St. Clair College offers Diploma in Social Service Worker - Gerontology, a diploma in Social Sciences & Education programme in Windsor, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,100 per year (CAD 5,110 per year for local students).
This two-year diploma builds the foundational knowledge and core skills needed to work in eldercare, covering the theories, ethics, values and practice standards of the Social Service Worker profession alongside how people age and what seniors need. Core training spans community practice, social justice, advocacy, diversity, group-work intervention, interviewing, case management and interpersonal communication, extended through specialized courses such as Volunteer Program Management, Death, Dying, Grief and Bereavement, Introduction to Aging, Dementia: Family & Caregiving, Recreation, Leisure and Therapeutic Program Planning, and Activation and Restorative Care.
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, EAE4U or EAE4C). Mature applicants without an OSSD may write the College's admission tests. The page sets no language score of its own, 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 two years. International students completing placements must hold a valid co-op work permit. Domestic applicants apply through Ontario Colleges; international applicants through the International OCAS portal.
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.
