At Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technician/Technology is offered as a diploma in Electrical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,699 per semester (CAD 1,389 per semester for local students).
This two-year diploma builds the knowledge and skills needed to design, install, maintain and repair electrical systems ranging from cabling and fire suppression systems to robotics and industrial machinery. Theory courses are paired with extensive practical labs covering electrical principles and codes, electromagnetic controls and programmable controllers, instrumentation, robotics and industrial telecommunications, computer-aided design, and the codes and standards specific to distributed electrical systems and fire alarm installations.
Mathematics, technical communication, programming and project management round out the curriculum, and the program meets the academic requirements recognised by the provincial engineering technicians and technologists association for certified technician status. A follow-on advanced diploma is available for those who want to continue their studies, with a further pathway into the third year of a university electrical engineering degree. Graduates typically move into roles such as electrical designer, electrical technician or technologist, robotics technician, instrumentation and controls technician, or automation technician.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: College Eligibility requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or Mature Student status for applicants 19 or older without a diploma. For the September 2026 to August 2027 intake, Program Eligibility adds Grade 12 English (ENG4C or equivalent) and Grade 12 Mathematics (MAP4C or equivalent) or Grade 11 Mathematics (MCF3M or equivalent); from the September 2027 intake the mathematics options change to Grade 12 MCT4C, Grade 11 MCR3U, MAP4C at 65% or higher, or MCF3M at 65% or higher. International applicants must meet Algonquin's English Language Proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic overall band 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band, the Duolingo English Test at 110 overall with no component below 95, or TOEFL iBT at the score Algonquin publishes for the test's current format. Where qualified applicants exceed available places, Algonquin selects on English and mathematics proficiency.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall, Winter and Spring
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for September 2027 entry the application portal opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers must be accepted by 1 May 2027, while later applications are still assessed as space allows; Algonquin publishes no separate equal-consideration date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly via Algonquin's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; instead of one fixed date the college posts a program-by-program closing-date list shortly before each term starts - for Fall 2026 most programs closed 16 September 2026, technology programs by 9-10 September; no Winter 2027 or Fall 2027 international list has been posted yet, so admission remains effectively rolling until each list is published and fills. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
