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Diploma of Environmental Technician with Fast Track

St. Lawrence College

  • Cornwall, Canada
  • 1 year
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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St. Lawrence College campus

About the program

A three-semester fast-track diploma for applicants who already hold a degree or diploma with science and maths.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (3 years): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop understanding of environmental technician (fast track)
  • strengthen abilities in scientific inquiry
  • laboratory or field methods
  • data interpretation and responsible research
  • communicate evidence and findings relevant to the discipline.

Career outcomes

  • Environmental consulting firms
  • water and wastewater treatment plants
  • government ministries
  • industry and private companies
  • testing laboratories
  • research institutes
  • conservation authorities

Curriculum

  • Semester one: fresh water ecology
  • site characterisation
  • environmental analysis
  • legislation
  • health and safety
  • experimental design statistics and environmental issues. Semester two: GIS
  • ecological sampling
  • ecotoxicology
  • microbiology
  • air quality
  • solid waste management
  • water treatment and distribution. Semester three: a 160-hour unpaid work placement.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • A university degree or college diploma that includes introductory biology
  • introductory chemistry and at least one introductory college mathematics course (programme page).

Accepted academic background

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with programme prerequisites (typically Grade 12 English at C/U level and Grade 11 Math at C/U/M level; some programmes add science or other prerequisites); non-Canadian transcripts are assessed by the college

Language tests

  • IELTS 6
  • IELTS Academic 6

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Passport Copy

How to apply

  1. Check the programme page for entry requirements and apply at least four months before the start date Apply online through the SLC International Application Service with an OCAS account (international.ocas.ca) and pay the 100 CAD application fee through Flywire Upload passport
  2. certified and translated transcripts
  3. diploma or degree
  4. proof of English proficiency Receive the Letter of Acceptance and pay the amount on it by its deadline (tuition deposit 2
  5. 350 CAD
  6. non-refundable) Apply to IRCC for the study permit with the Letter of Acceptance and upload the approval to the portal.

Other costs

Tuition per year$20,304 CAD
Application fee$100 CAD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusCornwall
Faculty or school_
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Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value_
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay3 years
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.