Information about our three-year, two-year and certificate programs:

Why consider a technical education?

A technical education will open doors to many lucrative possibilities:

• Are you creative and curious?
• Do you like to understand how things work?
• Can you work with a team and on your own?

Technical careers require all of these attributes. People with technical skills are in high demand.

What kind of work will I do?

Graduates from our two and three-year diploma programs become technologists and technicians and work as integral members of engineering teams. They combine theoretical knowledge with practical, hands-on skills.

What does a technologist do?

• Design equipment
• Design devices
• Decide what equipment to use on projects
• Supervise their installation and use

What does a technician do?

• Install equipment
• Test equipment
• Fix and use equipment

What salaries can I expect?*

• Entry level salaries: $35,000 to $43,000
• Salary range: $35,000 to $150,000+

Average annual compensation (Salary, bonus and overtime):

• Technologist: $69,700
• Technician: $69,000

* Source: 2004 Compensation Survey, Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)