At St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada, Diploma in Police Foundations (Chatham - Fast Track) is offered as a diploma in Fire, Justice & Security programme. The programme runs for 12 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 31,594 per total (CAD 7,279 per total for local students).
Completed in an accelerated 12-month format at the Chatham campus, this diploma builds the fitness, knowledge and aptitudes required for a law-enforcement career, grounding communication, ethical and interpersonal skills in a strong theoretical foundation. Students learn the basics of police procedures, community policing and investigation techniques, and the program suits students of good moral character who are community-minded, physically fit, and able to communicate well, in writing and orally, under stressful conditions.
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 English (ENG4U, ENG4C, EAE4C or EAE4U). Mature applicants without an OSSD may write the College's 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, within the last two years. Applicants should note that a criminal record can preclude later employment in law-enforcement and security roles, a factor the College advises candidates to consider before enrolling. Domestic applicants apply through Ontario Colleges; international applicants through 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.
