Diploma in Agricultural & Heavy Equipment is a diploma in Trades programme taught at Olds College in Olds, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,140 per semester (CAD 3,690 per semester for local students).
The Agricultural & Heavy Equipment Diploma at Olds College is a one-year, on-campus program that follows an initial certificate and trains students in the repair, overhaul, and maintenance of heavy machinery. Students choose between an Agricultural Equipment major, covering tractors, tillage equipment, seeding equipment, and harvesting equipment, and a Heavy Equipment major, covering heavy vehicles and industrial equipment, with shared coursework in hydraulics, electrical diagnostics, steering and suspension systems, transmissions, and HVAC systems. The program is accredited with Alberta's Apprenticeship & Industry Training Board, and graduates are eligible to write apprenticeship exams toward full technical accreditation and Alberta Journeyperson status. Classes are held on the Olds, Alberta campus, currently spread across various buildings during ongoing trades-building renovations. The program suits students pursuing technical trades careers, with graduates working as diagnostic and repair technicians or equipment maintenance and service staff in construction, dealership, and industrial repair settings.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Agricultural & Heavy Equipment diploma requires 50% or better in English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2, 50% or better in Math 20-3, and 50% or better in Science 10, or successful completion of the AIT Entrance Exam in place of the Science 10 requirement. Applicants must meet Olds College's English Language Proficiency Requirement: IELTS Academic 6.0 in each band, TOEFL iBT with all bands 4.0 or higher, CAEL Online 60 overall with no band below 50, PTE Academic 55 overall with no skill below 55, Duolingo English Test 110, or Oxford ELLT 6 overall with no band below 5, unless the applicant has completed at least three years of English-taught study. Out-of-province applicants are assessed against the college's Provincial Equivalency Chart.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Olds College and its programs apply through ApplyAlberta, for both domestic and international applicants, with a $90 application fee either way. The college publishes no single institution-wide closing date: as of September 2026 applications for the current 2026-27 intake year are open, and applications for the 2027-28 intake year (Fall 2027 entry) open 1 October 2026 at 9 a.m., after which seats fill on a rolling, space-available basis up to each program's start date. International applicants follow the identical ApplyAlberta process and are advised to apply four to six months ahead of their intended start to allow for study-permit processing; no separate international closing date is published. This applies equally to competitive-seeming programs such as Veterinary Technology and Farrier Science, which set only an opening date, not a fixed deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
