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Computer Programming

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Key facts

  • Program
    Undergraduate diploma
  • Duration
    2 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    17,978CAD
  • Start date
    Sep, Jan, May

Program overview

What Niagara College, Toronto says about their program:

Are you fascinated by current trends in web development, the latest software, or your favourite mobile phone app?

The Computer Programming Undergraduate Diploma will empower you with the skills and knowledge to excel in these areas. As a Computer Programmer, you are adept at databases, interactive multimedia and software development and poised for success in the digital world.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • Secondary education transcripts and a graduation diploma* (High School)
  • Mathematics passing grade of Grade 11 or Grade 12 or equivalent (for Computer Programming program only)

Graduate academic requirements

  • Post-secondary transcripts and graduation diploma* (minimum of 2 years of post-secondary studies; 2-year College diploma or a Bachelor’s degree)

English proficiency

Undergraduate

  • IELTS

    6 overall with minimum of 5.5 in the writing band

  • CAEL

    60 with no individual band less than 50

  • Duolingo

    105 overall with no individual component below 95

  • PTE Academic

    58 overall with no skill below 53

  • TOEFL iBT

    80 overall with minimum of 20 in each component

Postgraduate

  • IELTS

    6.5 overall with minimum of 5.5 in the writing band

  • CAEL

    60 with no individual band less than 50

  • Duolingo

    120 overall with no individual component below 100

  • PTE Academic

    60+ overall with no skill below 57

  • TOEFL iBT

    85 overall with minimum of 22 in each component

Documents required

  • Passport
  • Official Transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Official translations
  • Proof of Financial Support
  • Proof of language proficiency
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Fees and funding

Fee information

  • *Diploma tuition

    CAD$17,978 per year

  • Graduate certificate tuition

    From CAD$19,278 to CAD$19,363 per year

Funding

African Continent Scholarship

  • Average amount

    $3,000

  • Eligibility

    International student who is a resident of any nation in Africa Continent and has been admitted to a Niagara College – Toronto academic program.

Caribbean Scholarship

  • Average amount

    $3,000

  • Eligibility

    International student who is a resident of any of Caribbean countries and has been admitted to a Niagara College – Toronto academic program.

Second Language Excellence Scholarship

  • Average amount

    $2,000

  • Eligibility

    Successful applicants must have minimum IELTS overall score of 7.0 and no individual bands less than 6.5. Students who did not take IELTS test, may provide alternative methods of meeting the English language proficiency requirement for this scholarship as indicated in the Language Test Equivalency Chart below.

Ukraine Scholarship

  • Average amount

    $3,000

  • Eligibility

    International student who is a resident of Ukraine and has been admitted to a Niagara College – Toronto academic program.

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Scholarship

  • Average amount

    $3,000

  • Eligibility

    International student who is a resident of an approved CIS country (Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia) and has been admitted to a Niagara College – Toronto academic program.

Latin America & Brazil Scholarship

  • Average amount

    $3,000

  • Eligibility

    International student who is a resident of Latin America or Brazil and has been admitted to a Niagara College – Toronto academic program.

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Visa requirements for Niagara College, Toronto

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