Diploma in Graphic Design Production is a diploma in Applied Design programme taught at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, 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).
The program covers visual communication design as both principle and practice, developing the skills needed to produce effective designs for both traditional and digital uses, including user interfaces, information design, web and social media, motion graphics, advertising, branding and editorial work. Coursework explores layout, typography, composition, colour theory and production, with skills built in industry-standard software and tools through a hands-on, project-based approach.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status, plus Grade 12 English at the C or U level. Mature applicants aged 19 or older, non-secondary-school applicants, and home-schooled applicants may also qualify by completing upgrading, GED, or equivalency testing, and relevant post-secondary coursework or life experience can be credited through Georgian's Credit for Prior Learning process. No portfolio or interview is stated on the programme page, and it publishes no English-test table; applicants whose first language is not English fall under Georgian's general diploma-level requirement instead: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall or TOEFL iBT 79 overall. Delivery moves from the Barrie campus to the Barrie Downtown location for the fall 2027 intake.
Application Details
Start Date:September
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.
