HD in Architectural Technology at St. Clair College in Windsor, Canada is a higher diploma in Architecture programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,175 per year (CAD 5,155 per year for local students).
This program trains students for the role of architectural technologist, assisting architects or engineers with the drawings and paperwork needed for homes, commercial buildings and industrial sites. Coursework addresses project estimating, construction specifications and construction drawings, together with the elements of building design, and covers the detailing work involved in producing drawings for a building's structural assembly. On site, duties covered include quality control and job site supervision, and the program suits students with a creative interest in building design and planning, an aptitude for math, solid technical skills and the ability to work well in a team.
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, plus Grade 12 Mathematics at the C or U level; Technical Drafting, Construction, Physics (C/U), English (C/U) and Art are recommended but not mandatory. Mature applicants without an OSSD may qualify through St. Clair College's mature-student route, set out on the general admission-procedures page. The programme page does not state its own English-proficiency scores; 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 English Test 110. No portfolio, interview or work-experience requirement is stated for this three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma.
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.
