Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

Grade 12 graduation with minimum C+ in English 12 is a basic requirement for many programs; individual programs may have other specific course requirements.

English 12 with C+ minimum or English 060

Applications for Fall Semester are accepted until the second week of September and seats are offered to qualified applicants in the order applications are completed with all required documents and assessments received.

Apply online or print an application form from the website. For further assistance, connect with an Academic & Financial planner at https://bit.ly/NVIT-AFP

NVIT’s student housing consists of two buildings, each with 32 individual units and 4 – 2 bedroom suites (for a total occupancy of 72 to 80 students). Student housing is available at our Merritt campus only.

Single rooms are $525/month for the academic year, and Family Rooms are $1000/month for the academic year. The same rates apply for the Summer Semester [May-August]

Students can apply before they have been accepted into their program of study. The first round of acceptances is completed in early April.

Applications begins by registering to apply on the housing website, followed by completing the application request. A $250 deposit is required to complete an application.

NVIT provides accommodations and accessibility services to support inclusive and equitable access to all programs and services for students. Accommodations address unique student needs to reduce barriers so students can access information, participate in learning, and demonstrate their skills and knowledge.

Accommodations apply to students documented and attested, temporary, episodic, or permanent accommodation and accessibility needs which impact opportunities for inclusive and equitable participation in academic and non-curricular campus environments and experiences.

The Success Centre acknowledges that students have ownership of their personal information and the right to decide when and how to share it. Recognizing the sensitivity of disability and accommodation details for many students, the Success Centre upholds strict confidentiality, ensuring that all information is kept with the highest level of privacy.

The Immediate Entry Bursary is awarded to Grade 12 graduates who graduate and transition directly from high school (BC Adult Graduation Diploma not eligible) to NVIT. Students must have applied and been accepted by June 30, 2026, and be registered in a minimum 60% course load of first year Post-Secondary courses, each semester, for the upcoming academic year.

Students must be a 2026 Grade 12 graduate (Indigenous or non-Indigenous) from:

• School District #58 (Merritt Secondary, Princeton Secondary, SCIDES);
• School District #74 (Desert Sands Community School, Kumsheen Shch-Ema-meet,
  Lillooet -Secondary, David Stoddart Secondary);
• School District #78 Fraser-Cascade (Hope Secondary, Agassiz Elementary-
  Secondary & Boston Bar Elementary-Secondary);
• Logan Lake Secondary;
• Similkameen Elementary Secondary;
• A BC First Nations School registered with the BC First Nations Schools Association;
• Or any High School Graduate from across BC who self-identifies as Indigenous.

NVIT has suspended the intake of international students except for students from the Indigenous Peoples in accordance with UNDRIP.

BC has implemented federal changes to international admissions, requiring Provincial Attestation Letters for new study permit applications. Every BC post-secondary institution receives a Provincial Attestation Letter allocation. NVIT’s allocation is ‘0’ for the upcoming 2025–2026 academic year, and therefore we cannot accommodate new applications from international applicants at this time.

If you are an international applicant and you qualify as a student from the Indigenous Peoples for the Academic Year 2026-2027, please contact the NVIT Registrar’s Office for an admissions package. If you are applying to NVIT under the Jay Treaty or are a Permanent Resident, please apply through Education Planner BC and reach out to NVIT Admissions for the next steps.

If English was not the language of instruction for the last three years of your education, you will also require an official TOEFL score including the TWE (or essay) portion with a minimum score of 270 (230 if the computer-based TOEFL taken) on the Listening, Structure/Writing, Reading portions and 5.0 on the essay portion.