HD in Graphic Design - Digital Media at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada is a higher diploma in Applied Design 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 4,156 per year for local students).
Students work alongside practising professional designers to explore brand development, user experience and design trends, and complete a project with a non-profit organisation as design consultant, creating logos, brand strategy and other design assets for the community. The program compresses what is typically three years of study into a two-year advanced diploma, taught in small studio classes equipped with current design hardware and software, and includes an automatic student membership with the Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (or equivalent) with Grade 12 English (College Preparation, ENG4C), or mature student status; missing prerequisites can be completed free through Academic Upgrading. International applicants and those whose prior study was not in English must meet the college's general Diploma and College Certificate 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. No portfolio, interview or other condition is stated. The two-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma begins in September 2027.
Application Details
Start Date:September 2027
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.
