Diploma in Mechanical Technician - Precision Skills at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada is a diploma in Mechanical 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 2,658 per semester for local students).
This four-semester diploma develops precision machining skills used in advanced manufacturing, including the safe set-up and operation of conventional machine tools and complex equipment such as CNC lathes and mills with their accessories. Students learn to manufacture components, assist with designing jigs, fixtures, tools, moulds and dies, and troubleshoot and repair production tooling. Experiential learning has students apply precise measuring and testing techniques to verify accuracy across a range of manufactured components.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent for direct entry to this Diploma, or mature-student status for applicants without one. The programme's own prerequisites are Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U) and any Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics at the College, University/College, or University level, with a Grade 11 College- or University-level mathematics course (MBF3C or MCF3M) requiring a minimum grade of 60 per cent. Mature applicants aged 19 or older, non-secondary-school applicants, and home-schooled applicants can also be considered through equivalent courses, upgrading, GED completion, or equivalency testing, and applicants with prior post-secondary coursework or relevant life or learning experience may qualify through Georgian's Credit for Prior Learning process. The programme page states no programme-specific language-test score; Georgian's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirement for diploma and certificate programmes applies instead — a minimum overall IELTS Academic score of 6.0, TOEFL iBT 79, or Duolingo English Test 110, from Georgian's international admissions page.
Application Details
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.
