International Students

Program Availability

NAIT offers degree, applied degree, diploma and certificate programs both full-time and part-time, giving you a wide variety of choices and flexibility.

Get into the workforce quickly by studying full-time in a 1-year certificate or 2-year diploma program, or use those programs as building blocks towards a degree or other further education.

Academic and English language proficiency requirements vary. Please contact askNAIT@nait.ca for information about your program.

Not sure where to start? Explore useful resources to help you find the right program.

Full-time day programs

With more than 200 full-time programs, NAIT offers plenty of options for your education.

• Find full-time programs

Note: Apprenticeship programs (e.g.: Electrician, Carpenter, etc.) and some Health Sciences programs are not available to international students.

The following Health Sciences programs are open to international students:

• Animal Health Technology
• Biomedical Engineering Technology
• Dental Assisting
• Dental Technology
• Denturist Technology
• Medical Transcription
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Personal Fitness Trainer
• Veterinary Medical Assistant

Full-time Continuing Education and English as a Second Language programs

These programs are delivered during the day or in the evening. The course load is usually less than full-time day programs, depending on the courses chosen by the student. It is the student's responsibility to schedule classes to accommodate the program's completion requirements.

Programs offered through Continuing Education

• Bachelor of Applied Business Administration – Accounting
• Bachelor of Applied Business Administration – Finance 
• Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Business Administration diploma programs 
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Human Resources Management
  • Management
  • Marketing
• Business Administration Year 1 with English Language Training
• Hospitality Management Year 1 with English Language Training
• Culinary Arts Year 1 
• Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Certificate
• Digital Media & IT
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Power Engineering – 4th Class