Water Engineering Technology Diploma is a diploma in Information Systems & Technology programme taught at Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 63,953 per total (CAD 13,500 per total for local students).
This diploma blends traditional chemical and civil engineering technology with water-focused environmental studies, aiming to prepare graduates to work within the water industry monitoring and protecting both public health and the natural environment. Coursework spans water-related biology and chemistry, operations and maintenance practices, water and wastewater treatment, water quality, hydraulics and hydrology. A capstone technology project applies the theoretical and practical experience built throughout the program, and graduates go on to work as technologists across a range of fields.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Academic base: B.C. secondary-school graduation or the equivalent.
English 12 at 60 per cent, or an accepted alternative.
Mathematics: at least 60 per cent in one of Pre-Calculus 12, Principles of Mathematics 12, Applications of Mathematics 12, ABE MATH 012 or Okanagan College MATH 120; or at least 67 per cent in Pre-Calculus 11, Principles of Mathematics 11 or ABE MATH 011; or at least 85 per cent on the Okanagan College Mathematics 11 proficiency test.
Chemistry 11 at 67 per cent or better.
Mature applicants: at least 19 years old and away from full-time secondary school for a year or more, meeting the same course requirements.
International applicants who cannot present English 12 satisfy the same English line through the College's test table at the 60 per cent level: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band under 6.0, TOEFL 79 internet-based, CAEL 60, PTE Academic 56 with no communicative skill under 55, or Duolingo 105; results must be under two years old.
The program relies on computers for engineering problem-solving, so the College strongly recommends working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software, or an introductory computing course, before you start.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes published by Okanagan College for this program: September 2026 (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. For a Fall intake the College starts taking applications at 8:30 a.m. on October's first weekday of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first weekday of the preceding year, then keeps accepting them until the seats are gone - so apply early. Apply through EducationPlannerBC; the fee is $30 CAD. International applicants: 15 March is the College's deadline for its limited-entry programs, a list the calendar gives as every Engineering Technology diploma plus Early Childhood Education, Human Service Worker, Human Kinetics and Therapist Assistant - this program is on it. For a January start the international deadline is 31 October (documents by 15 November) and for the May or July sessions 28 February (documents by 31 March). These are institution-wide dates, not a deadline published for this program on its own.
