Starting September 2025, Coast Mountain College will be offering a new diploma program in Information Technology at the Terrace campus.
Topics covered in the program include server management (both Linux and Windows), virtualisation and cloud computing, cybersecurity, network management, databases, programming, and website design.
“This program meets a key labour need for our region,” said Colin Elliott, Dean of Business, Access Education, and IT Programs. “The demand for IT professionals is constantly growing, both in the Northwest and across the country, and this exciting, hands-on program will give students the skills to excel in the IT world.”
The Province of B.C. anticipates that there will be 29,496 job openings related to IT, according to the 2025 Labour Market Outlook.
These jobs include cybersecurity specialists, information systems testing technicians, telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians, web designers, electronic service technicians (household and business equipment), computer network and web technicians, computer and information systems managers, and information systems specialists.
Coast Mountain partnered with Vancouver Island University (VIU) to deliver the program. VIU has offered the program for over 30 years and has hundreds of graduates working in the industry in B.C. and beyond.
“Coast Mountain College's goal by 2027 is to be the college of choice for experiential, place-based learning,” said Elliott. “This program takes that to heart. Students can expect to be active in doing, building, and creating, as well as being connected with industry in our area to get ready for the workforce.”
The program is offered as a two-year diploma, which consists of two 4-month terms per year, plus a one-month work experience session at the end of the first academic year.
To learn more about the program, visit www.coastmountaincollege.ca/programs/study/information-technology.
