Offered by Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, Diploma in Computer Networking and Cyber Security is a diploma in Cyber Security programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,911 per year (CAD 2,771 per year for local students).
The diploma builds skills in securing, managing and protecting digital networks across both cloud and on-premises environments, working toward a foundation covering VMware, Cisco, Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Security+ and Network+. Coursework reflects real-world situations through tools such as wireless networks, VPN and database servers, firewalls, switches, routers, IoT devices, virtual machines and web servers, and a final-semester capstone has students design, secure and test a complete network solution, working with VPNs, firewalls, cryptography and access control while compiling a disaster recovery plan and applying testing procedures. The capstone may involve collaborating with local organisations or the college's applied research office on real networking and cybersecurity challenges.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, mature student status, or equivalent, with Grade 12 English (College or University Preparation) and Grade 12 Mathematics (College, University/College, or University Preparation). Applicants educated outside Canada or whose prior study was not in English must meet Sault College's general Diploma and College Certificate language standard: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 79-80 with no test score below 20, PTE Academic 60 with no communicative skill below 52, or Duolingo English Test 110 with no band below 105, dated within two years of the programme start. No portfolio, interview or further condition is stated on the programme or general admissions pages.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in September 2027, the application system opens on 26 September 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which qualified applications are assessed first-come, first-served until seats are full; Sault College publishes no equal-consideration date of its own, and neither OCAS nor the college states a separate date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly to Sault College rather than through ontariocolleges.ca; the college states only that applications are reviewed within five business days of submission and publishes no fixed opening or closing date for international admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
