Offered by Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technician- Automated Manufacturing (Optional Co-op) is a diploma in Mechanical Engineering 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 2,750 per year for local students).
This two-year diploma builds skills for automated manufacturing settings, combining a thorough grounding in numerically controlled manufacturing systems with a broader background in general manufacturing and design fundamentals. The curriculum covers numerical control programming concepts, CAD/CAM techniques that integrate design and manufacturing, an introduction to robotics and to designing power-transmitting devices, and applying production control and quality assurance process planning techniques to manufacturing problems. Students also work with connected-enterprise and Industry 4.0 concepts, 3D CAD and CAM software, and additive manufacturing applications, alongside developing skills to communicate technical information through linguistic, graphic and computerized methods. The first two years overlap with Conestoga's Mechanical Engineering Technology program in the Automated Manufacturing stream.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Conestoga's Mechanical Engineering Technician – Automated Manufacturing diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature student status for applicants 19 or older by the program start. English: Grade 12 Compulsory English at C or U, or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications course (COMM1251). Mathematics: Grade 12 Mathematics at C or U, or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Mathematics for Technology & Apprenticeship (MATH1385); the admissions page lists course-specific cutoffs used in its academic-strength calculation — MCT4C at 55%, MAP4C at 80%, MHF4U and MCV4U at 55%, MDM4U at 70%, and MATH1385 at 55% — and notes that MCT4C is strongly recommended. Applicants must have basic computer literacy. Those whose prior education was not delivered in English must demonstrate proficiency under Conestoga's general policy, though no specific IELTS, TOEFL or PTE score is published on this program page. No portfolio, interview, minimum GPA, or work-experience requirement is listed.
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.
