Recreation Therapy (Fast-Track Delivery) Niagara College

About this Program

Level: Diploma in Recreation Therapy (Fast-Track Delivery)

Discpline: Rehabilitation and Therapy

Length: 4 semesters

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Application Fee: $100.00
Tuition Fee: $23,294.00

Welland Campus

Starting Deadline Status
Sep, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 open

Program Description

As a Recreation Therapy Professional, you will use meaningful recreation and leisure education, counselling and experiences to promote, restore, rehabilitate, and/or maintain quality of life and well-being. Therapeutic Recreation supports the development of strengths while addressing social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive needs.Students complete term 1 through term 4 as a continual program with no term off. Graduates will have a 1 term head start on securing employment or potentially continuing their studies in other programs, while still receiving the same Ontario College Diploma as 2 year Recreation Therapy students. The program is OSAP eligible. Content and learning outcomes are the same for the traditional delivery and fast-track streams. Provides a great option for any applicant who is not relying on summer income to support their finances.

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