- Level
- 3-Year Advance Diploma / Accelerated Programs
- CIP code
- 15.0405
- Duration
- 3 year advanced college diploma
- Open intake
-
Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Engineering and Industrial Technology
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
Program overview
A three year advanced college diploma in industrial robotics, covering robot programming, programmable controllers, machine vision, automated cell design and an optional co-op work term.
Robotics and automation is aligned while automated manufacturing at the same campus is not, despite substantial overlap in what the two teach.
Advanced College Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Robotics and Automation is taught at Conestoga College Cambridge Fountain Street, a public Ontario college. The robotics and automation technology diploma sits below degree level, so a work permit depends on its field of study. Conestoga records the robotics and automation technology diploma under CIP 15.0405 and lists it among its PGWP-aligned programmes, which supports a permit of up to three years. IRCC alone decides, so verify 15.0405 against the current eligible list before paying for the robotics and automation technology diploma. Ontario also requires a provincial attestation letter before the robotics and automation technology diploma can support a study permit.
Admission to Advanced College Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Robotics and Automation requires Grade 12 or equivalent at 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the robotics and automation technology diploma is recorded at CAD 14,588. Conestoga charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the robotics and automation technology diploma. The robotics and automation technology diploma lists three entry windows across the annual intake cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your the robotics and automation technology 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, normally including mathematics and physics.
- 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 53 with no component below 10; or the Duolingo English Test at 110.
- Application and deposit: Conestoga 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 is a technologist or technician qualification, not a licensed engineer route. Professional Engineer status in Ontario requires an accredited engineering degree, examinations and licensing with Professional Engineers Ontario. Technologists may instead certify with OACETT.
- Work rights: Conestoga lists the robotics and automation technology diploma as PGWP-aligned under CIP 15.0405, supporting a work permit of up to three years. Verify the code against the IRCC list before paying. 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:
- Robotics Technologist: automation integrators
- Controls Technologist: industrial settings
- Automation Programmer: manufacturing plants
- Commissioning Technologist: systems integration
- Maintenance Technologist: automated facilities
- Certified Technologist: after OACETT certification
Reality check: two very similar mechanical routes on opposite sides of the aligned list is why the published code has to be checked rather than assumed.
About Conestoga College - Cambridge Fountain Street
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.7
- World rank
- #3421
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19376158572
