Northern College

Northern College has four campuses, in Timmins, Haileybury, Kirkland Lake and Moosonee. The college offers diploma, certificate, apprenticeship, academic upgrading and continuing education programs, as well as a collaborative nursing degree. Residences are available at the Timmins and Haileybury campuses; the former has single rooms with private bathrooms, while the latter has apartment-style two-bedroom units. Indigenous students at Northern have access to Elder guidance at all four campuses.

A new residence opened at the Kirkland Lake campus in the spring of 2025, adding 13 student rental units. Northern houses a 40,000-square-foot Integrated Emergency Services Complex, which supports pre-service firefighter, paramedic and police foundations programs. The facility is the first of its kind in Canada. The Veterinary Sciences Centre at the Haileybury campus recently expanded to include a 3,100-square-foot necropsy section, providing students with enhanced learning spaces, advanced technology, a walk-in freezer, a life-sized dystocia cow model and a hoist for large specimens. The college recently added a new educational support diploma and expanded their animal physical rehabilitation graduate certificate to offer hybrid delivery. Eligible students in the nursing and paramedic programs can study for free with funding from the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant, which covers the cost of tuition, books and any other direct educational expenses. 

Students and faculty at Northern conduct applied research in areas such as mining, firefighting and communications, technology, welding and social work.

Quick facts

School size:
Mid-sized

Tuition:
Degree $7,000
Diploma $3,400-$4,500
Certificate $3,300-$4,200
Post-Grad $3,600-$4,600

Residence offerings:
Yes

Popular programs

Social Service Worker Diploma
Law Clerk Diploma 
Veterinary Technician Diploma
Practical Nursing Diploma
Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Cool options

Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technician and Electrical Engineering Technician Dual Diploma: Students get hands-on instruction and earn two diplomas in three years. 
Fitness and Health Promotion: This two-year diploma prepares students to become certified fitness professionals in the public and private sectors, working with children and the elderly, or with professional sports organizations. 
Veterinary Technician Wildlife Rehabilitation: This three-year advanced diploma gives students scientific understanding of wildlife rehabilitation and technical skills gained through field experience.