HD in Architectural Technology at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada is a higher diploma in Architecture programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,268 per year (CAD 1,354 per year for local students).
Students join a multi-disciplinary team working on the development, documentation and management of sustainable buildings, specialising in their final year in either design or construction management. The curriculum covers architectural concepts, site and space planning, green building and net-zero design, technical drawings and BIM using Revit, building science and materials, construction techniques and detailing, architectural history, and structural design in steel, concrete, masonry, wood and mass timber. Further coursework covers renewable energy along with mechanical and electrical building systems, construction economics, estimating and quantity surveying, project and facilities management, and emerging technologies such as 3D visualisation, AI, virtual reality and digital scanning, alongside three co-operative education work terms.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an OSSD or equivalent (Mohawk Academic Upgrading or GED accepted), with Grade 12 English at C or U level, and Grade 12 Mathematics at C* (MAP4C requires a minimum of 60%) or U level, or Grade 11 Functions (MCR3U). Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency through TOEFL 550 (80 internet-based), IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, Duolingo 105-110 (no band below 100), or completion of Mohawk's GAS-English for Academic Purposes program. Mature-applicant pathways are available. No portfolio, interview or work-experience requirement is stated for admission.
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); January 2027 at Fennell Campus (FF). International applicants: September intake. The two lists differ, so check the intake you want is open to your applicant type before applying. 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. 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.
