Diploma in Agricultural Management is a diploma in Agribusiness programme taught at Olds College in Olds, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,450 per semester (CAD 3,075 per semester for local students).
The Agricultural Management Diploma at Olds College is a two-year program covering agricultural operations alongside business skills such as communication, accounting, and marketing strategies. Students study crop production, livestock management, soil nutrition, and precision farming systems, combining classroom instruction with hands-on work on the college's Smart Farm. Within the diploma, students choose between an Agricultural Production major, which centres on production enterprises, environmental management, and sustainability, and an Agricommerce major, which focuses on agricultural lending, finance, marketing, and agribusiness management. The program is delivered on campus in Olds, Alberta, with a fall intake only, and requires high school completion in English, math, and sciences. It suits students seeking broad-based agricultural careers with either a production or business-management emphasis, and graduates pursue roles such as agricultural lender, farm, feedlot, or ranch manager, applied research technician, or marketer of agricultural commodities and processed products.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Agricultural Management diploma requires 50% or better in English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2, 55% or better in Math 20-1 or 20-2, and 50% or better in two of Biology 20, Chemistry 20 or Science 20, or one of Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Science 30. 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. Applicants who cannot complete an academic requirement may apply under Alternate Admission by submitting transcripts, a letter of introduction and intent, and a five-year resume of work, volunteer and extracurricular history. High school and academic-upgrading applicants may submit interim marks, with final transcripts due within one month of course completion.
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.
