Diploma - Civil Engineering Technician
- 2 years
- Duration
- 38,792 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Welland / Canada
- Location
Program description
Are you intrigued by the scope of infrastructure development and want to work in a field where you can help design and build your community?
You play an important role in the design and construction of buildings, bridges, highways, dams, drainage and irrigation systems, streets, parks, subdivisions, and water supply and sewer systems as a Civil Engineering Technician.
Highlights
- Learn about computer-aided drafting applications, laboratory testing, structural design, geotechnical analysis, project management, and other topics.
- Graduates can take the house component of the Ontario Building Code exam.
- Upon application, immediate associate membership in the Ontario Association of Certified
- Post-graduate Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).
- Graduates can choose between entering the workforce or continuing their education in NC's Construction Engineering Technology program.
Program structure
Term One
- Computer Applications
- CAD I
- Construction Estimating I
- Introduction to Writing and Communicating in the Workplace
- Architectural Drafting
- Mathematics I for the School of Technology Studies
- The Effective Learner
Term Two
- Principles of Construction Surveying
- Civil Estimating
- Statics
- Materials I
- Technical Communications
- Civil CAD Drafting
- Statistics
- Construction Surveying Field Practices
Term Three
- Ontario Building Code - Small Buildings
- Materials II
- Strength of Materials
- Municipal Design
- Advanced Construction Surveying
- Project Management I
Term Four
- Construction Inspection
- Sustainable Construction
- Structural Design
- Highway Design
- Soil Mechanics and Foundations Design
- Professional Ethics
Price
Level One
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 3,152 CAD
- Material Fees - 201 CAD
- Level Total - 10,928 CAD
Level Two
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 1,005 CAD
- Material Fees - 35 CAD
- Level Total - 8,615 CAD
Year One Total - 19,543 CAD
Level Three
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 3,133 CAD
- Material Fees - 0 CAD
- Level Total - 10,708 CAD
Level Four
- Tuition - 7,575 CAD
- Ancillary Fees - 961 CAD
- Material Fees - 5 CAD
- Level Total - 8,541 CAD
Year Two Total - 19,249 CAD
Estimated Program Total - 38,792 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
- Construction Technology – Grade 11 (C) or Grade 12 (C)
- Information and Communications Technology – Grade 11 (O)
- 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.
