PGCert in Computer Applications Development (Optional Co-Op) at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a postgraduate certificate in Software Engineering programme. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,809 per year (CAD 4,177 per year for local students).
Aimed at college or university graduates who want to work as a software developer or analyst, or who want to add those skills to an existing background, this postgraduate certificate builds a broad business and technical foundation in web, mobile and database application development along with systems analysis and design. Students gain programming experience and develop the skills to analyze and design information technology solutions for both business and consumer applications, working through specialized courses taught by instructors with industry backgrounds.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to this Ontario College Graduate Certificate normally requires a three-year advanced diploma or degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience in a business setting, with an overall average grade of B or above (assessed to Ontario standards). Applicants who do not meet the post-secondary requirement but have three to five years of professional or management experience in a business environment are considered case by case; they must provide references and a portfolio of their work and are subject to an interview. As a graduate certificate, the program carries Conestoga's higher English-language band, applied where transcripts are not in English: IELTS Academic overall band 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no skill below 22, PTE Academic 58, or CAEL 70 overall with no sub-test below 60. Canadian applicants with foreign transcripts require assessment by 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.
