Mohawk College offers Diploma in Mechanical Technician - Elevating Devices, a diploma in Mechanical Engineering programme in Hamilton, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,780 per semester (CAD 2,657 per semester for local students).
This diploma builds skills to install, maintain and service elevators, escalators and moving walkways in line with regulations and safety practices, covering the in-class curriculum for the Elevating Devices Mechanic apprenticeship. Coursework includes the history of elevating devices, mechanical and electrical systems, and the procedures, installation and maintenance involved in operating traction elevators, elevators and moving walkways, along with hydraulic systems and reading and interpreting engineering drawings using tools such as AutoCAD. Students also study circuits including single-phase and three-phase electrical systems, transformers, elementary control systems and electric machines, motors, generators, controls and AC drives, lifting devices for individuals with physical disabilities, circuit tracing, and modernization and alteration of elevating devices. Graduates who achieve a minimum of 60 percent in all elevating device mechanic subjects are exempted from the Elevating Devices Mechanic apprenticeship's in-school training component.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including Grade 12 English at the C, U or equivalent level and Grade 12 Mathematics at the C level (MCT4C recommended) or U level. Mohawk directs applicants who lack these prerequisites toward its own upgrading courses and offers alternative options for mature applicants. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency through one of: successful completion of the GAS-English for Academic Purposes (478) program, a TOEFL score of 550 paper-based or 80 internet-based, an IELTS Academic overall score of 6.0 with no band below 5.5, or a Duolingo English Test score of 105-110 with no section below 100. The program's own admission page states no portfolio, interview, work-experience or minimum-average requirement beyond these academic and language prerequisites.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through Ontario Colleges: for a September start Mohawk's equal-consideration date is 1 February (1 February 2027 for the next fall intake), and for a January start it is 1 June; after either date, files are considered first-come, first-served while seats remain, with permanent residents of Ontario prioritized, then other Canadian residents, then international applicants. International applicants apply via OCAS's International Application Service on a per-intake deadline rather than one annual date: for January 2027 entry, applications opened February 2026 and the submission deadline is 1 November 2026; Mohawk had not yet published a deadline for the September 2027 intake as of this check. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
