PGDip in Information Technology: Cybersecurity at New Brunswick Community College in Fredericton, Canada is a postgraduate diploma in Cyber Security programme. 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 graduate diploma at New Brunswick Community College's Saint John campus is achievable within two years of full-time study, delivered in blended format with a September 2026 start. An advanced placement option allows direct entry into the second year for applicants with relevant prior credentials. The curriculum covers eight core areas: risk management and vulnerabilities, cybersecurity defense techniques and tools, operating systems administration and security across Windows and Linux, network infrastructure, network administration and security, ethical hacking and penetration testing, cloud computing, and incident response and computer forensics. The program culminates in a capstone described as a Red Team versus Blue Team, capture-the-flag style activity combining offensive and defensive cybersecurity techniques. Students may be required by host agencies or employers to provide a current criminal record check before work placements. Admission is aimed at applicants who already hold a post-secondary diploma or degree, or equivalent work experience demonstrated through portfolio assessment. The program suits IT professionals or graduates seeking specialized, graduate-level training in network and systems security rather than students without any prior post-secondary background.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is a post-graduate program under NBCC's Profile F: admission requires a post-secondary diploma or degree, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience, with equivalency demonstrated through an applicant-created portfolio following NBCC's Post-Graduate Portfolio Assembly Guide. 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. Host agencies or employers arranging work placements may require a current criminal records check and, in some cases, a reliability or secret clearance from a recognized service; students should confirm placement-specific requirements before their practicum begins.
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.
