Offered by Niagara College in Niagara Falls, Canada, Art and Design Foundation is a certificate in Arts, Design & Architecture programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,075 per semester (CAD 1,385 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Arts, Design & Architecture
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,385 / semester
International tuition: CAD 8,075 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
I would recommend this program highly if you are not too sure where you would like to go in your artistic career. It helps you build a great portfolio and broaden your knowledge in anything art and design. You finish the program feeling prepared and set on your goals, which is why I think this program is very beneficial in guiding young artists.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C), (U), or (E); Visual Arts at Grade 11 or 12 (M) or (O) is recommended but not required. Applications are evaluated against the published requirements, and an offer can be issued once they are met, subject to space availability. The programme page does not publish English-language test scores; per Niagara College's institution-wide requirement for undergraduate diploma and certificate programs, applicants whose first language is not English need IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band under 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with a minimum of 20 in Writing and Speaking, Duolingo English Test 105 or higher with no subscore below 95, PTE Academic 58 or higher with no skill below 53, Cambridge English 169 with no skill under 162, or CAEL 60 with no band under 50. Access to a personal computer or Mac meeting a stated minimum specification (i5 processor, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is recommended, and students must arrange their own transportation for co-op and off-campus field projects.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Niagara College's equal-consideration deadlines apply equally to domestic and international applicants to competitive programs, published for the 2026-2027 cycle: for September 2026 entry the date was 1 February 2026, for January 2027 entry it is 5 June 2026, and for May 2027 entry it is 30 October 2026, each followed roughly three weeks later by a document deadline and an earliest-offer date. All other programs, the majority, are processed first-come, first-served starting each November for both domestic and international applicants, with offers issued until seats fill or the term begins. Niagara does not publish which named programs currently hold competitive status. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
