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).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Software Engineering
Duration: 3 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,177 / year
International tuition: CAD 16,809 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This intensive program will be of interest to college or university graduates who wish to pursue a career as a software developer or analyst, or to use those skills to complement career skills they already possess. The program provides students with a broad business and technical background in web, mobile and database application development, as well as systems analysis and design. This program provides the student with programming experience and the skills necessary to analyze and design information technology (IT)-based solutions for business and consumer applications. In the Computer Applications Development program, students benefit from specialized courses taught by highly qualified industry experts.
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.
