Douglas College offers Information and Communication Technology Post-Degree Diploma, a postgraduate diploma in Information Systems & Technology programme in New Westminster, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,472 per total (CAD 4,300 per total for local students).
This diploma is aimed at people who already hold a bachelor's degree and want to pick up technical skills for a career in IT. It introduces concepts across programming, systems analysis, and project management, among others, and builds the technical grounding needed for the field, with five elective courses available to explore specific topics further. Students work with hardware maintenance and advanced computer applications, picking up tools of the trade such as Ajax, JavaScript, C#, CSS, and HTML along the way. An optional Career Boost program is also available.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Post-Degree Diploma applies the College's General College Admission Requirements: applicants must hold an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada, or an equivalent credential from an approved institution in another country. Any applicant whose credential was earned in a language other than English must separately meet the Douglas College English Language Proficiency requirement, met by, among other options, an IELTS Academic overall score of 6.5 or a TOEFL iBT overall score of 83. No minimum GPA, interview, or portfolio is stated on the programme page; the programme runs Fall, Winter and Summer intakes.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall, Winter and Summer
Application Deadline:Douglas College publishes college-wide application windows rather than a single date for every programme, and the domestic and international timetables differ. Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC: for the 2027 entry cycle, Fall applications open 1 October 2026, Winter applications open 1 February 2026, and Summer applications open 1 June 2026; limited-enrolment programmes set no fixed close and shut once seats fill, while open-enrolment programmes stay open until 4:00 p.m. the Friday before the semester starts. International applicants apply directly to Douglas: Fall 2026 entry is now closed, Winter 2027 entry is accepted until 30 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry until 31 January 2027. Admission is effectively rolling within each window until seats or the deadline are reached. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.