At Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada, HD in Child and Youth Care is offered as a higher diploma in Social Work 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).
At a glance
Degree:Higher Diploma
Field:Social Work
Duration: 3 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,354 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,268 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Use a relational approach to develop and implement prevention and intervention strategies to facilitate positive change in children and youth ages 4 to 25 years old and their families who experience a range of social, emotional and behavioural challenges. Program Highlights The Child and Youth Care program includes three different practical, hands-on field placement experiences.Mohawk's unique Child and Youth Care program includes the support of two full time Field Placement Specialists who work collaboratively with students to determine field placements and support them throughout their Field Placement experiences. Learn more about Field Placements.The Child and Youth Care program has a high employment rate for those in both full-time and part-time studiesWhat you'll learnSpecialize in supporting change with children and youth ages of approximately 4-25 years old and their families who are experiencing a range of social, emotional, mental health and behavioural challenges.Implement a range of prevention and intervention strategies for children, youth and their families. This will focus on trauma informed practice, crisis intervention, conflict management, problem-solving, life space interviews, therapeutic activity programming, life and social skill development and group workHow to engage with children and youth experiencing difficult home situations, mental health challenges, neurodiversity, substance abuse, behavioural problems and in conflict with the lawLearn equitable, diverse and inclusive approaches to advocate for the rights of children and youth.hide-print a{ display: none; } Program Length3 academic years (periods of 8 months)This program offers 2 intake options: September Intake- Students will start in September and complete a three-year Advanced Diploma program during fall and winter semesters for 3 years.January Intake- Students will start in January and be in school for four continuous semesters for the first year of the program: Winter, Spring/Summer, Fall and Winter. Students will not be off during the summer of the first year of the program. Second and third years of the program are completed in fall and winter semesters. Students will be off during summer semester of second year.Check out what we're up to on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/mohawkcyc/
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Mohawk states one set of academic requirements for domestic and international applicants.
ACADEMIC ENTRY: an OSSD or its equivalent (Mohawk Academic Upgrading or GED) including Grade 12 English at the C or U level or equivalent. Attending the program orientation is strongly encouraged. Where the program is oversubscribed, Mohawk ranks applicants on the average of their highest senior-level final grades in the required courses that are available when ranking happens. It also warns that some employers in this field set physical standards as a condition of employment. Mohawk also publishes a mature-applicant route for people without the school credits.
ENGLISH, where it is not your first language (Mohawk lists these as stand-ins for the Grade 12 English credit, and they apply to domestic and international applicants alike): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band under 6.0; or TOEFL iBT 83 (paper-based 560); or Duolingo 115-120 with no band under 105; or finishing Mohawk’s General Arts and Science - English for Academic Purposes program (478).
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, 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.
