HD in Electrical Engineering Technology is a higher diploma in Electrical Engineering programme taught at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. 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).
This advanced diploma sits within Centennial's Electrical Programs, which also include the Electrical Techniques certificate and the Electrical Engineering Technician diploma, and builds skills in power distribution, electrical circuits, motor controls, industrial automation, electrical installations and system design via laboratory work and industry-based projects. Students learn to commission, troubleshoot, test, maintain and install electrical systems to relevant codes and safety standards, for work across manufacturing, construction, energy, utilities, telecommunications and building systems. An optional co-op is available, and the programme meets Ministry and Ontario College of Trades requirements for the first two levels of in-school electrician apprenticeship training.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 or older, plus Grade 12 English at the C or U level (or equivalent, or the Centennial English Admission Test) and Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level, with a Centennial Engineering Math Skills Assessment accepted in place of the math course. Wider language proficiency follows the institution-wide diploma standard: 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. Students complete electrical-lab safety, WHMIS, and PPE training over the six-semester programme. No portfolio, interview, or work-experience requirement is listed. The programme admits in January for both domestic and international applicants.
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.
