HD in Architectural Technology (Fast-Track) (Optional Co-op) is a higher diploma in Architecture programme offered by Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. 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 fast-track option admits students who already hold a degree in architecture, including graduates of universities abroad, with direct entry partway into the Architectural Technology diploma rather than from the start. Coursework applies computer-based tools to prepare designs, construction drawings, specifications and the reports required for working with clients, builders and approval authorities, with drawing exercises covering commercial, institutional, complex and multi-use buildings. The curriculum also addresses structural design, mechanical and electrical building services, construction methods and materials, codes, contracts and specifications, together with the business side of providing design and construction services.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is a fast-track pathway for applicants who already hold a diploma or degree in architectural technology, civil engineering, building science or a related field; admissions staff review transcripts and a resume to confirm equivalency, and applicants complete Centennial's English Admission Test as the qualifying language check. Beyond that internal test, English-language proficiency otherwise follows Centennial's institution-wide fast-track/advanced-diploma scale: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 81 (Reading at least 19, Writing at least 23), PTE Academic 58 or above, CAEL 60 overall with Writing at least 60, or Duolingo 125 or above. Optional co-op eligibility additionally requires 80% course completion from semester one, a grade of C (60%) or higher in COMM160/161, a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, and legal eligibility to work in Canada; meeting these does not guarantee a co-op placement.
Application Details
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.
