Offered by Cambrian College in Sudbury, Canada, HD in Computer Systems Technology – Security is a higher diploma in Cyber Security programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,308 per year (CAD 4,186 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Cyber Security
Duration: 6 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,186 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,308 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Gear up with advanced skills to tackle any tech issue Gain all the in-depth technical and customer service skills you need to manage and solve whatever IT challenge you confront. From cloud infrastructures to wireless access and network security, you’ll train to configure desktop, server, and network operating systems and study programming languages. Plus, you’ll gain the communication and project management skills desired by employers. Cambrian is an authorized Cisco Systems Networking Academy, Red Hat Academy, and Microsoft IT Academy. Our students regularly score medals at the annual Skills Ontario Competition. Learn directly from industry experts with a seven-week placement in the sixth semester.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Cambrian's page for Computer Systems Technology – Security lists direct subject prerequisites for its Ontario College Advanced Diploma: a 30-credit Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature student status, plus grade 12 English at the College (C) or University (U) level and grade 12 mathematics at the C or U level, with MCT4C recommended, and computer competency in relevant software recommended. International applicants are pointed to Cambrian's international admissions page for additional requirements; there, the institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirement sets the Diploma/Certificate tier at IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 (550 paper-based), PTE Academic 58, or Duolingo English Test 105-115. No portfolio, interview or work-experience condition is stated on the program page.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes Cambrian lists for this program on its own page, read 6 September 2026: January 2027 (Schedule A winter term: Day 1 orientation 11 January 2027, classes from 12 January 2027, term ends 23 April 2027). Term dates come from Cambrian's published 2026-27 Academic Schedule A, which most programs follow and which is built from 14-week blocks with September, January and May starts. Not every program admits in every term, and the intakes above are the ones this program's page lists for the 2026-27 year; check the program page before applying, because an intake already under way may be closed.
Application Deadline:DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents). Cambrian publishes no deadline that belongs to this program alone; what follows is the college-wide Ontario colleges cycle plus Cambrian's own term cut-offs, and it applies to every full-time program. Apply at ontariocolleges.ca. Applications received there by 1 February are given equal consideration - they are assessed together, and Ontario residents are preferred where a program is oversubscribed. After 1 February applications are handled first-come, first-served for as long as seats remain, and your file is judged on what has reached the Admissions Office by the transcript submission deadline. For entry in Fall 2027 the provincial cycle runs as follows: the ontariocolleges.ca application opened on 26 September 2026, colleges may issue offers from 1 November 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027, and tuition deposits fall in June 2027 on each college's own date.
COLLEGE-WIDE LAST DAY TO APPLY. Separately from the equal consideration date, Cambrian's 2026-27 Academic Schedule A sets a hard last day to apply for admission on Day 3 of each term - for this program's intakes that is 13 January 2027 for the winter 2027 start. To begin, all transcripts and documents must already be with the College and you must be ready to pay the deposit and start classes by Day 5 (14 September 2026, 15 January 2027 or 14 May 2027). The schedule prints this as an all-programs date and does not distinguish domestic from international applicants. The non-refundable deposit is due 16 November 2026 for the january start.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS. Do not use the domestic ontariocolleges.ca form: apply on the OCAS international service (Cambrian's college code is CAMB, up to three program choices), or have an authorised agent file for you in Cambrian's own application portal. The 1 February equal consideration date is part of the domestic Ontario colleges cycle and Cambrian publishes no closing date of its own for international applicants; files are assessed individually as they arrive. Cambrian does say that some programs fill faster than others and advises acting early, and that the letter of acceptance carries an expiry date past which no student may enrol. Once the offer is accepted and fees are paid you need an Ontario Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) before you can apply for a study permit, so leave time for that step.
