HD in Energy Systems Engineering Technology-Electrical (Optional Co-Op) is a higher diploma in Energy Engineering 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 diploma emphasizes practical techniques for installing, modifying, designing, testing, repairing, maintaining and troubleshooting equipment, building design and analysis skills via a mix of in-class theory, a capstone project and hands-on labs. The program connects to roles such as electrical design across utility, consulting and manufacturing settings, electrification, utility system operation, building automation, field service, energy consulting, estimation, project management and technical sales.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or applicant age 19 or older under mature-student status, Grade 12 compulsory English at C or U or equivalent (or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications COMM1251), and Grade 12 Mathematics from MCT4C (60%), MHF4U or MCV4U (55%), MDM4U (70%), or equivalent, or Preparatory Mathematics for Technology & Apprenticeship MATH1385 (60%); applicants holding only MAP4C are not considered for this programme. Basic computer literacy is required, and the page notes a sound mathematical background is important for success. Applicants whose transcripts were not issued in English must demonstrate proficiency; the programme page defers to Conestoga's institution-wide scale of IELTS Academic overall 6.0 (no band under 5.5), TOEFL iBT 80 (no skill under 20), PTE Academic 53, CAEL 70 (writing at least 60), or Duolingo English Test 110. Foreign credentials require a course-by-course evaluation through ICAS or WES.
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.
