At Centennial College in Toronto, Canada, Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technician is offered as a diploma in Electrical Engineering 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).
Part of Centennial's Electrical Programs group, alongside the Electrical Techniques certificate and the Electrical Engineering Technology advanced diploma, this diploma combines hands-on laboratory work and real-world projects to build skills across motor controls, industrial automation, electrical installations, power distribution, and circuit and electrical system design. Graduates learn to install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and commission electrical systems in compliance with relevant codes and safety standards, preparing them for roles across building systems, telecommunications, energy, utilities, manufacturing and construction. The curriculum meets Ministry and Ontario College of Trades requirements for the first two levels of in-school electrician apprenticeship training.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 or older, plus Grade 12 English at the C or U level (or equivalent, or the Centennial English Admission Test) and Grade 11 Mathematics at the M or U level or Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level, with a Centennial Engineering Math Skills Assessment accepted in place of the math course. Wider language proficiency follows the institution-wide diploma standard: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 67 (minimum 16 Reading, 23 Writing), PTE Academic 51 or higher, CAEL 60, or Duolingo 105-114. Students complete laboratory safety, WHMIS, and PPE training. No portfolio, interview, or work-experience requirement is listed. The programme admits in January and May for both domestic and international applicants.
Application Details
Start Date:January and May
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.
