91 Advanced Diploma Programs in Canada

Centennial College's Game – Programming offering sees you graduate with an advanced diploma and the know-how to launch a career in the game software industry.

Game - Development is a three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma that combines programming, art and design to prepare students for careers in the video game industry. The hands‑on, team‑oriented program simulates a game‑studio environment, teaching game engines, 2D/3D asset creation, level design, AI, multiplayer/online systems and optimization. Students produce capstone 3D games and develop portfolios for industry presentation.

Our Biotechnology - Advanced program prepares you with the scientific principles, techniques, and skills required in industrial microbiology and chemistry. In this applied science program, you'll also study biotechnology applications, biochemistry, microbial genetics, and clinical and environmental microbiology.

Game – Development is a three-year advanced diploma program that aims to develop expert game designers who can create and develop their own titles. The program will prepare you to become technically literate with the ability to advance the conceptual and cultural potential of games.

With training from Centennial College's Game – Programming you'll graduate with an advanced diploma and the know-how to launch a career in the game software industry. Whether you love the classics or today's technologically advanced games, in this interactive gaming program's courses you'll participate in various phases of game development. This advanced diploma technology program will also focus on topics such as object-oriented software design methodologies and user-oriented interface design, software testing and QA, C#, Java, advanced graphics, web game programming, HTML5/JavaScript, Unity3D, and mobile application development. To underscore the curriculum's applied focus, two software development projects will be included. These "real world" games/simulations/applications will require you to utilize all the technical and business skills acquired during your studies to build high-quality software.

The Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technology advanced diploma program at Centennial College will allow you to gain a solid understanding of aircraft manufacturing operations, aerospace systems, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. Through three years of training, you'll learn to work with key performance indicators, continuous improvement techniques, and composite materials while also mastering CAD, CAM, and CNC operations. This combination will help you to seamlessly transition into the industry.

Centennial College's Graphic Design program, which has a graduate employment rate that exceeds 80 percent, will prepare you for a multidisciplinary design career. Facilitated at the Story Arts Center, the courses in this advanced diploma program will take a hands-on approach in an intimate studio environment, rather than having you sit passively in large lecture halls. With small class sizes, you'll have lots of opportunities to work one-on-one with your professors. RGD, which represents more than 3,000 graphic designers, managers, educators, and students across Ontario, formally recognizes the Graphic Design program. A combination of multidisciplinary design skills and practical experience will set you apart from the competition. You'll be more flexible in your design solutions and more desirable in the marketplace.

The Business Administration - Supply Chain and Operations Management Advanced Diploma will prepare students with the necessary skills to effectively and efficiently run a business. One of the most interactive aspects of this Business School program will involve learning to integrate manual and computer-based systems, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, as they relate to supply chain management activities.

Software is taking the planet by storm and Centennial College's Software Engineering Technology program will provide you with three years of learning in designing, developing, and maintaining software systems. During this time, you'll attend advanced diploma courses that will cover modern programming languages, design and algorithm concepts, data management tools, and modern software engineering methodologies. The program will also expose you to a solid knowledge of systems integration, enterprise programming, mobile computing, and software security specialization. The knowledge you'll obtain in Software Engineering Technology will enable you to design and develop various kinds of software applications, human-computer interfaces, and enterprise information systems.

With a graduate employment rate that exceeds 80%, Centennial College’s Graphic Design program will prepare you for a multi-disciplinary design career. Facilitated at the Story Arts Centre, Centennial College’s School of Communications, Media and Design - you will learn by working hands-on in an intimate studio environment, rather than sitting passively in large lecture halls. With small class sizes, you will have lots of opportunities to work one-on-one with your professors.

The Architectural Technology program will prepare you for a variety of careers in the building construction industry.

The three-year Child and Youth Care program prepares students to support vulnerable children, youth and families with complex needs. The program teaches prevention and intervention strategies, relational practice, lifespace engagement and anti-oppressive practice, and includes substantial field placement experience. By graduation students complete practical experience in two different work environments and the program includes two outdoor activity courses.

Centennial College's Biomedical Engineering Technology program has been designed to meet the need for qualified professionals caused by the merger between the biomedical equipment industry and the engineering and scientific disciplines. These collaborations have created beneficial innovations for both health care and society, and require the industry to meet the challenge of offering a range of quality products. Artificial organs, prostheses, and medical instruments wouldn't exist without biomedical engineering.

The Energy Systems Engineering Technology program will put you at the forefront of utility and construction sectors, which are undergoing a transformation due to society's changing views on energy and the environment.

Centennial College's Mechanical Engineering Technology – Design program offers courses that combine engineering theory and practice, focusing on the design and development of various mechanical devices and equipment.