Graduate Certificate - Artisan Distilling
- 1 year
- Duration
- 20,526 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Niagara-on-the-Lake / Canada
- Location
Program description
Do you love alcoholic beverages and want to learn more about the growing artisan distilling sector?
As a distiller, you possess a thorough comprehension of the scientific, technological, and commercial facets of fermentation and distillation in addition to pertinent abilities and expertise in product development, testing, and retailing.
Highlights
- The School of Wine, Beer, and Spirits at Niagara College is well known for its stellar reputation among alumni, employers, and business partners.
- In the center of Ontario's booming distilling sector, the Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake acts as a living laboratory for students, housing a top-notch teaching distillery, a 40-acre vineyard on campus, an orchard of fruit trees, a hop yard, an apiary, a teaching winery, a teaching brewery, a teaching spa, and a teaching greenhouse.
- Gives a thorough understanding of the business, scientific, and technological elements of fermentation, distillation, and the distilled spirits production cycle.
- Get access to the newest technology for distillation and small-batch fermentation operations.
Program structure
Term One
- Distillery Operations
- Distillation Science
- Practical Distilling I
- Introduction to Sensory Analysis
- The Legal and Regulatory Environment
Term Two
- Quality Control
- Practical Distilling II
- Quantitative Spirit Analysis
- Capstone Project
- Distillation Management
Price
Level One
- Tuition — 8,225 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 2,335 CAD
- Material Fees — 530 CAD
- Level Total — 11,090 CAD
Level Two
- Tuition — 8,225 CAD
- Ancillary Fees — 1,071 CAD
- Material Fees — 140 CAD
- Level Total — 9,436 CAD
Estimated Program Total: 20,526 CAD
Requirements for applicants
Admission Requirements
- Ontario College Diploma (or equivalent) or Bachelor’s Degree
- Proof of English proficiency
- Students are required to be 19 years of age by the start of classes
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.
