At Canadore College in North Bay, Canada, HD in Graphic Design is offered as a higher diploma in Applied Design programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,014 per year (CAD 2,775 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Applied Design
Duration: 3 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,775 / year
International tuition: CAD 16,014 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Upcoming Intake: Fall 2026: College Drive – North Bay Prepare for a creative and dynamic career. You can’t launch a new business, product or service without a visual element. As a graphic designer you could be creating logos, advertisements, animations, branding, ad images, online content and websites. In the program you will learn and develop design specific skills and techniques, learn commercial photography trends including product styling, compile an extensive portfolio, and gain invaluable work-related experience working with real clients. Note: Laptop Computer (Current Mac or PC with Adobe Creative Cloud - required for the first day of class). See "What you need" section for more details!
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an OSSD (Ontario Secondary School Diploma) or equivalent, with ENG4C or ENG4U English, per the program's own page. A laptop with Adobe Creative Cloud is required from the first day of class, though this is an equipment rather than admission condition; no portfolio is required. As a Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma-level program it falls under Canadore's Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Diploma tier: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72 or above with no section below 18 (or, for tests taken on or after January 21, 2026, 4.0 overall with no section below 4), PTE Academic 53 with no section below 47, Duolingo English Test 110 with no band below 95, Cambridge English 169 or above, CELPIP 7, or Oxford ELLT 6.0, taken within two years of application. Domestic applicants need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or Mature Student status (19 or older, via Accuplacer testing) if they lack one, and apply through Ontario Colleges.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through OntarioColleges.ca: for programs starting in Fall 2027 the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027; Canadore states applicants may apply at any time, with the deposit for accepted Winter 2027 offers due 16 November 2026 and term tuition due 30 November 2026. Canadore's own how-to-apply page separately cites a generic, undated "applications open November 1 / competitive consideration date February 1 for Fall term, October 1 for Winter term" notice that names no specific cycle year, so its October 1 figure is not confirmed as the Winter 2027 deadline. International applicants apply through Canadore's international portal and are assessed on a rolling basis, with programs closing early once capacity is reached; no fixed international opening or closing date is published, and payment deadlines appear only on the individual letter of admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
