Diploma in Computer Engineering Technician

at Niagara College - Welland Campus Canada

Do you want to positively impact the quality of life of others and are seeking a pathway to a rewarding health sciences career?
As a Pre-Health Sciences-Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas graduate you will have streamlined your interests and will have the solid health sciences foundation needed to pursue further postsecondary studies to achieve your dream.

Program Highlights:

• Enjoy small class and lab sizes.
• Gain 75 hours of practical, hands-on, health-focused lab experience.
• Benefit from individual educational support and planning with assistance from an academic student advisor.
• Graduates may be eligible to receive limited transfer credits based on their chosen postsecondary program.
• Niagara College’s Pre-Health Sciences programs are the preferred preparatory programs for admission to postsecondary health programs at Niagara College. For competitive health programs (the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available seats), selection will be based on your academic average for all required courses at the time of ranking and selection. Your academic average can be based on a combination of high school and postsecondary courses. Additional recognition will be applied to your ranking during the evaluation process. This offer will be conditional upon you completing all graduation requirements of your Pre-Health Sciences Pathway program one (1) month before the start of classes.

Interested in discovering your untapped creative potential through strong design foundations focused on expressing creativity, design practices and practical, hands on skill development?
Earn credits for further studies in Niagara College’s Graphic Design program, or prepare a strong portfolio for studies in other design or art related programs.

Program Highlights:

• Immersive use of design and artistic methods, traditional materials and digital approaches.
• Applied learning using the latest studio and lab equipment including iMacs and Wacom tablets.
• Outstanding reputation for a hands-on educational experience.
• Learn from and network with industry experts and guest speakers.

Do you have a strong background in math and science and want to explore a career creating advanced equipment using light?
As a Photonics Engineering Technician graduate you will possess the skills to build, install, test and maintain optical or fibre-optic equipment, including lasers, to create innovative devices for use in the manufacturing, medicine, and telecommunications industries.

Program Highlights:

• Niagara College offers Ontario’s only Photonics Engineering Technician program, with graduates in high demand.
• Hands-on experiential learning in Canada’s largest undergraduate photonic labs and teaching clean-room facility.
• Gain advanced skills in precision optics, electro-optics, fibre-optics and laser technologies.
• Graduates may opt for direct workforce entry or complete Niagara College’s Photonics Engineering Technology program with an additional year of study.

Do you have an aptitude for meticulous work and the desire to be part of the integrated health care team that provides oral care to individuals of all ages?
As a dental assistant you will play a key role in a dental practice, and will have the knowledge and practical skills needed to help patients achieve their oral health goals.

Program Highlights:

• Over 400 hours of hands-on, experiential learning in Niagara College’s new, state-of-the-art, fully operational dental clinic and labs.
• Unique interprofessional education experience in both classroom and clinical environments.
• Gain practical experience in a dental office field placement and combine theory with real-world experience.
• Accredited by the Commission of Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC).
• Graduates are eligible to write the entry to practice National Dental Assisting Examination Board (NDAEB) exam followed by certification by the Ontario Dental Assistants Association after successful completion of the NDAEB exam.

Internationally trained are eligible to register for this intensive 1 year program, which awards an Ontario College Graduate Certificate.

The Palliative Care program is ideal for graduates of healthcare programs who are interested in enhancing their foundational knowledge and skills to care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Graduates of this program will combine their new, advanced learning with their previous education and experience to provide exemplary care to patients and their families who are coping with the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual complexities associated with the dying process.

Program Highlights

• Unique interprofessional education experience with other nursing and allied health programs.
• Access to Co-Curricular Record program in which individuals gain recognition for student engagement, leadership and co-curricular activities pursued outside of the classroom.
• Experiential Learning with standardized patients.
• State-of-the-art simulation lab.
• Access to international student specific advisement and transition supports through the International Division.

Are you a critical thinker with an aptitude for solving complex computer problems in today’s digital world?
As a computer programmer analyst you will possess a highly marketable and diverse skill set aimed at developing innovative, next-generation computer applications and solutions.

Program Highlights:

• Leading-edge curriculum focuses on the development of software applications for mobile devices, big data analytics and interactive multimedia via hundreds of hours of hands-on lab work.
• Extensive practical experience with co-op work term, community sponsored projects and applied research opportunities.
• Develop the teamwork, communications and entrepreneurial skills required in today’s I.T. world.
• Opportunity to transfer credits toward a university degree in computer science

Do you like the news? Music? Sports? Do you enjoy being in the spotlight?
As a Radio or Television Broadcaster, you are as versatile as the evolving media industry platforms that you report from.

Program Highlights

• Introduction to the radio, television, and film industries including hands-on learning in music, talk and news radio, electronic news gathering (ENGs), and in-studio hosting.
• Broadcast 24/7 on CRNC The Heat available LIVE online at crnc.ca.
• Facilities include a radio production training lab, fully HD television studio, digital radio broadcast studio and a $1-million high-definition (HD) production truck.
• LIVE weekly TV magazine show broadcasted and streamed in conjunction with Television Production students.
• Immersive seven-week broadcast industry field placement.
• Students apply to Broadcasting – Radio, Television and Film and select a program concentration during the first year of their program.

Do you have a desire to make a difference in your community and an interest in serving and protecting the public by upholding the law?
As a Police Foundations graduate you will play an active role in the law enforcement system, ensuring public safety by maintaining law and order: protecting members of the public and their property; and preventing, detecting and investigating crime.

Program Highlights:

• Reality-based curriculum taught by former police officers with extensive investigative experience.
• Gain practical, in-field experience via volunteer opportunities with municipal police services and local service agencies.
• Hands-on experiential learning in the Justice Studies Simulation Lab.
• Students who successfully complete first year and the First Aid course are eligible to write the Ontario Security Guard licensing exam.

Do you enjoy working with the latest technology to create eye-catching, original designs?
As a graphic designer you will be an integral part of the communications team who thrives on transforming a concept or idea into an organization’s identity or brand.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on, experiential learning in state-of-the-art design studios and computer labs equipped with iMacs and Wacom tablets.
• Emphasis on the theoretical and practical application of design principles.
• Over 1,800 hours of practical design studio and production experience.
• Graduates find employment in one of Canada’s largest industries in studios, ad agencies and in-house design departments working with photographers, illustrators, writers, marketing strategists, typographers and printers.
• Our new maker space houses traditional printing presses, metal and wood type, bookbinding equipment, silkscreen setup, laser cutter, 3D printer, large format printer/vinyl cutter—everything you need to bring your ideas to life.

Are you interested in a career where you support individuals in enjoying an improved quality of life? As a recreation therapy professional, you will use meaningful recreation and leisure education, counselling and experiences to promote, restore, rehabilitate, and/or maintain quality of life and well-being. Therapeutic recreation supports the development of strengths while addressing social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive needs.

Program Highlights:
All the benefits of the Recreation Therapy program, plus:

• Students complete term 1 through term 4 as a continual program with no term off. Graduates will have a 1 term head start on securing employment or potentially continuing their studies in other programs, while still receiving the same Ontario College Diploma as 2 year Recreation Therapy students.
• The program is OSAP eligible.
• Content and learning outcomes are the same for the traditional delivery and fast-track streams.
• Provides a great option for any applicant who is not relying on summer income to support their finances.
• Residence is open during the summer.