Georgian College offers Diploma in Environmental Technician, a diploma in Energy Engineering programme in Barrie, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,619 per semester (CAD 1,387 per semester for local students).
Training builds the experience and skills an entry-level environmental practitioner needs on entering the workforce, including use of environmental sampling, monitoring and testing equipment alongside information technology tools, and familiarity with standard operating procedures for environmental projects. Coursework builds applied knowledge of environmental management systems and health, safety and environmental legislative requirements, plus the basic grounding in sustainability that ecosystem-based management requires. Fieldwork opportunities provide hands-on experience, and industry-related certifications pursued along the way prepare students for a range of entry positions.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian College's own admission-requirements page for Environmental Technician asks for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status, with Grade 12 English (C or U) and Grade 12 Mathematics (C or U); a Grade 11 or 12 science course such as Biology, Chemistry, or Physics is strongly recommended for this science-based programme. Mature applicants 19 or older without an OSSD, non-secondary-school applicants, and home-schooled applicants can also be considered through equivalent courses, upgrading, a completed GED, or equivalency testing. The page states no standardized English-language test scores (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL). The page also recommends a valid driver's licence for co-op work terms from semester two, appropriate fieldwork clothing including safety boots, and a Windows-compatible laptop.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall 2026 and Fall 2027 (Barrie campus)
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date for Georgian's highly competitive programs, which now covers Fall 2027, Winter 2028 and Summer 2028 entry, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats last; offers of admission for this 2026-2027 cycle must be accepted by 1 May 2027. Programs outside the highly competitive list carry no equal-consideration date and are assessed on a rolling basis year-round. International applicants apply directly through Georgian's own portal with no published closing date and are assessed on a rolling basis while seats remain, though Georgian warns a program open when applied to may close before assessment. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
