Diploma in Business - Accounting at Fanshawe College in London, Canada is a diploma in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 35,598 per total (CAD 7,393 per total for local students).
This accounting diploma opens with foundational coursework before moving into more nuanced accounting principles and concepts, such as computerized accounting. It targets the skills needed for entry to intermediate accounting roles across industries such as manufacturing and merchandising firms, banks and other financial institutions, public accounting practice, and federal, provincial and municipal government offices.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry from an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or as a mature applicant, with Grade 12 English (C or U) and either Grade 11 Math (C, U or M with at least 60%) or Grade 12 Math (C or U); applicants short of this are directed to academic upgrading, or may complete the one-year Business Fundamentals preparatory program (BFS2), after which they can enter Level 2 of any Fanshawe business diploma. Graduates may go on to Business Administration – Accounting (Advanced Diploma) or the Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) after bridging. English language proficiency: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with no section below 4 (79 pre-2026), PTE Academic 53, Duolingo English Test 105 with no section below 95, or CAEL 60 overall with no section below 50 (80 in listening). Applicants may also apply for advanced standing on prior academic achievement or PLAR. Where applicants outnumber seats, Fanshawe ranks by preference for Ontario permanent residents, receipt of application by 1 February, then achievement in the admission requirements.
Application Details
Start Date:Full-time starts currently open to domestic applicants: September 2026 (online, London); January 2027 (online, London); May 2027 (online, London). Part-time/online starts: September 2026 (online); January 2027 (online); May 2027 (online). Starts open to international applicants: September 2026 (London); January 2027 (London); May 2027 (London). (Listed on the Fanshawe program page, checked 6 September 2026.)
Application Deadline:Fanshawe publishes no deadline specific to this program — these are the college-wide dates. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027 for Fall 2027 entry (the cycle opened 26 September 2026), and applications arriving after it are assessed in order of receipt until the program fills. Offers to non-competitive programs begin going out 1 November 2026, competitive-program offers are sent by 30 March, and 1 May 2027 is the usual deadline to accept an offer. International applicants apply directly to Fanshawe (CAD 100 fee) and have no single published cut-off date; instead, proof of study-permit approval is due 9 December 2026 for a January 2027 start and 5 April 2027 for a May 2027 start, with all admission conditions cleared by 15 December 2026 and 15 April 2027 respectively.
