Overview

Enrich your learning through an elevated experience at Coast Mountain College.

Spend two years at CMTN to complete an associate degree in Arts in a variety of specializations. A valuable employment and education credential, associate degrees are also equivalent to the first two years of a four-year bachelor degree and are transferable to universities across BC and around the world.

Programs offered

  • Associate of Arts Degree

    Program length: 2 years

    Intakes: September & January

    Start your Bachelor's Degree at Coast Mountain College and transfer to any university in the province and beyond.  CMTN offers a comprehensive range of accredited first and second-year university level Arts and Science courses and programs. Learn more about our University Credit options.

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  • Associate of Arts Degree

    Program length: 2 years

    Intakes: September & January

    A key pathway to Social Services and Humanities Degrees such as English, History, Psychology and Anthropology. It is also a recognized and credible academic achievement that can be used to increase employability.

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  • Associate of Arts Degree

    Program length: 2 years

    Intakes: September & January

    Our region and its Indigenous communities provides a rich environment to learn about cultural heritage and interpretation, archaeological and cultural assessment, and how those fields apply to tourism, museums, and community cultural resource management.

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  • Associate of Arts Degree

    Program length: 2 years

    Intakes: September & January

    Immerse yourself in the scientific study of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system. Our program includes a unique, supervised work placement in a criminal justice agency to gain valuable employment experience.

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  • Associate of Arts Degree

    Program length: 2 years

    Intakes: September & January

    Learn about First Nations people from their voices, perspectives and worldviews, while gaining an understanding of the diversity amongst cultures, values, beliefs, traditions, protocols, history, languages, and relationship with the land.

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  • Associate of Arts Degree

    Program length: 2 years

    Intakes: September & January

    Develop leadership and organizational skills along with a deep insight into the relationships between family, community structure, Indigenous perspectives, the political system, the role of resource extraction on community development, and different models for economic development.

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  • Certificate

    Program length: 1 year

    Intakes: To be confirmed

    With this entry-level credential you will approach the problems of crime from a variety of perspectives. Ladder directly into our Criminology Diploma or Associate's Degree programs when you complete this certificate.

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  • Diploma

    Program length: 2 years

    Intakes: September & January

    Immerse yourself in the scientific study of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system. Our program includes a unique, supervised work placement in a criminal justice agency to gain valuable employment experience.

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Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice Field School combines two courses, Introduction to the Criminal Justice System and Forensic Psychology, in a compressed, 3-week format.

Explore the criminal justice system, and investigate, evaluate, and apply psychological and sociological research to areas such as lie detection, police interrogations, criminal profiling, racial profiling, murdered/missing Indigenous women/girls, wrongful convictions, and mental health and the criminal justice system.

This years Criminal Justice Field School participants will meet a variety of members of the criminal justice system, stage and collect evidence at a crime scene, and participate in a mock trial at the local (Terrace) Courthouse with actual working members of the court (i.e., a provincial court judge, Crown prosecutor and defense counsel). 

Courses | 6 credits

  • CRIM 131 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
  • PSYC 240 - Forensic Psychology

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Admission requirements

In some cases, pre-requisites may be waived. POI form is required for all applicants.
Seats are limited.

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Dates and locations

Terrace: May 19 to May 31, 2024

Program fees

Domestic   International 
 Field trip fee $500.00 $500.00
 CRIM 131 $332.04 $1,334.73
 PSYC 240  $332.04 $1,334.73 
 Student Union fees $46.64 $46.64
 Total  $1,210.72 $3,216.10

 

Non-refundable deposit due at registration: $200.00
Full tuition is due by May 06, 2024 (10 business days before start date).



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    Education unbound.

    Here, your education is unbound and connected to community.  Transform the way you learn through our unique classroom spaces, field studies and community projects.

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