Diploma in Social Service Worker is a diploma in Social Work programme offered by Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,215 per semester (CAD 1,381 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Social Work
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,381 / semester
International tuition: CAD 9,215 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Support individuals, groups, families and communities to become stronger, healthier and happier. Program Highlights A focus on experiential learning opportunities.Complete 500 hours of supervised field placement.Advocate for and get involved in social justice opportunities.Meet like-minded people and network with current professionals.Dedicated staff and faculty.What you'll learnCurrent ideas, theories, and interventions that social service agencies use to create good and positive relationships in communities.The function of self-awareness and how to develop the necessary skills to work with a wide variety of people.Social Service Worker (SSW) values such as the right to risk, the inherent worth of everyone, and the power of social justice.To recognize the importance of Indigenous ways of knowing in practice.Practical skills for helping, such as how to talk to people, figure out what they need, work well with groups, and help communities make positive changes.Documentation guidelines in the social service field.Ethical decision-making models to help work through challenging problems.Canadian policies and laws which affect the people that receive social service work services.Potential applicants need to be aware that the agencies working with our placement students may require placement students to be fully vaccinated by Health Canada approved vaccines. Please consider your vaccine status when considering this program as it will have a significant impact on your ability to participate in field placement. Program Length2 academic years (period of 8 months)Fast Track allows students to complete a two-year Diploma program (non co-op) in 16 months. Students will start in January and be in school for four continuous semesters: Winter, Spring/Summer, Fall and Winter. Students will not be off during the summer.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent (Mohawk Academic Upgrading or GED accepted), including Grade 12 English at the C, U or equivalent level. This is a Competitive Program, so meeting the minimum requirement does not by itself secure a seat; Mohawk's institution-wide policy ranks oversubscribed programs on the average of applicants' highest senior-level final grades. Mohawk offers alternative options for mature applicants who lack the standard prerequisite. 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 560 paper-based or 83 internet-based, an IELTS Academic overall score of 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or a Duolingo English Test score of 115-120 with no section below 105. No portfolio or interview is stated on the program's own page.
Application Details
Start Date:Starts Mohawk lists on this program’s own page, checked 6 September 2026. Domestic applicants: September 2026 at Fennell Campus (FF), Six Nations Polytechnic - Brantford (SB); January 2027 at Fennell Campus (FF). International applicants: September, January intakes. Mohawk runs a Fall term from September, a Winter term from January and a Spring/Summer term from May; not every program runs every term, and the seat status shown beside a start (open, waitlist, closed) moves as intakes fill.
Application Deadline:Mohawk publishes no deadline unique to this program; the dates below are the college-wide ones.
DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through ontariocolleges.ca. Equal consideration date: 1 February for a September start; 1 June for a January start. Applications that reach Ontario Colleges by then are read together in the first round of offers. Applying afterwards is still allowed, but remaining seats go first-come, first-served, and a competitive program is usually full by that point. Where a program draws more qualified applicants than it has seats, Mohawk ranks them on the average of their highest senior-level final grades in the required courses, and offers go to Ontario permanent residents first, then residents of other Canadian provinces and territories, then international applicants.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS (citizens of another country without Canadian permanent residence) do not use the equal consideration dates. They apply through the OCAS International Application Service, which sets a separate deadline for each intake rather than one annual date; the current list is on Mohawk’s international apply page. For the January 2027 intake, applications opened in February 2026 and close in November 2026. Files arriving after a deadline are judged on remaining program capacity, visa status and study-permit processing time for the applicant’s region, and Mohawk states it may cap applications or impose deadlines by region. The CAD 100 application fee is non-refundable and covers up to two program choices starting in the same August-to-July academic year.
