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Coast Mountain College

Plan your Coast Mountain College study using official CMTN sources. Match the program, campus, intake, applicant route, current costs, Terrace housing and student supports.

Terrace, British Columbia · Public college · Official sources reviewed September 13, 2026 · How we check guides

Waap Galts’ap longhouse interior at Coast Mountain College’s Terrace campus
Terrace campus, Waap Galts’ap longhouse interior · 2018Photo: MS-CMTN · CC BY-SA 4.0

The short answer

  • Coast Mountain College has five campuses: Terrace, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Hazelton and Haida Gwaii.
  • Program areas include arts, business and technology, health and social services, sciences, trades and upgrading.
  • Most domestic students are admitted in the order they qualify.
  • International students have their own fees, deposits and papers to send.
  • Housing in Terrace is limited and not guaranteed.

Northwest British Columbia

Choose a CMTN program, intake and campus together

CMTN has five campuses. Each program record controls its locations, admission rules, intake and costs.

Map the campuses

CMTN lists campuses in Terrace, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Hazelton and Haida Gwaii. It also describes education beyond those campus locations. So a community name alone does not prove a complete credential is offered there.

Explore program routes

The program overview spans arts, business and technology, health and social services, sciences, trades and upgrading. It also points to field schools, degree partnerships and university transfer, but the individual program record controls availability and requirements.

Confirm the complete match

Start with the exact credential and intake. Then confirm its campus and attendance conditions. Use the right domestic or international application route. Build the budget from the dated program fee table, not a general college description.

Decision checklist

  • Save the exact program record.
  • Confirm campus and intake together.
  • Use the application route matching your status.

Apply within the program’s admission window

Most domestic applications follow first-qualified, first-admitted processing; international applicants have separate fees, deposits, documents and registration conditions.

Check the selection timeline

CMTN accepts applications during the 12 months before a program starts. Most programs use first-qualified, first-admitted processing, but a program may add deadlines, competitive selection, checks or supporting documents. Continuous-intake programs follow a different timeline.

Complete the record

Apply through EducationPlannerBC and submit the program’s documents promptly. Unofficial copies can start domestic processing, but official school or post-secondary records are required for university-level programs and health science career training. Nursing does not hold waitlists.

Protect the registered seat

An admitted domestic applicant pays a $100 non-refundable commitment deposit, applied to first-semester tuition, before course registration. Acceptance does not guarantee a course seat; registration controls the seat, and failing to pay can put the program place at risk.

Follow international conditions

International applicants pay a separate $100 non-refundable application fee. The latest posted page lists a $9,000 deposit for starts from Spring 2025 onward, with full first-year fees required for named trades routes. Do not travel before first-term registration.

Decision checklist

  • Apply no earlier than the stated 12-month window.
  • Read every requirement on the program page.
  • Separate admission, deposit and registration decisions.

Explore broadly, then verify one complete program record

CMTN’s catalogue covers several study areas; a scoped Environmental Geosciences example shows why campus, intake, prerequisites and costs must stay attached to the credential.

Search by study area

Use the program overview to compare arts, business and technology, health and social services, sciences, trades and upgrading. Field schools, degree partnerships and transfer options are discovery routes, not proof that every program shares one format or campus.

Scope the example

The Environmental Geosciences Diploma is a 60-credit program with field-based methods. Its latest posted record lists Fall 2026 at Prince Rupert and Terrace for domestic and international students. Entry subjects include English, life sciences, chemistry and math equivalents.

Keep fees attached

For 2026–27, that diploma lists annual tuition and compulsory-cost totals of $4,152.08 domestic and $15,182.17 international before its $2,000 books estimate and $1,000 field-school estimate. These figures belong only to this example.

Check experiential costs

The record says field-school costs can range from $100 to $1,000 by location and activity, with separate deposit and refund rules. It also identifies field schools as encouraged rather than mandatory for every associate degree.

Decision checklist

  • Open the current catalogue record.
  • Confirm campus, intake and applicant group.
  • Do not generalize one program’s fees or fieldwork.

Apply for CMTN housing with the full cost and eligibility rules

Terrace housing is limited and not guaranteed; Fall applicants must track registration, deadlines, monthly rent, deposits and the mandatory food card.

Confirm eligibility

CMTN student housing is at the Terrace campus. Applicants must hold full-time registration of at least nine credits per term or 10 instructional hours weekly. Priority goes to students with a face-to-face course or required campus presence.

Track Fall dates

For Fall, the page lists May 31 as the official application deadline, June 30 for signed agreements and August 15 for payment. Late applications remain possible but move to the bottom of the applicant list. Placement is not guaranteed.

Compare room costs

The current table lists monthly rent of $675 for a quad or triple suite and $875 for a single suite. One-semester totals are $3,800 and $4,600 respectively, including listed processing, deposit and food-card charges.

Include mandatory charges

The $50 processing fee is non-refundable, and the $350 damage deposit is conditionally refundable. A mandatory $700 food card provides $1,000 credit each semester; shorter housing terms receive a prorated amount. Allow seven business days for processing.

Plan confirmation and arrival

Check-in must occur with Housing staff during weekday business hours. Students arriving outside those hours must arrange temporary accommodation. A room assignment becomes guaranteed only after the applicant signs the Housing Agreement attached to the acceptance letter.

Current Terrace housing charges (table)

Checked

Food-card charges apply each semester. Full-year students are charged in September and January; shorter terms receive a prorated amount.

Current Terrace housing charges
ChargeQuad or tripleSingle
Monthly rent$675$875
Non-refundable processing fee$50$50
Refundable damage deposit$350$350
Mandatory food card$700 for $1,000 credit$700 for $1,000 credit
One-semester total$3,800$4,600

Source for this table: Apply for student housing

Decision checklist

  • Confirm the program is based at Terrace.
  • Maintain the full-time registration threshold.
  • Do not treat an application or waitlist as a room guarantee.

Build a dated program budget before relying on aid

CMTN program records keep domestic charges apart from international charges. Entrance awards have their own rules. The rules cover citizenship, study load, deadline and release.

Use the program table

CMTN points students to the chosen program for tuition and fee amounts. The Environmental Geosciences example takes effect August 1, 2026 for 2026–27. It separates tuition, mandatory, lab, union, insurance, books and field-school estimates.

Verify before payment

A tuition deposit is non-refundable. Before you pay it, the college tells students to make sure they are registered in the preferred courses or program. Payment methods and timing do not replace confirmation. You still need confirmation of the exact course selection and current student-account balance.

Read domestic eligibility

The latest posted entrance-award page keeps domestic and international routes apart. Its $2,500 Foundation awards have rules. You need eligible regional high-school completion. You also need Canadian citizenship and B.C. residence. You must be admitted to an eligible 2026–27 certificate or diploma. You must be in full-time enrolment at release.

Track international conditions

The page lists $5,000 international entrance awards for three new international students. The Fall 2026 deadline is August 27. Government-funded students are excluded. Selection alone does not guarantee payment, and later enrolment and course-completion conditions apply.

Decision checklist

  • Use fees effective for the study year.
  • Include compulsory and estimated program costs separately.
  • Check award eligibility and release conditions before budgeting funds.

Connect with the service that matches your need

Student support includes advising, learning help, accessibility, Indigenous support, orientation and wellness routes, each with its own eligibility or access process.

Explore the support directory

CMTN’s support directory covers orientation, academic and accessibility help, advising, Indigenous student support and financial aid. Leaders in Action students also help with campus events and social, sporting and cultural activities. Availability can differ by campus.

Arrange accessibility support

Accessibility Services asks students to connect before classes, preferably three months early when support takes longer. Permanent and temporary disabilities may be assessed, but appropriate documentation determines eligibility. CMTN does not pay to obtain that documentation.

Use broad wellness routes

Here2Talk offers free counselling to B.C. post-secondary students through an app, phone or web chat, with registration required. Early Assist connects students facing mental-health, academic or other difficulties with a Learning Assistance staff member.

Check counselling coverage

Regional counselling funding has narrower conditions. The published arrangement covers $75 through the student plan and CMTN pays the balance for up to five sessions yearly, only for full-time students who have not opted out. Others should ask about options.

Decision checklist

  • Contact the relevant service before classes.
  • Provide documentation requested for accommodations.
  • Confirm coverage eligibility before booking a regional counsellor.

Separate CareerHub support from program-based WIL

CareerHub provides job-search preparation and listings, while work-integrated learning is an assessed curricular experience only where a course or program includes it.

Use CareerHub

CareerHub serves students, alumni, employers and community partners. It offers workshops and individual help with networking, resumes, cover letters, interviews and job searching. Its digital job board connects employers with learners and graduates.

Treat listings as opportunities

Career advising also points students to planning, self-assessment and external job-search tools. These services help applicants prepare and find opportunities; they do not promise a job, wage, interview, placement or employer decision.

Understand curricular WIL

CMTN defines work-integrated learning as planned and assessed activity connected to a student’s course of study. It can occur at course or program level and may include industry engagement, field trips or work placements.

Verify the program requirement

Many programs include WIL opportunities, but the precise form belongs to the program curriculum. Confirm whether an experience is required, optional, paid or unpaid and whether it has separate eligibility before choosing a credential.

Decision checklist

  • Use the job board and preparation services separately.
  • Check the exact program for WIL requirements.
  • Do not assume placement or employment outcomes.

Continue by decision

At a glance

  • Five Northwest B.C. campuses
  • Terrace student housing with limited placement
  • Domestic and international application routes
  • Program-specific campus, intake and fee conditions

Official sources

Open the official page again before applying, accepting an offer, paying, selecting housing, or relying on a transfer or immigration pathway.

Educational guidance only. Requirements, prices, transfers, housing, immigration eligibility, and availability can change; use the official links in this guide before acting.

Plan your next step

Reopen the exact official program page for your intake and applicant category. Save the requirement, cost, campus, and deadline evidence you used, then confirm any uncertainty with the institution.

Prepared by the Stellar Advisers editorial team · reviewed September 13, 2026