At Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada, PGCert in Healthcare Administration and Service Management - 2 Year Track is offered as a postgraduate certificate in Healthcare Administration programme. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 21,483 per year (CAD 5,021 per year for local students).
This graduate certificate builds leadership, operations and digital health technology skills for Canada's healthcare system, covering healthcare funding, regulation and policy, patient-centred service management, and ethically informed decisions that draw on data analytics, AI tools and emotional intelligence. Coursework also examines how identity and systemic inequities affect patient care and staff well-being, and the psychology of change management, taught through lectures, discussions, labs, clinical simulations and case studies. Students complete 392 hours of field placement alongside an experienced healthcare leader, addressing a specific organizational challenge. The two-year track adds an introductory semester on the Canadian healthcare system ahead of three semesters of coursework and the mandatory field placement.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Both the 1-year and 2-year track's entry criteria are identical, and this is the 2-year tracks of Healthcare Administration and Service Management require applicants to hold a postsecondary diploma, advanced diploma or degree, or to demonstrate equivalent competence through education and/or work experience; applicants with an unrelated credential or work background must submit additional documentation outlining their preparedness for the program. Domestic applicants submit transcripts of coursework completed to date, with non-Canadian education assessed through ICAS or WES; international applicants submit official postsecondary transcripts, with notarised English translations where the original is in another language. Sheridan's institution-wide English proficiency requirement for degree and graduate-certificate programs applies to applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 21 (a redesigned iBT scale applies from 2026), PTE Academic 60 with no section below 57, Duolingo English Test 115 with no subscore below 95, or CAEL 70 with no section below 60. The two tracks share identical entry criteria; they differ in curriculum, with the 2-year track adding an introductory semester on Canada's healthcare system plus a 392-hour field placement.
Application Details
Start Date:January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and offers can go out from 1 November 2026, with portfolio- and audition-based programmes deciding later in March; accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027. Winter and Spring/Summer 2027 entry use the same portal but Sheridan publishes no fixed equal-consideration date for them and reviews those on an ongoing basis. International applicants apply directly through Sheridan's own International Application Portal, not ontariocolleges.ca; the college publishes no fixed international deadline and admits on a rolling, space-permitting basis, so early application is advised for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
