HD in Business Administration - Management is a higher diploma in Business Administration programme taught at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 3 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 three-year advanced diploma is built for students aiming toward business management, self-employment or entrepreneurial ventures. Its course mix gives a broad understanding of the major areas of business, including human resource management, supply chain and operations, marketing and sales, and finance and accounting, developing students as management generalists rather than narrow specialists. Students work through the theory and practical application of modern management techniques as they are used across corporate, government and non-profit organizations as well as small business settings.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (minimum 60%) or U (minimum 50%) level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1251), and Grade 12 Mathematics at a C (minimum 60%) or U (minimum 50%) level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Mathematics (MATH1375) at a minimum of 60%. Academic strength is calculated by averaging marks in the required subjects, and the minimum average considered is 65%. 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.
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.
