HD in Electrical Engineering Technology (Apply To 0317X03F) is a higher diploma in Applied Professions & Services programme taught at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada. The programme runs for 3 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).
Open to graduates of a related electrical engineering technician diploma, this advanced diploma continues technical study toward becoming an electrical engineering technologist, deepening knowledge of robotics, instrumentation, electronics, telecommunications, computer applications, industrial control systems, circuitry, codes and electrical principles through further theory courses and practical labs.
Students take on a substantial project, either with an industry partner or built around their own research interest, applying project management skills to define deliverables, manage project resources, and present results in both written and oral form. Elective options allow specialisation in automation or utilities. The program meets recognised requirements for certified technician status, and graduates who wish to continue studying can bridge into the third year of a university electrical engineering degree. Career paths include electrical technologist, control system designer, instrumentation controls technologist, project estimator, and building automation engineering technologist.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Higher Diploma continues Algonquin's Electrical Engineering Technician program under the shared application code 0317X03F. Direct-entry College Eligibility requires an OSSD or equivalent, or Mature Student status; Program Eligibility adds Grade 12 English (ENG4C or equivalent) and Grade 12 Mathematics (MAP4C or equivalent) or Grade 11 Mathematics (MCF3M or equivalent). Students who complete Algonquin's Electrical Engineering Technician program may advance into this diploma with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 (scale not published) and the program's specified courses. 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, 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
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.
