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Nursing Education Council of British Columbia

The Nursing Education Council of British Columbia (NECBC) is a consortium of program leaders representing nursing programs in British Columbia. NECBC was founded in 1978 with the vision of the collective to be recognized for its leadership and advocacy in matters that impact education in registered nursing, psychiatric nursing and licensed practical nursing.

Our mission is to represent and speak for nursing education in the province and act to promote nursing education that is responsive to the changing needs of society.

The nursing programs represented by NECBC include graduate programs in nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs; Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing programs; Practical Nursing programs and Health Care Assistant (formerly known as Home Support Worker/Residential Care Attendant) programs.

The purposes of the Council are to:

Establish strategic links with key provincial and national groups and agencies for purposes of influencing policy and planning regarding nursing education.
Collaborate with relevant provincial and national groups and agencies for the improvement of nursing practice and nursing education.
Monitor and respond to trends and public policy initiatives as they impact nursing education
Develop appropriate responses to social trends and public policy initiatives
Maintain effective channels of communication and information exchange both within the Council and external to the Council

Contact Information

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Professor & Director, School of Nursing

University of Victoria

250.721.7953

NECBC, Chair

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Dean, School of Health Sciences

Vancouver Community College

604.871.7000 x 5028

NECBC, Vice Chair

Membership list and programs offered:

Membership

NECBC Membership list and programs offered:

Educational Institution and Location	Programs	Website
British Columbia Institute of Technology (Burnaby BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Camosun College (Victoria BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing with UVic Licensed Practical Nurse Access to BSN Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant
College of New Caledonia (Prince George BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing with UNBC Licensed Practical Nurse Access to BSN Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant
College of the Rockies (Cranbrook BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing with UVic Practical Nursing Health Care Assistants access to PN Health Care Assistant
Douglas College (Coquitlam BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing Registered Psychiatric Nurse access to BSPN Health Care Assistant
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse Access to BSN Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing Registered Psychiatric Nurse Access to BPN Graduate Nurse Re-entry Graduate Nurse Internationally Educated Re-entry Graduate Nurse Qualifying (Mental Health, Maternal Health, Pediatrics) Health Care Assistant
Langara College (Vancouver BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing Licensed Practical Nurse Access to BSN
Northern Lights College (Dawson Creek BC)	Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant
North Island College (Courtenay BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing with VIU Registered Nurse access to BSN Practical Nurse Health Care Assistant
Northwest Community College (Terrace BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing with UNBC Licensed Practical Nurse Access to BSN with CNC Practical Nursing Health Care Assistants Access to PN Health Care Assistant
Okanagan College (Kelowna BC)	Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant
Selkirk College (Castlegar BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing with UVic Health Care Assistant Access to PN Health Care Assistant
Trinity Western University (Langley BC)	Masters of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops BC)	Master of Science in Nursing with UBC Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse access to BSN Graduate Nurse Re-entry Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant
University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing Licensed Practical Nurse Access to BSN Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant
University of British Columbia (Vancouver BC)	Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Masters of Science in Nursing Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of British Columbia – Okanagan (Kelowna BC)	Master of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse Access to BSN Licensed Practical Nurse Access to BSN
University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George BC)	Masters of Science in Nursing Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Practitioner Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse Access to BSN
University of Victoria (Victoria BC)	Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Master of Nursing (Nurse Educator; Advanced Practice Leadership; Family Nurse Practitioner) Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse Access to BSN
Vancouver Community College (Vancouver BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing Licensed Practical Nurse Access to BSN Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant Health Care Assistant Access to PN
Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo BC)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse Access to BSN Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant

Programs

Nursing Programs offered by NECBC Members:

Programs offered	Educational Institution and Location
Health Care Assistant (Formerly Home Support/Residential Care Attendant)	Camosun College (Victoria BC) College of New Caledonia (Prince George BC) College of the Rockies (Cranbrook BC) Douglas College (Coquitlam BC) Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey BC) Northern Lights College (Fort St. John BC) North Island College (Courtenay BC) Northwest Community College (Terrace BC) Okanagan College (Kelowna BC) Selkirk College (Castlegar BC) Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops BC) University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack BC) Vancouver Community College (Vancouver BC) Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo BC)
Practical Nursing Programs	Camosun College (Victoria BC) College of New Caledonia (Prince George BC) College of the Rockies (Cranbrook BC) Northern Lights College (Fort St. John BC) North Island College (Courtenay BC) Northwest Community College (Terrace BC) Okanagan College (Kelowna BC) Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops BC) University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack BC) Vancouver Community College (Vancouver BC) Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo BC)
Health Care Assistants Access to Practical Nursing Programs (These programs are for Health Care Assistants who want to become Licensed Practical Nurses)	College of the Rockies (Cranbrook BC) Northwest Community College (Terrace BC) Selkirk College (Castlegar BC) Vancouver Community College (Vancouver BC)
Graduate Nurse Re-entry Programs (These programs are for nurses who have previously been licensed as a Registered Nurse and want to re-enter Registered Nurse practice or want to become registered in BC)	Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey BC) - Offers a Graduate Nurse Re-entry program; a Graduate Nurse Internationally Educated Re-entry and a Graduate Nurse Qualifying program for internationally trained nurses who need to upgrade Mental Health, Maternal Child or Pediatric Nursing in order to be registered in B Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops BC) – Open Learning - Offers a Return to Registered Nurse
Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing	Douglas College (Coquitlam BC)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs	British Columbia Institute of Technology (Burnaby BC) Camosun College (Victoria BC) College of New Caledonia (Prince George BC) College of the Rockies (Cranbrook BC) Douglas College (Coquitlam BC) Langara College (Vancouver BC) North Island College (Courtenay BC) Northwest Community College (Terrace BC) Selkirk College (Castlegar BC) Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops BC) Trinity Western University (Langley BC) University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack BC) University of BC (Vancouver BC) UBC-Okanagan (Kelowna BC) University of Northern BC (Prince George BC) Vancouver Community College (Vancouver BC) Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo BC)
Licensed Practical Nurse access to BSN Programs (These programs are for Licensed Practical Nurses who want to become a Registered Nurse)	Camosun College (Victoria BC) College of New Caledonia (Prince George BC) College of the Rockies (Cranbrook BC) Langara College (Vancouver BC) Northwest Community College (Terrace BC) University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack BC) UBC-Okanagan (Kelowna BC) Vancouver Community College (Vancouver BC)
Registered Nurse Access to BSN Programs (These programs are for Registered Nurses who want to complete a BSN degree)	Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey BC) North Island College with Vancouver Island University (Courtenay BC) Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops BC) UBC-Okanagan (Kelowna BC) University of Northern BC (Prince George BC) University of Victoria (Victoria BC) Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo BC)
Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) or Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN) Program	Douglas College (Coquitlam BC)- BSPN Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey BC) – BPN Both of these sites also offer Registered Psychiatric Nurse Access to BSPN or BPN. These programs are for Registered Psychiatric Nurses who would like to complete a degree.
Masters of Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing Programs	Thompson Rivers University with UBC (Kamloops BC) Trinity Western University (Langley BC) University of British Columbia (Vancouver BC) UBC-Okanagan (Kelowna BC) University of Northern BC (Prince George BC) University of Victoria (Victoria BC) Of these University of British Columbia, University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Victoria offer Nurse Practitioner Programs.
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Programs	University of British Columbia (Vancouver BC) University of Victoria (Victoria BC)

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Links

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