Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Diploma in Biotechnology Technician Fast Track is a diploma in Biomedical & Laboratory Sciences programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per total (CAD 2,750 per total for local students).
This fast-track delivery of Conestoga's Biotechnology Technician diploma compresses the credential into one year (two academic terms) at the Kitchener - Doon campus for applicants who already hold a degree in a biology- or chemistry-related discipline. The hybrid program provides practical and technical laboratory instruction across biology, biochemistry, microbiology, analytical chemistry, cell culture, molecular biology and computer applications, preparing graduates for biotechnology and life science careers in environmental, agricultural, food, pharmaceutical and biomedical sectors. Graduates can pursue Conestoga's Bachelor of Applied Biotechnology (Honours) or Bachelor of Environmental Public Health (Honours) through advanced standing.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This fast-track route is for applicants who already hold a degree in a biology- or chemistry-related discipline, or the equivalent, from an accredited university or college. Applicants must have completed at least one degree-level Biology credit and at least one degree-level Chemistry credit, with a minimum overall average correlating to a B grade. Credentials earned outside Canada require a course-by-course credential evaluation from an approved provider such as ICAS or WES. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must demonstrate English language proficiency; the programme page names no score of its own, so Conestoga's published diploma-level minimum applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110, since the college does not publish a separate domestic table.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
