Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology is a diploma in Civil Engineering & Construction programme taught at Nova Scotia Community College in Halifax, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered in a blended format. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,505 per year (CAD 3,800 per year for local students).
Civil Engineering Technology at Nova Scotia Community College is a two-year diploma that teaches students to apply engineering principles to analyze and solve complex technical problems, including testing, analysis, and design of materials and structural elements, designing municipal infrastructure, conducting land surveying, completing cost estimates and schedules, preparing 2D and 3D design drawings, and writing technical reports. A mandatory field experience course runs for about five weeks, and the program is eligible for an optional cooperative education placement between year one and two offering paid, full-time employment for a minimum of 12 weeks and 420 hours. Delivery is blended for the program's current intake, offered full-time at the Ivany Campus in Dartmouth. It suits students interested in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of structures and infrastructure, preparing graduates for careers in materials testing and analysis, structural design, steel detailing, municipal design, project management, site surveying, technical sales, construction inspection, and technical writing.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Nova Scotia Community College requires a High School Graduation Diploma or equivalent, including Grade 12 Academic Math and Physics; applicants short a credit can complete it through the Academic and Career Connections program. International applicants' English language requirements vary by country, and the programme defers to NSCC's institution-wide proficiency standard: IELTS Academic minimum 6.0 on each band, TOEFL iBT 80 overall (pre-January 2026), Duolingo English Test 115 overall with no subscore below 95, CAEL Band 60, CanTest 4.5 average, or PTE Academic 55, or an exemption. A mandatory five-week field-experience placement is required, typically unpaid, with optional co-op eligibility between years one and two; students develop a portfolio during their studies, and many employers in the field require a criminal record check as a condition of hiring rather than of admission.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic (Canadian and permanent resident) applicants apply directly to NSCC on a first-come, first-served basis with no fixed opening or closing date; because many of the college's 140+ programmes fill quickly, applicants are advised to apply as early as possible. International admissions run on a fixed annual cycle: the 2026/27 academic year's international deadline was 1 April 2026 and that intake is now closed, with the college stating international applications will re-open in late September 2026 for a future intake. NSCC has not yet published a firm international deadline for the next (2027/28) academic year, so domestic admission is rolling while international admission follows an annual deadline once applications reopen. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
