Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology (Optional Co-op) is a diploma in Civil Engineering & Construction programme taught at New Brunswick Community College in Fredericton, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,260 per year (CAD 3,666 per year for local students).
This diploma program at New Brunswick Community College runs two years of full-time study, delivered in blended format at the Moncton and Saint John campuses, with Saint John offered every other year. A January 2027 start option compresses study into four consecutive 15-week terms but does not include the option for co-op placements available in the standard intake. The first year covers engineering science, materials technology, surveying and drafting, while the second year focuses on highway engineering, water and sanitary systems, fluid mechanics and environmental planning, preparing students to design highway, transportation and municipal systems. Instruction combines lectures with extensive hands-on activities and individual or team projects, including a required one-week surveying fieldwork course after the second term and a senior technical capstone project. Applicants who already hold a Certificate in Civil Engineering Technician or an equivalent credential may qualify for advanced placement. The program suits students aiming for infrastructure design and construction roles who want the option of a co-op work term as part of their studies, alongside a strong hands-on, project-based curriculum.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows NBCC's Profile C: a High School Diploma, Adult High School Diploma, GED Diploma of High School Equivalency, Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC), or the Essential Skills Achievement Pathway: Post-Secondary Entry High School Diploma, plus Foundations of Mathematics 110 and a total of two sciences including at least one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics (Physics recommended) at the 112 or 122 level. Applicants must meet NBCC's institution-wide English language requirements: IELTS Academic with a minimum overall score of 6.0 and no band below 5.5, or TOEFL iBT with an overall score of 80 and no section below 18, among other approved tests. The optional co-op stream is a complementary work-experience placement rather than an admission condition.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic and permanent-resident applicants apply directly through the NBCC application portal: for the 2027-28 academic year, Fall 2027 applications open 14 September 2026 and close 9 September 2027, Winter 2028 applications open 18 January 2027 and close 13 January 2028, and Spring/Summer 2028 applications open 10 May 2027 and close 4 May 2028, with seats in each campus-specific program filling on a rolling basis throughout that window. International applicants for the Fall 2027 intake may apply starting 13 July 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Atlantic time; NBCC has not published a fixed international closing date and continues evaluating international applications, program by program, until seats are full. Conditional final documents are due 15 July for Fall, 15 November for Winter, or 1 March for Spring/Summer. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
