At Centennial College in Toronto, Canada, Diploma in Architectural Technician is offered as a diploma in Architecture programme. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,167 per year (CAD 2,775 per year for local students).
This diploma, delivered over four semesters, prepares students for a range of careers in the building industry, including work at an architectural firm assisting with design and construction drawings and contract administration during the construction phase, or roles involving sales, design or drafting work for a supplier or manufacturer of building materials. Training places weight on sustainable, energy-efficient approaches to design and construction, alongside environmental protection, and covers the preparation of construction and design drawings for institutional, commercial, industrial and residential buildings. Subjects include zoning by-laws, building codes, mechanical and electrical services, structural design, construction methods, and building materials.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status at 19 or older, plus Grade 12 English at the College (C) or University (U) level or equivalent (or a pass on Centennial's English Admission Test) and Grade 11 Mathematics (M/U) or Grade 12 Mathematics (C/U) or equivalent, or a pass on the Engineering Math Skills Assessment. English-language proficiency follows Centennial's institution-wide certificate/diploma scale: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 67 (Reading at least 16, Writing at least 23), PTE Academic 51 or above, CAEL 60 overall, or Duolingo 105–114. No portfolio, interview or work-experience condition applies; the program is not PGWP-aligned.
Application Details
Start Date:January
Application Deadline:Centennial publishes no application deadline for this program; what follows is the Ontario college cycle that governs it. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for a program starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and applications arriving after it are still assessed, but first-come first-served while places remain. Across the Ontario college system the application opened on 26 September 2026, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027. One $150 fee covers up to five program choices. International applicants apply directly to Centennial through its own international application process and are assessed on a rolling basis across the Fall, Winter and Summer intakes; the college publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
