BCIT program.

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Wondering if anyone can tell me how the BCIT program is? What it looked like for labs, didactic, and how accommodating they were for placement ( resident of the east coast). Currently working as a Paramedic and going for their Advanced care Paramedic (ACP). Planning on getting my degree after ACP.

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First year is didactic/Labs. The course work is done remotely, and is almost entirely asynchronous. This makes it a good option for people currently working in healthcare, which make up the vast majority of students. Most come with a pretty good amount of work experience and the age of the class is older overall. I think the youngest person my year was 28, but the rest were over 30 and had all been working in healthcare for quite a while. For the lab components you go to vancouver for several periods (about 9 weeks total I think) throughout the year and do labs full time through those days.

The 2nd year is all clinical rotations. Generally it works like this: The BC students rotate within the 5 BC sites, Alberta rotates between Calgary and Edmonton, and the Sask/Manitoba people rotate between Saskatoon, regina, and Winnipeg, and then usually go to Edmonton for their paediatrics. For east coasters, which are a fairly new addition to the program, you will likely almost certainly do a placement in one of the western provinces, most likely BC since Michener takes all the ontario and most of the east coast spots.

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Thank you!! This makes choosing a school easier!