• Advanced Diploma in Power Engineering Technology at Georgian College is offered as 2 years (5 semesters), plus 1 work term program.
  • It is an on-campus, co-op program offered on a full-time basis.
  • In this program, students develop the skills and knowledge to operate high-energy processes found in power plants such as steam production and use, refrigeration, and gas compression.
  • Students learn to operate and maintain equipment such as high-pressure steam systems, boilers, turbines, compressors, chillers, pumps, and condensers.
  • Additionally, students benefit from experiential learning in an on-campus Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) registered power plant, a power plant simulator, and co-op learning experiences.
  • The requirement of the program is:
    • 32 Program Courses
    • 2 Communications Courses
    • 3 General Education Courses
    • 1 Field Placement
    • 1 Co-op Work Term
  • The program follows the Standardized Power Engineers Examination Committee (SOPEEC) 4th and 3rd class syllabus.
  • It prepares students to write TSSA examinations required for both the 4th and 3rd Class Power (Operating) Engineer certifications.
  • Georgian College offers awards, scholarships, and bursaries to students of all walks of life-domestic, international and Indigenous, full-time and part-time, first years, upcoming graduates, and everyone in between.
  • Students may find careers as power or operating engineers in a wide variety of industries or at electrical power generating plants, as well as heating and cooling plants, schools, hospitals, and other commercial buildings.
  • The average salary goes up to 45,000 USD after completion of the program.