Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology offers Diploma in Computer Programmer, a diploma in Software Engineering programme in Sarnia, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,781 per year for local students.
This two-year diploma, with an optional co-op term for eligible students, focuses on current trends in software development across the full technology stack. Students work with web development technologies, server-side languages including C#, Python and Java, and database systems spanning both SQL and NoSQL platforms, covering the full process of database design. Much of the coursework is organised as term-long projects in which students evaluate, design and implement real-world, three-tier client-server-database applications, building critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication skills alongside general education, business, math and communication coursework.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D.) or equivalent with Grade 12 English at the College (C) or University (U) level and Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics at the C or U level. The programme page sets no international English-proficiency scale of its own and defers to Lambton College's institution-wide requirement: IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 78, PTE Academic 60, CAEL 60, or CELPIP 7. Domestic applicants missing either prerequisite may sit a Mature Student Assessment in English, or complete Academic Upgrading or a Pre-Program at the college. No portfolio, interview, or other admission condition is stated on either page.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026 and 1 February 2027 is both the general equal-consideration date and the deadline Lambton states for its own competitive programs; later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain, and Lambton names no specific competitive programmes on its admissions page. International applicants apply directly to Lambton or through an authorised agent, with applications processed within two to five business days; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and offers carry their own acceptance and payment deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
Available Scholarships
International Entrance Scholarship
4,000 CADPartial Tuition
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