HD in Civil Engineering Technology is a higher diploma in Civil Engineering & Construction programme taught at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Canada. The programme runs for 3 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).
Civil engineering technologists are core members of the teams responsible for roads, bridges, buildings, sewers and water distribution systems, from planning and design through construction and maintenance, keeping transportation running, water flowing and structures safe. The three-year advanced diploma builds a foundation covering surveying, water resources, structural design and municipal engineering.
Classroom theory is balanced with hands-on work carried out both in laboratories and out in the field.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: St. Lawrence College's Civil Engineering Technology advanced diploma (3-year, Ontario College Advanced Diploma) requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with the majority of Grade 11 and 12 courses at the C, U or M level, including Grade 12 English at the C or U level and Grade 12 Math at the C or U level (or MCR3U, with MCT4C recommended); Grade 12 Physics (SPH4C) is encouraged but not required. Students missing a prerequisite may enroll in the college's Career/College Prep program, free for Ontario residents aged 18 or older. The program page does not state its own language-proficiency scores; applicants whose first language is not English are assessed against St. Lawrence College's institution-wide scale for Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5), TOEFL iBT 4 overall (78 under the pre-January-2026 scale), PTE Academic 55, CAEL 60, or Duolingo 110 (no sub-score below 85).
Application Details
Start Date:September
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.