Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Diploma in Civil Engineering Technician is a diploma in Civil Engineering & Construction programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per year (CAD 3,035 per year for local students).
This two-year diploma combines field-based and lab-based practical learning to build civil engineering knowledge and technical skills. Coursework covers the design of concrete, masonry, wood and water-related structures, testing of soils, roads and construction materials, and the use of modern surveying and GPS technology. Students apply techniques used in land development projects, produce engineering drawings with AutoCAD and Civil 3D, prepare quantity and cost estimates, and work through contract administration and project management.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status; Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1251); and Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Mathematics for Technology & Apprenticeship (MATH1385). Minimum grades apply: MCT4C 65%, MHF4U or MCV4U 55%, MDM4U 70%, MAP4C 80%, MATH1385 65%, with MCT4C strongly recommended. The English-language requirement is Conestoga's institution-wide standard for diploma and certificate programs, applied where transcripts are not in English: IELTS Academic overall band 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, CAEL 70 overall with Writing 60 and no sub-test below 30, or Duolingo 110. Canadian applicants with transcripts from outside Canada require assessment by ICAS or WES. The optional co-op stream additionally requires a minimum overall 70% session-weighted average with no course failures.
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.
