Diploma - Mechanical Engineering Technician
- 2 years
- Duration
- 39,025 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Welland / Canada
- Location
Program description
Do you enjoy working with robotics and automation and want to make a career out of helping to improve manufacturing processes?
Are you interested in 3D modeling and printing? Mechanical Engineering Technicians typically plan, implement, and evaluate quality control and quality assurance procedures, as well as setup and program automation equipment, prepare and present technical reports and drawings, use precision instruments for inspection and material testing, and plan, implement, and evaluate quality control and quality assurance procedures. The program combines face-to-face learning with industry professionals with hands-on labs using real industrial equipment to provide you with the skills that successful manufacturers require.
Highlights
- Industrial Automation includes robotics, CNC programming, and PLC programming, as well as the interconnectivity of these devices.
- Autodesk Inventor software is used on laptops for 3D modeling and 3D printing.
- Design and support for manufacturing processes such as machining, metal forming, hydraulics, pneumatics, other processes, and lean manufacturing.
- Data analysis and quality control.
- After completing bridge courses, graduates may enter the workforce directly or enter Niagara College's Mechanical Engineering Technology (Co-op) program with advanced standing.
Program structure
Term One
- Computer Applications
- Computer Aided Drafting
- Introduction to Writing and Communicating in the Workplace
- Engineering Drawings
- Mathematics I for the School of Technology Studies
- Dimensional Metrology
- General Health and Safety
Term Two
- Computer Applications II
- Computer Aided Design and Rapid Prototyping
- Technical Communications
- Mathematics II
- Manufacturing Processes I
- Engineering Applications
- Physics
Term Three
- Computer Numerical Control
- Programmable Logic Controls
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Materials Technology I
- Fluid Power
- Tool Design I
- Robotics
- Manufacturing Processes II
Term Four
- Computer Aided Manufacturing
- Advanced Metrology Application
- Quality Improvement Tools
- Flexible Manufacturing Systems
- Work and Motion Study
Price
Level One
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 3,152 CAD
- Material Fees - 20 CAD
- Level Total - 10,747 CAD
Level Two
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 1,005 CAD
- Material Fees - 62 CAD
- Level Total - 8,642 CAD
Year One Total - 19,389 CAD
Level Three
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 3,132 CAD
- Material Fees - 128 CAD
- Level Total - 10,836 CAD
Level Four
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 961 CAD
- Material Fees - 264 CAD
- Level Total - 8,800 CAD
Year Two Total - 19,636 CAD
Estimated Program Total - 39,025 CAD
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
- English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Mathematics – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology – Grade 11 (C) or (E) or Grade 12 (C) or (E)
- Physics – Grade 11 (U) or Grade 12 (C) or (U)
- Technological Design – Grade 11 (M) or Grade 12 (M)
Language Proficiency Admission Requirements
You will be required to provide proof of one or more of the following:
- Niagara College Mature Student Test for English
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level (Ontario High School Curriculum)
- ACE English (Academic Upgrading)
- International Credential Assessment for studies outside of Canada
If English is your subsequent language, Niagara College (for the purposes of admission to standard non-competitive programs) will also accept these English Language Test Scores
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - 169 – No skill under 162
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) including Indicator Test** 6.0 – No individual band under 5.5.
- Duolingo Language Test - Overall score of 105+, with no individual score under 95
- Internet-based (IBT) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) including Special Home Edition Test - Paper-based: 500, Computer based: 173, iBT: 79, Minimum: 20 Writing, 20 Speaking
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 46+, with no individual skill under 36
- Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL) including CAEL Online Proficiency Test - 60 – No individual band under 50.
- Niagara College’s English for Academic Preparation program (EAP) - Completion of Level 5 English for Academic Preparation (EAP) program with 70% and no individual grade under 50%
About the university
Niagara College, with campuses in Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake, is conveniently located in the center of the Niagara Region, only minutes away from one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. The college is home to more than 130 cutting-edge academic programs.
All of our campuses are home to state-of-the-art facilities and innovative teaching methods, including small class sizes, cutting-edge research, and real-world application.
These courses put students in an interactive and technologically advanced learning environment. Our grads are well-versed in multiple cultures, quick learners, and risk takers who push the envelope of what's possible in business in Niagara, Canada, and beyond.
Why Niagara College?
- 130+ certificate, diploma, apprenticeship and Bachelor's Degree programs
- 600+ credit, vocational and general interest courses
- We care about you and want you to succeed - employers report high levels of satisfaction with the skills and knowledge possessed by NC graduates.
- Building a sustainable future
- More than seven thousand students per year participate in cooperative education, field placements, internships, learning enterprises, apprenticeships, clinical placements, course-based research, and fieldwork in about one hundred different academic disciplines.
