HD in Civil Engineering Technology is a higher diploma in Civil Engineering & Construction programme taught at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada. 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:Civil Engineering & Construction
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
Maintain society’s high standard of living through the design, construction and operation of our civil infrastructure systems. Program Highlights Fast track options allow students to graduate four to eight months earlier compared to civil technology co-op programs at other Ontario colleges.Common first semester allows students mobility between five different program areas within the Building and Construction Sciences cluster.CCIL – Mohawk College Statement: CCIL Certified Construction Materials Laboratory As of 2023, Mohawk College’s construction materials laboratory is a CCIL Certified Laboratory (Type C & D, refer to CCIL website for list of certified test). This means that Mohawk College has demonstrated that the lab facility, lab equipment and testing capability used in research projects meet the construction industry standards. As part of the CCIL Certification Program, Mohawk College was required to have a faculty member and a technologist undergo certification. The certification insures students that they are taught the most current test procedures and using the same lab equipment that is acceptable in the construction industry.What you'll learnUnderstand municipal services, potable water, storm water and waste water management systems.Roadways design and an understanding of construction layout, electronic surveying and global positioning system (GPS) applications.CAD, plan reading and visualization skills needed to create plans for today’s modern infrastructure.Explore building and construction materials, project scheduling, estimating and management.Construction surveying +skills, estimating, materials testing and inspection and geo technical services.Design structures in steel, timber, masonry and concrete.How our infrastructure works by learning the science of its materials and operation.Start with a diploma, Finish with a degree.Explore Mohawk College’s Civil Engineering pathway program to a Bachelor of Civil EngineeringContact a Pathway Advisor Program Length3 academic years (periods of 8 months), plus co-op
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent (Mohawk's own Academic Upgrading or GED routes are accepted), including Grade 12 English at the C, U or equivalent level and either Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level or Grade 11 Functions (MCR3U); students presenting MAP4C must have earned at least 60% in that course. Options exist for mature applicants who do not hold a diploma. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency: Mohawk accepts a TOEFL score of 550 paper-based (80 internet-based), an IELTS Academic overall band of 6.0 with no individual band below 5.5, a Duolingo English Test score of 105-110 with no band below 100, or completion of Mohawk's GAS-English for Academic Purposes (478) program.
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.
