Diploma - Photonics Engineering Technician
- 2 years
- Duration
- 37,030 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Welland / Canada
- Location
Program description
Do you have a strong background in math and science and want to pursue a career designing advanced lighting equipment?
As a Photonics Engineering Technician, you will construct, install, test, and maintain optical or fiber optic equipment, including lasers, in order to create innovative devices for use in the manufacturing, medicine, and telecommunications industries.
Highlights
- The only Photonics Engineering Technician program in Ontario, with graduates in high demand, is offered by NC.
- Experiential learning through the largest undergraduate photonic labs and teaching clean-room facility in Canada.
- Advance your knowledge of precision optics, electro-optics, fiber optics, and laser technologies.
- Graduates may choose to enter the workforce immediately or pursue an additional year of study in Niagara College's Photonics Engineering Technology program.
Program structure
Term One
- Computer Programming and Applications
- Introduction to Writing and Communicating in the Workplace
- Mathematics I for the School of Technology Studies
- Manufacturing Technology for Photonics
- Introduction to Lasers and Optics
- Physics for Photonics
Term Two
- Electrical Principles for Photonics
- Mathematics II for Technicians and Technologists
- Light and Spectroscopy
- Technical Communications
- Photometric Testing
- Computer Aided Drafting
Term Three
- Lasers
- Electronic Principles for Photonics
- Fibre Optic Applications
- Computer Aided Drafting (3D)
- Understanding Society: Communication Model
Term Four
- Lasers II
- Manufacturing Photonics Components
- Vacuum and Thin Film Coating Applications
- Supporting Laser Technology
- Optical Test and Measure
- Sustainable and Professional Practices
Price
Level One
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 1,965 CAD
- Material Fees - 430 CAD
- Level Total - 9,970 CAD
Level Two
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 1,005 CAD
- Material Fees - 0 CAD
- Level Total - 8,580 CAD
Year One Total - 18,550 CAD
Level Three
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 1,921 CAD
- Material Fees - 60 CAD
- Level Total - 9,556 CAD
Level Four
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 961 CAD
- Material Fees - 338 CAD
- Level Total - 8,924 CAD
Year Two Total - 18,480 CAD
Estimated Program Total - 37,030 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
- Physics – Grade 11 (U) or Grade 12 (C) or (U)
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.
