Diploma in Autobody Repair Technician at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada is a diploma in Supply Chain & Logistics 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).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Supply Chain & Logistics
Duration: 4 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,775 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,167 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Students enrolled in this program are eligible to register for our Specialized Academic Certificate, Inclusive Leadership Practices, and earn an additional credential. A fee may apply. Click here for more information. The Auto Body Repair Technician program is a two-year offering that will open the doors to a career in the auto body industry and could lead to a managerial position or to successfully operating your own business. Graduates will receive an Auto Body Repair Diploma and will be credited with Levels 1 and 2 of the Ontario Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer (310B) Apprenticeship in school training. You apply for this Prior Learning Acknowledgement Recognition (PLAR) through your Ministry Training Consultant once you become a registered Apprentice. Among covered topics will be: Personal and shop safety Vehicle and body construction Detailing and refinishing equipment maintenance Applied mechanical systems Mathematics Communication Trade tools and shop equipment Non-structural repair fundamentals Refinishing surface preparation Oxyacetylene and gas metal arc welding Plastic repair and refinishing Non-structural panel repair and measuring Automotive glass and safety devices Non-structural panel replacement Refinishing top coat application You'll spend approximately 40 per cent of your schedule gaining hands-on practice in a spacious and well laid out state-of-the-art auto body lab outfitted with new equipment. In this lab, you'll learn from faculty members with years of industry experience who are committed to seeing you succeed and to helping you maximize your skills. As a Graduate, in two years you will have earned an Ontario College Diploma and the first two levels of in-class education in the Auto Body and Collision Damage Repair Apprenticeship. You will then be ready to start your journey as a registered Apprentice, which will prepare you to return to school for your level 3 on a traditional apprenticeship.
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 Workplace (E), College (C) or University (U) level, or equivalent, or a pass on Centennial's English Admission Test. 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. Students must supply CSA-approved safety shoes, safety glasses, a respirator, ear plugs, 100% cotton coveralls, welding gloves, oxyacetylene welding goggles and an auto-darkening MIG welding helmet before shop work begins.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes on this program's own availability table, read 6 September 2026: September 2026 only. That single intake is shown as CLOSED to domestic applicants and Available to international applicants, and it is not PGWP-aligned. No January or May start is listed for this program. A domestic applicant cannot enter this intake, so check the program page for the next cycle before applying.
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 instead through Centennial's ApplyCentennial portal, for which the College publishes no fixed cut-off; it advises applying four to six months before the intended start so there is time for processing and a study permit, and charges a non-refundable $125 CAD application fee. For this program the domestic route is moot in the current cycle: its only listed intake, September 2026, is shown as closed to domestic applicants.
