- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- Duration
- 2 year college diploma
- Field
- Fine and Performing Arts
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
Program overview
A two year college diploma in studio art, covering drawing and painting, sculpture and three dimensional work, digital media, art history and a developed studio portfolio, with applied practice running through the programme.
Studio art is a foundation for the craft and design degrees at this campus, and those degrees are exempt where this diploma is not.
College Diploma - Visual and Creative Arts is taught at Sheridan College Trafalgar campus in Oakville, a public Ontario college. Read this carefully: the visual and creative arts diploma sits below degree level and does NOT appear on Sheridan’s own list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Treat the visual and creative arts diploma as carrying no post-graduation work permit unless Sheridan confirms an eligible CIP code for the visual and creative arts diploma in writing. Ontario additionally requires a provincial attestation letter before any study permit application for the visual and creative arts diploma.
The academic bar for College Diploma - Visual and Creative Arts is Grade 12 or equivalent with 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the visual and creative arts diploma is recorded at CAD 19,213. Sheridan charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the visual and creative arts diploma. The visual and creative arts diploma lists only two entry windows, the earliest in 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the visual and creative arts diploma application, the deposit, the offer, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Grade 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 80 with 20 in every section; PTE Academic 58 with no component below 49; or the Duolingo English Test at 105.
- Application and deposit: Sheridan charges a CAD 100 application fee. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: This programme does NOT appear on Sheridan’s own published list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Obtain written confirmation of the CIP code from Sheridan before paying any deposit.
- Work rights: The visual and creative arts diploma does NOT appear on Sheridan’s PGWP-aligned list. Assume no work permit unless the college confirms an eligible CIP code in writing. A PGWP also requires a language test at CLB 5 in all four abilities for college credentials, taken within two years of applying. This is separate from the English test you need for admission. No dependant work permit.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the attestation letter request, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Studio Artist: independent practice
- Gallery Assistant: art institutions
- Art Technician: studios and workshops
- Community Arts Facilitator: local organisations
- Further Study: the craft and design degrees
- Arts Administrator: after experience
Reality check: progressing to one of the craft and design degrees changes the work permit position entirely, since all six of them are exempt.
About Sheridan College - Trafalgar
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #1315
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19385946782
