Diploma in Wind Turbine Technician at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Canada is a diploma in Energy Engineering programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,428 per year (CAD 2,776 per year for local students).
This program builds in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in the electrical and mechanical sides of wind turbines, along with fiberglass repair techniques specific to turbines. Safety instruction covers work carried out at height and in confined spaces, and the physical demands of the role mean a tolerance for heights and overall fitness are required. Those interested in the electrical field who complete the program successfully could skip the classroom portion required for apprenticeship certification as an industrial electrician or as a construction and maintenance electrician.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with the majority of Grade 11 and 12 courses at the College, University or Mixed level, including Grade 12 English at the C or U level and Grade 11 Math at the C, U or M level; applicants missing a prerequisite can take the free Career/College Prep program (Ontario residents 19 or older). International transcripts are assessed through the college's transcript-evaluation page, and OSSD equivalencies are listed on St. Lawrence College's admission-requirements page. The programme page sets no English-language score of its own, so the institution's Certificate/Diploma-level standard applies: IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 78 (4.0 overall for tests from 21 January 2026), TOEFL Computer-based 213, CAEL overall 60, Duolingo overall 110 with no sub-score below 85, PTE Academic 55, or Cambridge English 173. No portfolio, interview, or work-experience condition is stated for admission.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain; St. Lawrence College names Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Communicative Disorders Assistant, Medical Laboratory Science and Practical Nursing as highly competitive, requiring transcripts and proof of enrolment by the same 1 February date to be ranked. International applicants apply through SLC's own International Application Service and are assessed on a rolling basis; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and each Letter of Acceptance carries its own accept-and-pay deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.