Aircraft Maintenance Technician Diploma is a diploma in Aerospace & Automotive Engineering programme offered by Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 14,060 per year (CAD 3,402 per year for local students).
The Aircraft Maintenance Technician Diploma trains students to troubleshoot and inspect aircraft, covering airframe structures, engines, and aircraft systems: disassembling and removing defective parts, installing replacements, interpreting technical documentation, testing systems, and maintaining maintenance-history records. The 1,820-hour program runs as four 20-week semesters over two years (with a July-August break) at the Dawson Creek Aerospace Centre, a 2,230 square metre hangar housing 15 training aircraft, with September and February cohort intakes. The program holds Transport Canada accreditation for Basic M training and Canadian Armed Forces accreditation equivalency; the separate Aircraft Maintenance Engineer 'M' rating licence is issued by Transport Canada.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: For adult applicants: English — one of BC Language Arts 11 (4 credits, min. individual grade C), BC Language Arts 12 (4 credits, min. C), Alberta ELA 20-2 or ELA 20-1 (min. C), Alberta ELA 30-2 or ELA 30-1 (min. C), ENGL 040 or higher (min. C), or IELTS 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; and Math — one of BC Pre-Calculus Math 11 or 12 (min. C), Alberta Applied Math 20 / Math 20-3 / Math 20-2 / Pure Math 20 / Math 30-1, or MATH 040 or higher (min. C).
Application Details
Start Date:September; February (two cohort intakes per year)
Application Deadline:Northern Lights College uses one admissions calendar for domestic and international applicants alike, applying through EducationPlannerBC or in person. Applications open about eleven months before each intake: 1 October for the following Fall, 1 February for the following Winter, and 1 June for the following Spring. For the 2027 cycle the priority deadline is 30 September 2026 for Winter 2027 entry, 31 January 2027 for Spring 2027 entry, and 31 May 2027 for Fall 2027 entry (dual-credit applicants get until 24 October 2026 and 23 June 2027 respectively), with a tuition deposit due about a month after each priority date. NLC states international applicants already in Canada on a valid visa follow the same domestic deadlines; after the priority date, seats remain open, on a rolling basis, until each term's add/drop date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
