Diploma in Nursing Assistant
Charlottetown, Canada
Diploma
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: Collège de l'Île’s Diploma in Nursing Assistant prepares you to care for a varied clientele. Theory runs via videoconference between Charlottetown and Wellington; lab at Wellington. The program is accredited by the Association of Licensed Practical Nurses of New Brunswick (ANBLPN) and recognized by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Prince Edward Island (CLPNPEI). You must pass 75% in all courses to be eligible for the Practical Nurse Licensing Examination in Canada (CRPN); a CCNB partnership awards a double diploma.
Career Outcomes: Work as hospital nursing assistant, long-term care aide or home care attendant; pursue further LPN training.
This program prepares students to provide nursing care to a varied clientele. These healthcare professionals work in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, medical clinics, as well as home care agencies.
Collège de l'Île has two campuses: in Wellington (in the west of the province) and in Charlottetown (the provincial capital). Regular programming is available from these two campuses. We use videoconferencing and the Vidyo system as a means of delivering courses in all of our programs. You therefore have the possibility of following your theoretical courses from both campuses. For the practical nurse program, the nursing laboratory is located at the Wellington campus. So, if you take your theory classes at the Charlottetown campus, you will have to make your own way to the Wellington campus for the lab work.
Approval
Organization: Association of Licensed Practical Nurses of New Brunswick (ANBLPN); this accreditation is recognized by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Prince Edward Island (CLPNPEI).
The practical nursing program is accredited by ANBLPN. It is considered by this order to be equivalent to auxiliary nursing at the CCNB. Program accreditation requires the student to pass 75% for all courses in order to be eligible to take the Practical Nurse Licensing Examination in Canada (CRPN). Passing this exam entitles you to a license to practice the profession. National exam fees are the responsibility of the student.
A partnership agreement between the CCNB and the Collège de l'Île leads to the obtaining of a double diploma.
