Centennial College
Centennial College in Toronto offers more than 400 full- and part-time diploma, certificate and degree programs (including more than 50 full-time online offerings). Programs span courses in business, media, arts, community services, engineering technology, health care and transportation, and promote experiential learning with lab instruction, apprenticeships, paid co-op education and industry placements. The $72-million Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation features a hangar large enough to accommodate commercial jets, labs, workshops and a resource centre.
The school has five campuses in the Greater Toronto Area, with a residence next to its campus in Scarborough that can house 740 people.
In 2023, Centennial opened its 18,000-square-foot Performing Arts Centre in the heart of Scarborough. On the Scarborough campus, a $105-million six-storey addition to the A-Block building is the province’s first net-zero-carbon, mass timber, LEED Gold–certified higher education facility. An advanced manufacturing injection molding and automation lab opened last fall, with new equipment, workstations, a collaborative robot, a hybrid injection molding machine and more. Centennial also opened a new gaming lounge, which will create opportunities for students in gaming and e-sports programs, and allow the college to establish its first varsity e-sports team. The school is the largest trainer of automotive service technicians in the province and is launching new courses this fall focused on hybrid/electric vehicles.
Students have the opportunity to take part in work or study programs internationally and in other parts of Canada, including a land-based treatment program on Manitoulin Island, where therapeutic techniques are woven together with Anishinabek culture.
Quick facts
School size:
Large
Tuition:
Degree $7,400-$8,900
Diploma $4,000-$8,600
Certificate $3,800-$10,000
Post-Grad $3,700-$7,600
Residence offerings:
Yes
Popular programs
Automotive—Motive Power Technician Diploma
Early Childhood Education Diploma
Office Administration—Health Services Diploma
Practical Nursing Diploma
Software Engineering Technician Diploma
Cool options
Music Industry Arts and Performance: This advanced music diploma program prepares students to nurture musicality and creativity while developing knowledge of music technologies, business and entrepreneurial skills.
Healthcare Environmental Services Management: This one-of-a-kind program trains environmental services managers to develop systems and processes to protect workers, clients and patients from environmental hazards in a health-care setting and operate buildings that are safe.
Baking and Pastry Arts Management (Online): This program allows students to complete the baking and pastry arts management program without attending classes on campus.