Recreation, Fish and Wildlife

2-Year Diploma at Castlegar

Career Potential

Graduates are immediately employable and have developed careers such as: national park wardens, provincial park rangers, parks planning technicians, environmental interpreters, outdoor recreation technicians, fish and wildlife technicians, recreation resource officers, fisheries officers, and resource management technicians with private sector firms. Many graduates find work with consulting firms who serve the diverse resource management field. Employment rates over the past few years have over 75% of graduates working in the field of Recreation, Fish and Wildlife within two months of graduation.

Degree and Diploma Options

The Recreation Fish and Wildife Program now ladders into the Selkirk College Bachelor In Geographic Information Systems and counts as the first two years of this program.

There is a long standing tradition of our graduates transferring and successfully completing university degrees. Selkirk's Recreation Fish & Wildlife graduates have successfully transferred credit towards degrees in Universities throughout Canada and the United States. Selkirk College also has formal transfer arrangements with the following institutions: University of Northern BC, University of British Columbia, Thompson Rivers University, University of Alberta. Additionally, students wishing to pursue Conservation Officer Training have successfully transferred credit to both Lethbridge College and Malaspina college.