St. Clair College offers HD in Animation 2D/3D, a higher diploma in Film & Animation programme in Windsor, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,950 per year (CAD 5,590 per year for local students).
The Animation 2D/3D program combines traditional techniques with industry software, building skills in character and environment design and animation for 2D and 3D projects across television, film and video games. Students also build skills in manipulating digital images, editing video, compositing visual effects and managing production files.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with the majority of credits at the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level; mature applicants without an OSSD may qualify via St. Clair College's mature-student route described on the general admission-procedures page. Beyond the standard Ontario Colleges (OCAS) application, all applicants to this programme must complete a supplementary Art Test; the drawing-test specifications are sent with the acknowledgement letter issued once the OCAS application has been processed. The programme page sets no English-proficiency scores of its own; St. Clair's institution-wide standard for diploma and certificate programmes applies to international applicants: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 60 overall, PTE Academic 52, CAEL 60, or Duolingo 110. No formal interview or work-experience requirement is stated.
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.
