Diploma in Community Worker (Accelerated) is a diploma in Social Work programme offered by George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,575 per year (CAD 4,808 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Social Work
Duration: 3 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 4,808 / year
International tuition: CAD 22,575 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Community Worker (Accelerated) program will prepare you to work for progressive social change with organizations, communities and individuals across a range of issues such as poverty, housing, legal rights, discrimination, food justice, immigration and refugee settlement.
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Requirements
Admission Requirements: This accelerated pathway admits holders of a college diploma or a bachelor's degree; successful completion of a five-week bridging block in May is required before entrance to the fall semester, and the programme does not offer course exemptions. Applicants with international transcripts who do not submit English-proficiency test results must instead test at the college level in George Brown's own English assessment; the programme page points to the College's English Proficiency chart, whose Diploma/Certificate-tier minimums are IELTS Academic 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 per band), TOEFL iBT 80 (minimum 20 per skill), PTE Academic 54 (minimum 50 per skill), CAEL 60 overall, or Duolingo 110 (minimum 90 production). Before field placement, students must submit a clear police Vulnerable Sector Check.
Application Details
Start Date:May
Application Deadline:No program-specific application deadline is published; George Brown follows the standard Ontario college cycle. Domestic applicants apply through OntarioColleges.ca: for programs starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, colleges may release offers from 1 November 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, and an offer for a September start must be accepted by 1 May 2027, with the tuition deposit due in June 2027. International applicants apply directly to George Brown and are assessed on a rolling, selective basis until the intake is full; George Brown publishes no fixed international closing date, though for the 2026-27 cycle the September, January and May intakes opened 6 October 2025, 2 February 2026 and 1 June 2026 respectively. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
