Algonquin College offers HD in Child and Youth Care (FIRST YEAR ONLY), a higher diploma in Social Work programme in Ottawa, Canada. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,082 per semester (CAD 1,389 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Social Work
Duration: 6 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,389 / semester
International tuition: CAD 8,082 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
With the increasing application of technology in our day-to-day lives, child and youth care practitioners are required to utilize and be aware of the impact of this technology on their clients. Students experience hands-on learning and they explore the issues that technology brings to the child and youth care field. Students gain the skills to work with technology and use it as a tool for being a successful college student and child and youth care practitioner.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is the first year only of Child and Youth Care; admission needs an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status (19 or older without a diploma). Program eligibility on this page, for the 2026/2027 intake, adds Grade 12 English (ENG4C or equivalent) at 65% or higher. English: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band under 6.0; TOEFL iBT 88 overall with 22 in each of reading, listening, speaking and writing for tests sat before 21 January 2026, or 4.5 overall with 4.5 in every component for tests sat after that date; or a Duolingo English Test score of 120 overall with 120 in Literacy and nothing under 105. If applications exceed the seats available, Algonquin selects on proficiency in English and mathematics rather than a fixed cutoff.
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.
