Offered by Centennial College in Toronto, Canada, PGCert in Cyber Security is a postgraduate certificate in Cyber Security programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,167 per total (CAD 5,682 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Cyber Security
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 5,682 / total
International tuition: CAD 19,167 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Centennial College's Cybersecurity program is a one-year graduate certificate offering designed to address the industry's increasing demand for well-educated security professionals in the public and private sectors. This School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science program will educate you on how to protect computers, applications and networks from unauthorized and malicious users or software. It will cover the key cybersecurity concepts of cryptography, cyber forensics and network security in addition to topics such as mobile network security, cloud security, and ethical hacking techniques and tools. This Cybersecurity program will also address supporting concepts of information system security that are integral parts of cybersecurity. To enhance your applied learning experience, you'll learn current IT security tools, policies and techniques in a modern cybersecurity lab that was established in collaboration with the College's industry partners. Please note: This program may be available in a fully online delivery option (program #3664).
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a diploma, advanced diploma, or degree in computer science, computer, electronics or communication engineering, information technology, or a related discipline; applicants with a diploma in an unrelated field may instead qualify on relevant work experience. The programme page defers English proficiency to Centennial's institution-wide requirement for graduate-certificate programmes: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 81 (minimum 19 Reading, 23 Writing), PTE Academic 60 or higher, or Duolingo 125 or higher. No portfolio, interview, or further work-experience documentation is specified beyond the academic-equivalency pathway described above.
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.
