Situated in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the Canadian Coast Guard College trains officer cadet recruits and Canadian Public Service employees involved in maritime safety and environmental protection. Students receive hands-on training both in simulators and at sea. The CCGC offers a waterfront training facility with boats of various types as well as a marine engineering training facility where students perform all major repairs and refits to the school's vessels. Cadet programs generally last four years.
Canadian Coast Guard College
PO Box 4500
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6L1
Canada
902-564-3660
www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca
Known simply as the Marine Institute and located in St. John's, Newfoundland, the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University offers degrees in such fields as marine engineering, marine engineering systems design, nautical science and naval architecture, MI offers coursework online and on site in its state-of-the-art facilities that include a ship's bridge simulator and the world's largest flume tank. As of spring 2009, MI had some 8,200 students.
Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University
PO Box 4920
St. John's, NL A1C 5R3
Canada
800-563-5799
www.mi.mun.ca
One of the most affordable options for maritime training in Canada, New Brunswick Community College, located in St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, offers distinct learning opportunities requiring up to two years of study. Students can train to become an aquaculture technician, responsible for the cultivation of freshwater and marine life primarily working in hatcheries. Another option is the diploma in environmental technology, which provides training in the field of environmental evaluation and analysis as it pertains to the oceans. As of March 2010 NBCC has some 14,000 students, including co-op and distance learners.
New Brunswick Community College
99 Augustus Street
St. Andrews, NB E5B 2E9
Canada
506-529-5024
www.nbcc.ca
North Island College is a community college located primarily on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. As of Spring 2009 it boasted a population of some 3,838 students enrolled in full credit courses and another 4,963 students enrolled in short duration courses. NBCC offers over 800 classes with dozens of degree and study programs. The college offers a five-month certificate in coastal adventure tourism. Graduates move on to careers with the region's kayaking, sport fishing, power boating, whale tourism or marine wilderness companies, many of which are listed on the school's website.
North Island College
2300 Ryan Road
Courtenay, BC V9N 8N6
800-715-0514
www.nic.bc.ca