At Fleming College in Peterborough, Canada, HD in Graphic Design - Visual Communication is offered as a higher diploma in Applied Design programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,150 per year (CAD 5,164 per year for local students).
Community ServicesHeather George: Museum Management and Curatorship (2008)Heather George is an influential leader in the Canadian museum sector. As Executive Director of the Woodland Cultural Centre, she advocates for Indigenous perspectives and creates opportunities for Indigenous artists and curators. As the Past President of the Canadian Museum Association and current Vice President for the Indigenous Heritage Circle, Heather advances the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action #67, urging museums to engage in reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. In 2021, she led a national review of museum policies in relation to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This review involved Indigenous communities and museum professionals, culminating in recommendations to change sector standards and develop federal repatriation laws.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) including Grade 12 College-level (C) English; Grade 12 C substitutes for a Grade 11 C requirement, and University (U) or Mixed (M) courses satisfy a College-level requirement. The programme page states explicitly that no portfolio is required for admission. Applicants 19 or older without an OSSD may sit the Skillsmarker assessment. No programme-level language scores are published, so Fleming College's general English proficiency requirement applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no section below 20, PTE Academic 46, or Duolingo English Test 105. Admitted students need a MacBook Pro, an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription and related peripherals for coursework.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for full-time programmes starting in the 2027 fall intake the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and Fleming also runs a January start; applications received after 1 February are processed first-come, first-served until programmes are full. International applicants apply via the OCAS International Application Service to the September, January or May intake and face no fixed deadline; Fleming instead recommends applying between six weeks and five months before the intended start depending on home country, and processes files on a rolling basis with offers typically issued within 5-10 business days. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
