.

If you are planning on taking a part-time course load, try our tuition and fees estimator to get an idea of how much it will cost you.

Tuition estimate+ Fees estimate= Total estimate
Term 1 $3,544.02 + $1,021.50 = $4,565.52
Term 2 $3,544.02 + $567.75 = $4,111.77
Total estimate $7,088.04 + $1,589.25 = $8,677.29

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Tuition estimate+ Fees estimate= Total estimate
Term 1 $9,423.00 + $1,021.50 = $10,444.50
Term 2 $9,423.00 + $567.75 = $9,990.75
Total estimate $18,846.00 + $1,589.25 = $20,435.25

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NorQuest College Student Financial Aid helps you see the financial resources you are eligible for. The Health Care Aide program qualifies for several funding options.

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Courses for * May 2025

Program completion time depends on your chosen delivery option:  

  • 8-month or 12-month full-time options available - Full-time status requires 11+ credits per term 
  • Part-time students typically finish in 18 months. 

Courses in this program must be taken in a certain sequence to match Government of Alberta requirements. We have outlined the courses in order for the 8-month completion on the right. Students learning online with in person labs (Fall term), in the evening, or in Wetaskiwin will take 3 terms, approximately 12 months. 

12 month program completion path (Online (Fall term), Evenings and Wetaskiwin deliveries): 

  • Term one: HLTH 1031, HLTH 1032, and HLTH 1034  
  • Term two: HLTH 1033, HLTH 1550, and HLTH 2016  
  • Term three: HLTH 2017, HLTH 2550, HLTH 2551, and HLTH 3000 

You must complete nine courses and the Provincial Comprehensive Exam to graduate. The Provincial Comprehensive Exam must be completed within 60 days of the successful completion of HLTH 2551.  

Contact the program area or retention advisor if you have further questions about the order of courses or the length of your studies.  

Credits needed for full-time status: 11 credits per term

Term 1 - 16 weeks, 5 courses
Term 2 - 16 weeks, 4 courses
HCA Provincial Comprehensive Exam, 1 course

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