Honours Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer and Communication Networks) is a honours degree in Information Systems & Technology programme taught at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,803 per year (CAD 7,289 per year for local students).
The Honours Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer and Communication Networks) is a four-year honours bachelor's degree delivered in hybrid format at Centennial College's Progress Campus through the School of Information Technology. The program combines technological and business coursework to prepare students for careers in enterprise networking, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and telecommunications. Students build technical depth across a range of networking and IT operations areas, including designing network infrastructure, configuring switches and routers, administering Windows and Linux systems, deploying wireless and mobile networks, working with cloud platforms and services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), managing data centres, running cybersecurity operations (SecOps), and setting up Voice over IP communications. Instruction takes place in laboratory environments built to simulate industry settings, giving students hands-on experience configuring, securing, and optimizing IT infrastructure alongside the underlying theory. Faculty bring industry experience and hold professional certifications from organizations such as Cisco, AWS, CompTIA, and Microsoft. In the final year, students choose technical electives focused on cybersecurity or wireless communications to tailor their studies. The program suits students aiming for roles in network administration, systems administration, IT infrastructure management, business analysis, or cybersecurity analysis, and it also provides a foundation for further study through graduate degrees, postgraduate certificates, or additional professional certifications. It holds ministerial consent to award this applied degree, with the college responsible for letting admitted students complete their studies within a reasonable timeframe.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with at least six Grade 12 Mixed or University-preparation courses averaging 65% or higher, including Grade 12 University English at 65% or higher and one further Grade 12 mathematics course — Advanced Functions, Calculus and Vectors, or Mathematics of Data Management — at 60% or higher, or a pass on Centennial's Engineering Math Skills Assessment. Mature applicants (21 and older) may substitute the same English and mathematics standard together with academic transcripts and a work-experience resume. English-language proficiency follows Centennial's institution-wide degree-level 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 60 or above, CAEL 70 overall with Writing at least 60, or Duolingo 125 or above; a Grade 12 Ontario college/university-stream English course also satisfies it. No portfolio, interview or work-experience condition applies to direct entrants.
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.
