Diploma in Heating Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Technician at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada is a diploma in Energy Engineering programme. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,619 per semester (CAD 2,212 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Energy Engineering
Duration: 4 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,212 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,619 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
In the Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Technician program (HRAC), students gain the required skills to install, service, and maintain the environmental systems for residential and commercial buildings, including working with a variety of gas appliances, as well as an introduction to refrigeration and air conditioning. Students examine energy-efficient and environmentally friendly approaches and read, utilize, and produce Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning (HRAC) drawings using industry standard software. Students gain the required skills to obtain the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) Gas Technician 2 (G.2) exams to become a licensed gas technician.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status, plus Grade 12 English and Grade 12 Mathematics each at the C or U level. Mature applicants aged 19 or older, non-secondary-school applicants, and home-schooled applicants may also be considered through upgrading, GED, or equivalency testing. Students must pass the TSSA Gas Technician 3 exam before starting the co-op work term, though this is a progression rather than an admission requirement. No English-test scores are published on the page; 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.
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.
