Information Technology: Systems Administration and Networking Diploma is a diploma in Information Systems & Technology programme taught at Coast Mountain College in Terrace, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 27,590 per year (CAD 6,492 per year for local students).
The hands-on diploma works through real-world problems and scenarios across server management on Linux and Windows, plus programming, web design, databases, network management, cybersecurity, and virtualization and cloud computing. Structured as two four-month terms per year, it includes a one-month work-experience placement once the first academic year is complete.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows the Information Technology: Systems Administration and Networking Diploma page. Applicants need high school graduation with Foundations of Math 11, Workplace Math 11, Pre-Calculus 11 or higher, or an equivalent Math, ACCUPLACER, or CAT assessment result; Math 12 and Information and Community Technology 11/12 are recommended but not required. For English proficiency, the program page states that international applicants must submit results from an accepted English-language test taken within the last two years, and refers applicants to Coast Mountain College's Recognized International Language Requirements page rather than stating a score on the program page itself; per that institution-wide policy, accepted tests include IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, CAEL, and Duolingo English Test, at the level the college sets for this program's tier. Domestic applicants meet English proficiency through the general CMTN requirement. No portfolio, interview, or work-experience condition is listed.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Coast Mountain College runs one common application calendar across its campuses rather than a single date per programme. Domestic applicants: for the 2026-27 academic year, applications opened 1 October 2026; the final day to apply is 24 December 2026 for Winter (January 2027) entry, 23 April 2027 for Spring/Summer 2027, and 30 August 2027 for Fall 2027. International applicants share the same opening date but face earlier cut-offs: 1 October 2026 for Winter, 1 February 2027 for Spring/Summer, and 1 June 2027 for Fall, and some high-demand programmes may close sooner. Trades and other varying-start programmes are judged against their own start dates (international due three months, domestic one week, before start), and continuous-intake programmes accept applications year-round. No single closing date exists beyond these cut-offs. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
