AutoCAD Skills Certificate is a certificate in Applied Design programme offered by Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 4 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,784 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Applied Design
Duration: 4 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,784 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This short, part-time certificate is delivered online on a scheduled, synchronous basis over four months, or 16 weeks, totalling 160 hours, with classes meeting two evenings a week and on Saturdays plus additional asynchronous study time. Its three courses move from file and desktop management through an introduction to AutoCAD and into applied AutoCAD work, focused on creating and editing two-dimensional technical drawings, organizing drawings, and managing digital files. The program states it has no admission requirements, and a minimum grade of 60 percent in each course is required to graduate. It is intended for people who already have experience in residential construction, carpentry, drafting, or manufacturing and are adding AutoCAD skills to that background. Graduates are positioned for entry-level drafting work in design, construction, or manufacturing, with more intermediate roles available as relevant experience grows. The program is offered at the Kelowna campus.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Okanagan College's program page states explicitly: 'To reduce barriers and ensure accessibility, this program has no admission requirements.' No prerequisite course, grade, English or French language-test score, age condition, portfolio or work-experience requirement is named. This 160-hour certificate must be completed entirely through Okanagan College, and learners must achieve a minimum grade of 60 per cent in each course to receive it. It is delivered part-time over four months, combining online synchronous classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturdays with additional asynchronous study, and its listed total program cost for domestic students is $3,783.80 plus textbooks and materials. The certificate is open to domestic students, with intakes in November 2026 and January 2027 at the Kelowna campus.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes published by Okanagan College for this program: November 2026 (Kelowna); January 2027 (Kelowna). Campus availability differs by intake and the program page shows which are still open.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants: there is no fixed closing date. Okanagan College opens applications on October's first business day each year, and programs that run several intakes across the year - Entry-Level Trades Foundation and health programs other than Nursing and Dental among them - keep taking applications for those intakes over the following ten months. Most programs accept applications right up to the start date and close only when the seats are gone, so apply early and check each intake's status on the program page. Apply through EducationPlannerBC; the fee is $30 CAD. This program is offered to domestic applicants only.
