New Brunswick Community College offers Diploma in Information Technology: Software Development, a diploma in Software Engineering programme in Fredericton, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Software Engineering
Duration: 2 years
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This diploma program at New Brunswick Community College is achievable within two academic years of full-time study, delivered in blended format at the Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John campuses starting September 2026. In the first year, students build skills across a variety of programming languages and learn the tools and methods used in enterprise software environments. The second year centres on capstone projects and work-integrated learning, which may take the form of an employer-hosted field placement, an applied research project, or an entrepreneurial venture. Curriculum areas include object-oriented programming, web development, database design and software engineering methodologies, with technical coverage of JavaScript, C#, Java, SQL, HTML and CSS, and cloud foundations through AWS. The program targets learners seeking careers in software development and states an employment rate of more than 90 percent among graduates, who move into roles such as application developer, software engineer or systems developer across a range of industries. It suits students who want broad, hands-on programming training paired with a flexible, project-based final year rather than a narrowly specialized software track.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows NBCC's Profile A: 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, with no further subject prerequisites listed. 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, TOEFL iBT with an overall score of 80 and no section below 18, or Duolingo English Test with a minimum of 100 and no subject score below 90, among other approved tests. The programme page states no additional portfolio, interview or work-experience conditions.
Application Details
Start Date:September
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.
