HD in Digital Health Engineering Technology (Fast-Track) (Optional Co-op) at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada is a higher diploma in Health Informatics 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).
This fast-track route admits qualified graduates with a software background with advanced standing into the programme, combining core software engineering with expertise in health care information systems to design, develop and maintain electronic health record applications and related software. Coursework spans object-oriented software design methods, the structure of health care information systems, data security and privacy within health care systems, user-oriented interface design, telehealth, clinical workflow and IT solutions, and health care data analytics alongside cloud computing, using tools and languages that include Oracle, MS-SQL Server, Python, Kotlin, Java, C#, Unix/Linux, the HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular and React stack, and .NET Core, alongside machine learning, business-intelligence tools for health care, predictive analytics, data warehousing and mobile application development. Two software development projects apply the technical, systems and business skills built across the programme to real-world problems. Graduates are prepared to design, modify and test health care software, model data, build health care databases, support decisions using predictive analytics, and work across the health care sector.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a college diploma or university degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related discipline; a partial diploma or degree combined with relevant work experience is also considered case by case. All applicants complete Centennial's own English Admission Test, and the page otherwise defers to the college's institution-wide English Language Proficiency policy for diploma programmes: 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. Admission also requires transcript and resume review. No portfolio, interview, or further work-experience documentation is specified.
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.
