HD in Environmental Technology is a higher diploma in Energy Engineering programme offered by Georgian College in Barrie, Canada. The programme runs for 6 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).
The program builds advanced skills for entering the workforce as an environmental practitioner, covering information technology tools together with environmental sampling, monitoring and testing equipment, and experience preparing and interpreting data through various analytical methods. Study covers the sustainability principles behind ecosystem-based management and builds the skills to manage environmental projects across planning, implementation and maintenance, applying knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements to risk assessment and environmental systems management. Content also addresses systems designed to clean up, control and prevent environmental contaminants. Community partnerships and field work provide hands-on experience, preparing students for a range of positions as they pursue industry-related certifications.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian College's own admission-requirements page for Environmental Technology 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, and those with post-secondary coursework or relevant experience are assessed through Credit for Prior Learning. The page states no standardized English-language test scores (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL) for international applicants, who are directed to a separate international-admissions section.
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.
