Offered by Centennial College in Toronto, Canada, HD in Artificial Intelligence - Software Engineering Technology (Online) is a higher diploma in AI & Machine Learning programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,167 per year (CAD 3,176 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:AI & Machine Learning
Duration: 6 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,176 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,167 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Through collaboration with industry, the Software Engineering Technology – Artificial Intelligence (AI) program will provide our students with skills in state-of-art design and AI application development technologies. Software is taking the planet by storm and AI-driven technologies are at the centre of it. AI’s global economic impact is expected to reach trillions by 2025. AI is set to become the new database for next-generation applications. Our Software Engineering Technology – Artificial Intelligence program aligns well with the newest technology trends in the software industry, namely, Augmented Analytics, AI-Driven Development, and, Autonomous Things. The coursework emphasizes modern software design and AI frameworks, machine learning, data visualization, big data fundamentals, natural language processing, image recognition, recommender systems, software bots, digital ethics and privacy guidelines within AI solutions. To round out the technical focus of the curriculum, the Software Engineering Technology – Artificial Intelligence program includes one capstone project. For this real-world business application, you put into action all the technical, systems and business skills acquired during your courses to build AI-enhanced software solutions for automating, classifying, predicting, recommending, and understanding processes using data. To ensure that you choose the appropriate technology to participate in courses delivered in the Information & Communication Engineering Technology programs, please consult recommended computer specifications for the ICET academic programs. Please note: To select the co-op option, qualified students transfer to the co-op version (program #3442) of this program in Semester 3. A fully online fast-track version of this program may be available to qualified college or university graduates with a background in software. Fast track applicants gain direct admission into Semester 3 of this three-year program and receive their advanced diploma in four semesters (program #3472), or with co-op that includes four semesters plus two work terms (program #3452). This program is available in an on campus version at Progress Campus (program #3402), or, with co-op (program #3412). The fast-track programs are also available in an on campus version (program #3422), or with co-op (program #3432).
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 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 entry additionally requires 80% completion of the first two semesters, a C grade or better in the communications course by semester two, a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, and legal eligibility to work in Canada.
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.
