
Advanced Diploma in Construction Engineering Technology
Toronto, Canada
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
CAD 18,015 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
The construction industry is one of Canada's largest employers and the demand for construction managers continues to grow. Our three-year Construction Engineering Technology advanced diploma program will provide you with the technical, business, and interpersonal skills required to effectively manage construction projects of varying size and complexity, emphasizing sustainable construction practices.
Students in this program will gain an in-depth knowledge of the construction industry including:
- methods and materials of construction
- construction estimating
- construction law, contracts, and bidding
- project management and control
- construction graphics and detailing
This program shares the first four semesters with the Construction Engineering Technician program. Semesters 5 & 6 prepare you for a wider range of career options in the construction sector. This three-year program equips you for positions with higher levels of responsibility and accountability in such areas as construction planning, project management, estimating, budget and bid preparation, sustainable building science, and engineering studies.
*If you enroll in the program in January, you are required to complete semester 2 in the summer (May to August) of the same year in order to continue into semester 3 in the fall.
Your Field Education Options
Please contact the Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management for updated information regarding field education and experiential learning options.
The field experience requires students to accumulate 100 hours of construction industry-related experience over the course of their third and fourth semesters. The field experience is facilitated through the Angelo DelZotto (ADZ) School of Construction Management.
Field experience is a mandatory component of the T105 Construction Engineering Technology program. Field experience positions can be paid or unpaid.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarships for international students at George Brown College are generally in-program awards based on students’ academic performance (and other criteria) at George Brown College after the beginning of the academic program.
Curriculum
Required Courses
Please note the program of study is under review. Please check the Angelo Delzotto School of Construction Management for program updates.
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**Based on the results of your placement test, you may be required to take COMM 1000 Introduction to College Communication before progressing to COMM 1007. COMM 1000 does not count as a course required for graduation, and you will be charged for this extra course.
Program Outcome
The graduate demonstrates the ability to:
- Develop and use strategies to enhance the professional growth and ongoing learning in the construction engineering field.
- Comply with workplace health and safety practices and procedures in accordance with current legislation and regulations.
- Complete duties and assist in monitoring that work is performed in compliance with contractual obligations, applicable laws, standards, bylaws, codes, and ethical practices in the construction engineering field.
- Promote and carry out sustainability practices in accordance with contract documents, industry standards, and environmental legislative requirements.
- Facilitate collaboration and interaction among project stakeholders to support construction engineering projects.
- Collect, process, analyze and coordinate technical data to produce written and graphical project-related documents.
- Coordinate and facilitate the collecting, processing, interpreting, and application of survey/geomatics and layout information to implement construction projects.
- Select and use industry-specific electronic and digital technologies to support the design and construction of projects.
- Analyze and solve technical problems related to the design and implementation of construction projects by applying engineering concepts, technical mathematics, and building science.
- Schedule, coordinate, and monitor the progression of construction projects by applying principles of construction project management.
- Prepare estimates of time, cost, quality and quantity, tenders, and bids.
- Perform, coordinate and facilitate quality control testing and monitoring of equipment, materials, and methods involved in the implementation and completion of construction projects.
- Apply teamwork, leadership, supervision, and interpersonal skills when working individually or within multidisciplinary teams to complete work on construction projects.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Your Career
Graduates from this program enter the industry as:
- Construction technologists
- Construction site managers
- Project and construction managers
- Construction estimators
- Homebuilders
- General contractors
- Building & home inspectors
- Construction technical sales agent
Graduates may even choose to start their own businesses.
Industry
Construction is the engine that drives the GTA and Ontario economies. In 2019, the industry generated over 360,000 on-site and off-site jobs, paid more than $22 billion in wages, and created almost $43 billion in Ontario’s built environment. Nationally, the construction industry employs one out of every 14 working Canadians. However, there remains a shortage of educated and highly skilled workers in the sector.
With an expanding regional transit network stimulating redevelopment and growth and population and demographic shifts at the heart of a demand surge for housing, the GTA has the largest construction activity of any region in Canada. In fact, the City of Toronto continues to report the highest number of construction cranes of any city in North America.
Despite the recent challenges, the construction sector in Ontario remains strong, led by significant government investment and continued demand for housing.
The School of Construction Management Program Advisory Committee (PAC) has an engaged committee with a good and broad representation of the industry. Members contribute their ideas and opinions with respect to curriculum changes, industry trends, awards and scholarships, competitions, special events, work experience, and mentoring for students.
Future Study Options
Graduates with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher may be eligible for advanced standing in George Brown College's Honours Bachelor of Technology (Construction Management) degree program.
Transfer Options
If you are transferring from another Ontario college construction engineering program, you may be eligible for advanced standing.