At Centennial College in Toronto, Canada, HD in Biomedical Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op) is offered as a higher diploma in Bio & Biomedical Engineering 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 2,775 per year for local students).
The programme addresses the overlap between the biomedical equipment industry and engineering and scientific disciplines, balancing theory with hands-on lab work. It covers principles involved in designing medical equipment and devices for rehabilitation and health improvement, across electronics, biomedical sciences, applied engineering technology and microcontrollers, building technical problem-solving skills for work in the field.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This advanced diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status at 19 or older, plus Grade 12 English at the C or U level (or Centennial's own English Admission Test) and Grade 11 Mathematics at the M or U level or Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level, or Centennial's Engineering Math Skills Assessment for Admission. The program page defers its English-proficiency standard to Centennial's institution-wide requirement, which for advanced-diploma programs sets IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 81 with Reading at least 19 and Writing at least 23, and PTE Academic 58. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca; international applicants apply directly to Centennial. No minimum entry GPA is published; a 2.5 cumulative GPA is required only to continue into the program's optional co-op stream. The availability table currently lists only a Winter 2027 (January) intake.
Application Details
Start Date:Winter 2027 only
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.
