Coding Skills – associate certificate

Quick Facts

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Credential:
Associate certificate

Duration:
15 credits (5 courses)

Format:
Part time

How to apply

Start date:
September 

Location:
Abbotsford campus

Cost:
Tuition and fees

Features:

  • Program eligible for financial aid

Program description

Coding skills are in high demand. More and more, our daily activities rely on software apps and computing technology. Businesses need strong coders who can help develop solutions to grand-challenge, complex, and modern-day problems. Coders are also an asset in specialized computing fields: AI, Big Data, mobile technologies, and web services.

The Coding Skills Associate Certificate is open to people with at least two years of computing education. It's designed to boost your existing skills, so you'll need to show a portfolio of your work to be admitted.

In the Coding Skills program, you'll complete five advanced software development courses. You'll tackle subjects such as algorithm design, software engineering, and coding best practices. One of your courses will be a three-credit field practicum experience. Some of our students have completed their practicum experiences within tech giants such as Amazon.

Go to the program outline in the UFV Academic Calendar.

Career expectations

You'll graduate from the Coding Skills program ready for junior roles in:

  • software development
  • front-end and back-end development
  • app creation
  • web development
  • API engineering

The BC Labour Market Outlook lists several computing professions as high-opportunity occupations with strong projected employment and wages, including computer programmers and interactive media developers, software engineers and designers, and web designers and developers.

The computing marketplace is always changing. To make sure graduates have in-demand skills, the School of Computing meets with an advisory committee of industry experts from both the private and public sectors. Their expertise helps shape courses and programs to keep them current and innovative.

Entrance requirements

Go to entrance requirements for the Coding Skills program in the UFV Academic Calendar.

International student admissions

This program is open for international students.

Upgrading options

Students who do not meet the entrance requirements may complete upgrading to meet prerequisites for university-level courses. 

Prospective students should contact the Future Students office to learn more about upgrading options. 

Current or returning students should connect with the appropriate advising area based on the level of upgrading required:  

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