- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- Duration
- 1 year college diploma including a field placement
- Field
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
An accelerated route to the social service worker diploma for applicants holding a degree, compressing counselling skills, case management, social policy and supervised field placement.
Note the difference from the standard route: the fast-track enters from a completed degree, costs CAD 25,380 against 17,428, and does not appear on the aligned list.
College Diploma - Social Service Worker - Fast-Track is taught at St. Lawrence College Kingston campus, a public Ontario college. Read this carefully: the fast-track social service worker diploma sits below degree level and does NOT appear on St. Lawrence’s own list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Treat the fast-track social service worker diploma as carrying no post-graduation work permit unless St. Lawrence confirms an eligible CIP code for the fast-track social service worker diploma in writing. Ontario additionally requires a provincial attestation letter before any study permit application for the fast-track social service worker diploma.
Applicants to College Diploma - Social Service Worker - Fast-Track need a completed three year bachelor degree or equivalent with a minimum of 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the fast-track social service worker diploma is recorded at CAD 25,380. St. Lawrence charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the fast-track social service worker diploma. The fast-track social service worker diploma lists two entry windows, the earliest in January 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the fast-track social service worker 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: A completed three year bachelor degree or equivalent, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 83 with no component minimum; PTE Academic 60; or the Duolingo English Test at 120.
- Application and deposit: St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence’s own published list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Obtain written confirmation of the CIP code from the college before paying a deposit. The standard Social Service Worker diploma at this campus IS on the aligned list under CIP 44.0000. Confirm which programme code your offer letter names.
- Work rights: The fast-track social service worker diploma does NOT appear on St. Lawrence’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:
- Social Service Worker: subject to registration
- Case Worker: community agencies
- Youth Worker: youth services
- Settlement Worker: newcomer services
- Residential Counsellor: supported living
- Program Coordinator: after experience
Reality check: the standard two year route at this campus is aligned where this accelerated version is not, which makes the slower option the safer one.
About St. Lawrence College - Kingston
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.7
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19332845222
