Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technician-Industrial Maintenance is a diploma in Mechanical Engineering programme taught at Fanshawe College in London, Canada. The programme runs for 12 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 34,194 per total (CAD 6,363 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Mechanical Engineering
Duration: 12 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 6,363 / total
International tuition: CAD 34,194 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Throughout the pursuit of your mechanical engineering technician diploma, you'll have access to practical, hands-on experience in hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, machining, machine repair, and electronics. Because today's industrial machines are built with a high degree of sophistication, you’ll learn the mechanical and electrical knowledge to understand them, inside and out. You’ll also study computer aided design, welding and mechanics theory. Plus, the program mirrors the apprenticeship training program for Industrial Millwrights - so when you graduate with your mechanical engineering technician diploma, you'll be prepared to write the exemption tests for the Industrial Millwright trade (as required by the Apprenticeship Client Services of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Workplace Training Branch).
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Mechanical Engineering Technician – Industrial Maintenance diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant standing, together with Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics at the College (C), Mixed (M) or University (U) level; applicants missing this may complete the one-year Trade Fundamentals preparatory program or pursue academic upgrading for a conditional offer. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Fanshawe's proficiency standard: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band under 5.5, TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with no band under 4 (79 on the pre-2026 TOEFL scale), PTE Academic 53 with no band under 45, or Duolingo 105 with no section under 95 (CAEL, Cambridge English and LanguageCert Academic equivalents also accepted). The program page lists no portfolio, interview or work-experience requirement beyond these academic and language thresholds.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for Fall 2027 entry, applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which later applications are assessed on a first-come basis until seats fill; non-competitive programs begin receiving offers from 1 November 2026, competitive-program offers go out by 30 March 2027, and 1 May 2027 is the usual deadline to accept an offer. International applicants apply directly to Fanshawe (CAD 100 fee) and face fixed document deadlines rather than a single closing date: for the current intakes, study-permit and conditions-met documents are due 10/15 August 2026 (Fall), 9/15 December 2026 (Winter) and 5/15 April 2027 (Summer); missing a deadline can mean deferral to the next intake. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
