Offered by Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, HD in Computer Systems Technology - Security- Pathway Computer Systems Technician is a higher diploma in Cyber Security programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Cyber Security
Duration: 3 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Overview Further your studies to specialize your IT career in the advancing field of Security. Graduates of the Computer Systems Technician Ontario College Diploma program may be interested in furthering their knowledge and skills with this third year of study. This third-year Computer Systems Technology - Security Ontario College Advanced Diploma program prepares you to perform a critical role in securing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business-critical data, transactions and network infrastructure. In this program you develop the theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills to assess, recommend, implement, and troubleshoot various advanced security solutions and countermeasures. Throughout the program, you have access to modern computing facilities that run Windows and Linux/UNIX-based operating systems that support a variety of pre-installed software applications. Algonquin College also offers specialized networking and hardware labs. Learn how to deploy modern security countermeasures against threats to IT infrastructure and how to validate and evaluate security controls. Discover common techniques used in digital forensics and investigations, and how to participate in the investigation and incident response process. Learn how to design effective corporate policies and IT forensic concepts and tools, and study the legal process and proper evidence gathering procedures. Graduates of this program may find careers in: private, industrial, government, and service sectors security firms security audit/penetration consulting firms law enforcement agencies and security agencies There may also be opportunities as a/an: security specialist IT network security consultant corporate information security manager and officer
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is a third-year pathway for holders of Algonquin's Computer Systems Technician Ontario College Diploma. Program eligibility, on this page, is successful completion of that diploma plus a pre-admission assessment with a minimum grade of 70%; self-directed Cisco CCNA modules are offered to prepare for it. The page does not separately state OSSD/College Eligibility or an English-language-test table for this pathway entry, since the prerequisite diploma already establishes them; applicants should confirm current College Eligibility and language requirements on Algonquin's admissions page. Applications go through ontariocolleges.ca.
Application Details
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.
