Diploma in Turfgrass Management is a diploma in Horticulture and Crop Science programme offered by Olds College in Olds, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 11,830 per semester (CAD 4,305 per semester for local students).
Turfgrass Management is a two-year diploma at Olds College focused on renovation, construction, irrigation, design, and water management for turf systems, taught on campus with the college grounds used as a living laboratory alongside computer-controlled greenhouses and a 12,000-square-foot Landscape Pavilion. The program includes three Field Schools totalling six months and three paid internships totalling six months, giving students repeated hands-on exposure to real turfgrass industry settings, and it prepares graduates for Alberta Pesticide Assistant Certification. Admission runs on a winter intake only, at the Olds, Alberta campus. It suits students aiming for turf-management careers in golf, parks, and recreation, with graduates moving into roles such as superintendent at smaller operations, second assistant at larger facilities, or foreperson positions in municipal parks and recreation operations.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to the Turfgrass Management diploma requires 50% or better in English Language Arts 30-1 or 30-2, 50% 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. High school and academic-upgrading applicants may submit interim marks, with final transcripts due within one month of course completion, and applicants missing an academic requirement may apply under Alternate Admission with transcripts, a letter of intent and a five-year resume.
Application Details
Start Date:Winter
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.
