Diploma in Motive Power Technician is a diploma in Supply Chain & Logistics programme taught at St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,510 per year (CAD 5,490 per year for local students).
This two-year diploma trains motive power technicians to test and analyze vehicle systems against manufacturer specifications, and to diagnose, disassemble, analyze and reassemble major automotive systems and components, with hands-on experience across a wide range of vehicle types and manufacturers. Training uses an in-house chassis and engine dynamometer, an engine machine shop, and modern vehicles and diagnostic equipment and simulators, suited to students with a mechanical aptitude. Graduates typically pursue automotive service and counter-sales roles, including apprenticeships as automotive service, truck and coach, or heavy-duty technicians.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an OSSD with the majority of credits at College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level, plus Grade 12 Math at the College or University level; senior-level Physics is recommended. Mature applicants without an OSSD may write the College's Math/English admission tests. No programme-specific language score is published, so the institution-wide diploma-level English requirement applies: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 60, PTE Academic 52, CAEL 60, CELPIP General 7.0 in each module, or Duolingo 110, scored within two years. All Motive Power students must obtain current ODP certification prior to semester 3. Domestic applicants apply via Ontario Colleges; international applicants via International OCAS.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in Fall 2027 the online application opened on 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, colleges may start sending offers from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers are due by 1 May 2027; Winter 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 15 September 2026. St. Clair flags eight oversubscribed programmes and thirteen high-interest programmes for which it recommends applying by 1 February. After the equal-consideration dates, applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain. International applicants apply through the International OCAS portal and are admitted on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis; St. Clair publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
