Hearing Aid Sciences (Diploma)
Domestic applications
Fall 2025: Applications are closed.
Fall 2026: Applications will open Oct 1st.
On Education Planner BC select the updated program name "Hearing Aid Sciences Diploma".
International applications
Please visit the International application deadline page to find out when applications may be available.
Overview
The Hearing Aid Sciences Diploma gives you the skills and training to help improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss. The only program of its kind in B.C., this two-year hearing instrument specialist program teaches you how to dispense and program hearing aids, test people’s hearing and counsel patients on managing ongoing hearing loss.
A practical education
As a part of your education, you’ll get hands-on hearing aid technician training at three supervised practicums. During these practicums, you’ll work with actual patients, providing them with hearing evaluations and counselling on test results. Once you graduate, you’ll be ready to apply for the Hearing Instrument Practitioner (HIP) Internship. This internship, done through the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC), is a necessary step to becoming a Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioner (RHIP) in B.C.
Employment outlook
Nearly one out of every four Canadian adults are living with some form of hearing loss, which means the demand for hearing aid practitioners is expected to grow rapidly. You’ll be joining a growing industry, with many of our students finding employment even before they graduate.