Centennial College offers HD in Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management (Optional Co-op), a higher diploma in Business Administration programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,005 per year (CAD 2,775 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 6 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,775 / year
International tuition: CAD 18,005 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Business School will be offering a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs. These can include, asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, including evenings and weekends. The Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management Advanced Diploma will prepare students with necessary skills to effectively and efficiently run a business. One of the most interactive aspects of this Business School program will involve learning to integrate manual and computer-based systems, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, as they relate to supply chain management activities. During the three years of study students will acquire the expertise to improve productivity, develop a master production schedule, by using materials requirements planning (MRP), balance supply and demand, construct a detailed project management plan, and develop and implement quality management programs. Other curriculum coverage includes, but is not limited to: Purchasing and inventory management; Supply chain and logistics management; Operations planning; Direct supervision and quality assurance; Analysis of operations processes to identify productivity improvements; Application of business process re-engineering (BPR) techniques to simplify and streamline organizational processes; Planning and designing quality improvement programs; Applying team approach principles to effectively analyze and recommend solutions to operations problems.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This advanced diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status at 19 or older, plus a Grade 12 English College or University preparation course (or Centennial's own English Admission Test) and Grade 11 Mathematics at the College, Mixed, or University level or Grade 12 Mathematics at the College or University level, or Centennial's Business 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 admission GPA is published for entry, though the optional co-op stream carries its own continuation requirements. The availability table currently lists Winter 2027 (January) and Summer 2027 intakes as open.
Application Details
Start Date:Winter and Summer 2027
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.
