- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- CIP code
- 44.0701
- Duration
- 2 Years
- Open intake
-
Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Social and Community Services
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
The College Diploma - Social Service Worker (SSW1) is a 2 year program at Fanshawe College’s London campus.
SSW1 is the registration-track social-service credential: counselling skills, case management, community resources and anti-oppressive practice across two placement-rich years, registrable with Ontario's College. Community-sector hiring in London runs year-round, and placements convert to offers at small-labour-market rates.
Southwestern Ontario’s hub city hosts the program: a health-care, insurance and EV-manufacturing economy whose provincial immigration streams favour graduates working outside the saturated GTA.
Under current rules, PGWP access for this credential depends on CIP 44.0701 (Social service work) remaining an eligible field — a check worth repeating on Fanshawe’s live list right before you apply.
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: Completed Class 12 (10+2) from a recognised board with approximately 50% or better.
- IELTS: R-5.5, W-5.5, L-5.5, S-5.5, Overall 6.0
- TOEFL iBT: Total 79.0
- PTE: Overall 53
- Duolingo: 105
- GRE/GMAT: Not required.
Application fee $100 CAD. Apply well before the February 1 equal-consideration date for September entry — capped international seats mean popular programs fill early. An Ontario Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) is arranged through admission. Ask an Apply Study Visa counsellor to verify current PGWP alignment and seats before applying.
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
SSWs staff the community sector's front line:
- Social Service Worker (registered) — community agencies
- Case Worker — income-support and housing programs
- Settlement Worker — newcomer services
- Shelter & Outreach Worker — homelessness services
- Family Support Worker — child-and-family programs
- BSW Ladder — block transfer toward social work degrees
Community-services hiring in London and southwestern Ontario runs year-round.
About Fanshawe College
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #5433
- Reference No.
- O19361039982
