At Niagara College in Niagara Falls, Canada, Diploma in Computer Systems Technician (Network and Cloud Technologies) is offered as a diploma in Cloud Computing & DevOps programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,775 per semester (CAD 1,385 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Cloud Computing & DevOps
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,385 / semester
International tuition: CAD 8,775 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Armed with a new networking lab and powerful student workstations, the instructors actively seek feedback from industry professionals across the region. With it they develop a truly current, personalized program that assists you in mastering the fundamentals necessary to break into IT and that opens your mind to the future of computer networking, hardware and software, and how it will change the landscape of the industry in the years to come. It is this forward thinking that will give graduates of CST a significant advantage when they search.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with English at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level and Mathematics at the Grade 11 (U) or (M), or Grade 12 (C) or (U), level, or their equivalents; general computer familiarity is suggested but not required. The programme page states only that international applicants need proof of English proficiency without naming a test, deferring to Niagara College's institution-wide scale for undergraduate diplomas and certificates: 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+ with no subscore under 95, PTE Academic 58+ with no skill under 53, or CAEL 60 with no band under 50. Applications are evaluated against the published requirements and offers are issued as space allows.
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.
