Learning Resources

Accredited CYC Degree and Diploma

Granting Universities and Colleges in Alberta

Grant MacEwan University – Edmonton (On Campus).
Offers a four-year Bachelor’s Degree, with a two-year diploma exit program in Child and Youth Care.

Mount Royal University – Calgary (On Campus).
Offers a four-year Bachelor of Child Studies degree program with two majors to choose from.

Child and Youth Care Counsellor
Early Learning and Child Care (This degree path does not meet the standards for certification)

Bow Valley College – Calgary (On Campus)
Offers a two-year diploma program in Child and Youth Care.

Lakeland College – Vermillion (On Campus and Online)
Offers a two-year diploma program in Child and Youth Care.

Lethbridge College – Lethbridge (On Campus)
Offers a two-year diploma program in Child and Youth Care.

Medicine Hat College – Medicine Hat (On Campus)
Offers a two-year diploma program in Child and Youth Care.

NorQuest College – Edmonton (On Campus)
Offers a two-year diploma program in Child and Youth Care.

Career options for Child and Youth Care Graduates

As a child and youth worker is that you deal with a number of situations, and learn skills that transfer to other social work professions. For example, an at-risk youth could be facing all sorts of issues from abuse, substance addiction, or even homelessness. Your experiences will prepare you for any number of career paths if you choose to move upwards or laterally.

A CYC Diploma/Degree can lead to work in:

School-Based Child and Youth Care
Child Protection
Youth Probation/corrections
Family Support Work
Child and Youth Mental Support Work
Community-based Youth and Family Work
Community Outreach
And a variety of other opportunities

Child and youth care program graduates find employment in a variety of settings such as:

treatment centres
group care
youth centres
mental health centres
family support programs
community-based programs
foster care
schools
government
hospitals
shelters

Informational Videos about Child and Youth Care

“The Many Faces of Child And Youth Work in Alberta”

A video from Lethbridge College to learn more about this wonderfully diverse profession.

The Many Faces Of Child & Youth Care from Lethbridge College on Vimeo.

“Child And Youth Work in Canada”

A video from 2013 outlining the career choices for Child and Youth Care Counsellors.

“2010 European Youth Conference on Youth Work”

A video for Child and Youth Care Counsellors and how they are working together.