Niagara College is a public college of applied arts and technology in Ontario's Niagara Region, with two campuses: the Welland Campus and the Daniel J.
Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It runs full-time postsecondary programs aligned to regional and provincial industry sectors, supported by teaching-enterprise facilities that include a winery, brewery and distillery, a dental clinic, a spa and hair salon, and a teaching greenhouse.
Credentials awarded include diplomas, graduate certificates, bachelor's degrees and apprenticeships. Beyond full-time study, the college offers Part-Time Studies with a course catalogue of continuing-education and online-learning options, plus Career and Co-op Services supporting cooperative-education work terms, and Transfer Pathways that let graduates continue toward degrees at partner institutions.
Instruction is in English; the college runs dedicated English-language programs and support services for international students, and separate support services for Indigenous students.
Niagara describes its programming as hands-on and experiential, delivered in comparatively small class sizes. The combination of applied diplomas, degree and apprenticeship options, part-time and online courses, co-op work terms, and university transfer pathways suits recent secondary-school graduates, career-focused adult learners, international students, and those studying alongside employment.
Location & Contact
Address, contact details, and online presence for Niagara College are summarised below.
Niagara College's key academic numbers — student body size, staffing, and accreditation context.
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent; English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent, for most programs. Honours bachelor's degrees additionally require English at Grade 12 (U), minimum 60%; Mathematics at Grade 12 (U) or Grade 12 Accounting (M), minimum 60%; four additional Grade 12 (U)/(M) courses in any field of study; and an overall average of 65% across those six Grade 12 (U)/(M) courses. Mature applicants (19+) without an OSSD may still be considered if they meet a program's specific requirements, with equivalency testing available in Math and English. Apply online through ontariocolleges.ca; individual programs publish their own additional prerequisites (specific courses, portfolio, audition, or pre-admission testing) on their own program pages.
International applicants: an equivalent secondary school credential and transcript for undergraduate diploma/certificate programs, or a post-secondary diploma/degree and transcript for graduate certificate programs (admission requirements vary by country). English language proficiency (if first language is not English) for undergraduate diplomas/certificates: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, no band under 5.5; TOEFL iBT 80, minimum 20 in Writing and Speaking; Duolingo English Test 105+, no subscore below 95; PTE Academic 58+, no skill below 53; Cambridge English 169, no skill under 162; or CAEL 60, no band under 50. For graduate certificate and degree programs: IELTS Academic 6.5, no band under 5.5; TOEFL iBT 85, minimum 22 in Writing and Speaking; Duolingo 120+, no subscore below 100; PTE Academic 60+, no skill below 57; Cambridge English 176, no skill under 169; or CAEL 60, no band under 50. Apply online at international.niagaracollege.ca/apply-now; non-refundable $150 CAD application fee (waived for ESL programs).
Total Students: 10,500
Programs Offered
All active programmes at Niagara College are listed by degree level.
Digital Media & Game Development · 4 years · On-campus · English
Min. GPA:70.00 / %
This program is administered jointly with Brock University; applicants apply through OUAC, not directly to Niagara College. Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with a minimum overall average of...
Software Engineering · 4 years · On-campus · English
Min. GPA:70.00 / %
This program is administered jointly with Brock University; applicants apply through OUAC, not directly to Niagara College. Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with a minimum overall average of...
Local tuition:CAD 3,241/semesterMin. GPA:75.00 / %
Domestic: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English – Grade 12 (U), minimum 75%; Mathematics – one of MHF4U, MCV4U or MDM4U at Grade 12 (U), minimum 75%; Chemistry – Grade 12 (U), minimum 7...
Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at Grade 12 (U), minimum 60%; Mathematics at any Grade 12 (U) or Grade 12 Accounting (M), minimum 60%; four additional Gra...
Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at Grade 12 (U), minimum 60%; Mathematics at any Grade 12 (U) or Accounting at Grade 12 (M), minimum 60%; four additional...
Arts, Design & Architecture · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C), (U), or (E); Visual Arts at Grade 11 or 12 (M) or (O) is recommended but not required. Applications are...
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U), and Mathematics at any Grade 11 (C), (U), or (M); Hospitality/Tourism courses and Grade 11 Inform...
Civil Engineering & Construction · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with English at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level and Mathematics at the Grade 11 (C), (U), or (M) level, or their equivalents; Construction Tec...
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), Ontario Secondary School Certificate, Certificate of Accomplishment, or equivalent, or Mature Student status; no specific course grades are set. The programm...
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with English at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level and Mathematics at the Grade 11 (C), (U), or (M) level, or their equivalents. The programme page stat...
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with English at the Grade 12 (C), (U), or (E) level; Hospitality/Tourism and Grade 11 Information Technology Applications in Business courses are r...
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 2,544/semester
Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with English at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level, Mathematics at the Grade 11 (C), (U), or (M) level, and one of Biology (Grade 11 (C)/(U) or Grade 12...
Business Administration · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with English at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level; Grade 11 Computer and Information Science, Introduction to Accounting, Information Technology Applic...
Electrical Engineering · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with any Grade 12 English at the College (C) or University (U) level and any Grade 11 Mathematics at the College (C), University (U), or Uni...
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with any Grade 12 English at the College (C), University (U), or Workplace (E) level; the program page notes applicants lacking the English...
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semesterStart:Fall
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U), plus a successful audition. Applications are evaluated against the published requirements, and an...
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semesterStart:Fall
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U), and Mathematics at Grade 11 (C), (U), or (M); Hospitality/Tourism courses and Grade 11 Informatio...
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U), and Mathematics at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); applicants must be a minimum of 19 years of age by th...
International tuition:CAD 64,763/totalLocal tuition:CAD 19,144/totalStart:Fall and Winter
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, including Grade 12 English (C or U) or equivalent. Photography, audio/video production, drama, multimedia, art, or creative writing coursework is recommended but no...
International tuition:CAD 63,625/totalLocal tuition:CAD 18,006/totalStart:Fall and Winter
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, including Grade 12 English (C or U) or equivalent. Photography, audio/video production, drama, multimedia, art, creative writing, or mathematics coursework is recom...
Business Administration · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semesterStart:Fall and Winter
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); Mathematics at any Grade 12 (C) or (U) is recommended but not required. Applications are evaluate...
Business Administration · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semesterStart:Fall and Winter
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); Business or Accounting and Mathematics at any Grade 11 or 12 (M), (C), or (U) are recommended but...
Business Administration · 4 semesters · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); Mathematics at any Grade 12 (C) or (U) is recommended but not required. Applications are evaluate...
Business Administration · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); Mathematics at any Grade 12 (C) or (U) is recommended but not required. Applications are evaluate...
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, including Grade 12 English (C or U) or equivalent. Grade 12 Mathematics is recommended but not required.
Media Studies & Mass Media · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,707/semester
The program overview page carries no admission-requirements section of its own; entry follows the shared requirement published on the Radio & TV Presentation concentration page, which the program's Television Production...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); there is no mandatory Grade 12 Math prerequisite, though Business/Accounting and Mathematics at a...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); Business/Accounting and Mathematics at any Grade 11 or 12 (M), (C), or (U) are recommended but no...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); Mathematics at any Grade 12 (C) or (U) is recommended but not required. Applications are evaluate...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,075/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); Mathematics at any Grade 12 (C) or (U) is recommended but not required. Applications are evaluate...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English at any Grade 12 (C) or (U); Mathematics at any Grade 12 (C) or (U) is recommended but not required. Applications are evaluate...
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with English at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level; suggested courses such as Families in Canada, Indigenous Issues, and Human Development support succes...
Software Engineering · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Domestic: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, including English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U) and Mathematics – any Grade 11 (U)/(M) or Grade 12 (C)/(U) (or equivalents). Apply through ontariocolleges.ca;...
Civil Engineering & Construction · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with English and Mathematics both at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level; Construction Technology, Information and Communications Technology, Physics, and...
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 1,385/semester
Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with English and Mathematics both at the Grade 12 (C) or (U) level; Grade 11 Biology and Grade 11/12 Chemistry are recommended but not required. The...
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 2,090/semester
Admission requires an Ontario College Diploma (or equivalent), or a Bachelor's Degree in Human Sciences, Health Sciences, or Social Sciences; applicants from related fields are invited to contact Admissions to discuss el...
Admission requires a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) Diploma, current A-EMCA Certification (or equivalent, pending status accepted) from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, a letter of employment under a Base...
Fire, Justice & Security · 1 year · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 2,090/semester
Admission requires an Ontario College Diploma in Police Foundations or in Protection, Security and Investigation (Law and Security Administration), or a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology, Law and Justice, Criminal Justice...
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 4,391/semester
Admission requires an Ontario College Diploma (or equivalent) or a Bachelor's Degree; applicants must be 19 years of age by the start of classes, and most private-college courses or credentials are not accepted toward th...
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 2,090/semester
Admission requires an Ontario College Diploma (or equivalent) in a related human-services field such as Child and Youth Care, Developmental Services Worker, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assistant, Social Servic...
Ontario College Diploma (or equivalent) or Bachelor's Degree, and proof of English proficiency. Most private college courses and/or credentials are not acceptable.
Ontario College Diploma, Advanced Diploma, or Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Horticulture, Greenhouse Technology, Agricultural Sciences, Plant Sciences, Biology or a related discipline. Proof of English proficiency...
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 2,090/semester
Admission requires an Ontario College Diploma or equivalent, or a bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Computer Studies; applicants with credentials in other fields may contact admissions to discuss eligibility...
Business Administration · 8 months · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 8,775/semesterLocal tuition:CAD 2,090/semester
Admission requires an Ontario College Diploma or equivalent, or a bachelor's degree; testing or supplemental evaluation may form part of the selection process, and most private-college courses or credentials are not acce...
Early Childhood Education · 1 year · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 2,090/semester
Admission requires an Ontario College Diploma in Early Childhood Education, or proof of registration with the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE). The programme page states only that proof of English proficiency...
Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or Grade 12 equivalency, AND employment in the trade. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age, have legal permission to work in Canada, and have a sponsor in Ontario.
Applicants must hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 equivalency and be employed in the trade under a registered apprenticeship training agreement.
Applicants must hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 equivalency and be employed in the trade under a registered apprenticeship training agreement.
Applicants must hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 equivalency and be employed in the trade under a registered apprenticeship training agreement.
Applicants must hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 equivalency, be employed in the trade under a registered apprenticeship training agreement, and be at least 16 years of age with legal permission to wo...
Applicants must hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 equivalency and be employed in the trade under a registered apprenticeship training agreement.
Applicants must hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 equivalency and be employed in the trade under a registered apprenticeship training agreement.
Applicants must hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 equivalency, be employed in the trade under a registered apprenticeship training agreement, and be at least 16 years of age with legal permission to wo...
A five-step path through the application process at Niagara College.
1
Identify the right programme
Use the programme finder to browse Niagara College's 138 active programmes. Filter by keyword or scan by degree level. Read curriculum details on each programme's dedicated page if available.
2
Check entry requirements
Programme-level requirements at Niagara College typically include academic transcripts, language proficiency proof, identity documents, and a personal statement or interview. Confirm specific requirements with the admissions office.
3
Prepare your application documents
Prepare academic transcripts, ID/passport copies, language proficiency proof, a personal statement, and reference letters. International candidates may need apostilled or notarised translations — start early to avoid deadline pressure.
4
Submit via the institution
Niagara College processes applications through www.niagaracollege.ca. Create an account, fill out the application form, and submit your documents. Note application deadlines, which vary by intake and programme.
5
Get in touch with admissions
Confirm receipt of your application with the admissions office and keep an eye on your portal for status changes. Quick responses to any follow-up requests keep your application moving smoothly through the review process.
Frequently Asked Questions about Niagara College
A short Q&A covering Niagara College's essentials — founding, location, and structure.
How old is Niagara College?
The institution opened in 1967 (approximately 59 years ago).
Where can I find Niagara College?
The institution is located in Niagara Falls, Canada.
How many students does Niagara College have?
The institution has a student body of 10,500.
Where can I learn more about Niagara College?
Niagara College's official website is www.niagaracollege.ca.
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