Conestoga College offers Diploma in Health Office Administration, a diploma in Business Administration programme in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,750 per year for local students.
This two-year diploma places heavy emphasis on hands-on application, problem solving and critical thinking to prepare students for administrative roles within health care organizations. Coursework covers insurance practices, medical transcription, hospital unit administration, and medical and dental office management, alongside office management procedures, bookkeeping and business computing applications. Students take part in health office simulations and, in the fourth semester, complete a seven-week, unpaid work placement of at least 245 hours in a local health care organization.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older, plus Grade 12 compulsory English at the C (minimum 65%) or U (55%) level or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications course (COMM1251) at a minimum of 65%; a prior biology course is recommended but not required. Academic strength is calculated by averaging the marks in required subjects, with ten bonus points added for Advanced-level, OAC, U, U/C, or post-secondary courses. The page defers its language-test score to the institution's English Language Proficiency Requirement, which for diploma programs sets IELTS Academic 6.0, TOEFL iBT 80, PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110. Before clinical placement, students must supply immunization records, TB-testing evidence, Standard First Aid/CPR certification, and a clear vulnerable-sector police check; non-Canadian transcripts require credential evaluation.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
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.
