Overview

Key Facts

Electrical Engineering Technicians work in the areas of installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair, as well as analyzing and troubleshooting a variety of electrical circuits, equipment and systems. In addition, graduates will be able to participate in quality control and quality assurance programs and apply communication, documentation, computer information technology, and teamwork skills to support the engineering activities of an organization. Technicians maintain power generation stations and transmission lines and work in areas such as protection, industrial telecommunications, electrical maintenance and installation, and control systems.

Graduates of the Electrical Engineering Technician program of Northern College may obtain certification through the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).

Career Opportunities

Northern College graduates currently work in positions ranging from apprentice electricians to electrical department superintendents in all industrial sectors including public and private power utilities. Graduates can expect to find employment in the following fields/positions: quality control, electrical drafting, research and technical laboratories.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Electrical

Measuring Instruments

Health and Safety

Physics

Mathematics

Residential Wiring and Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-07 00:00:00

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More details

You can apply right up until classes for the semester begin, and sometimes even after that, if there is room in your program, but it’s best to apply early

Language

English

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PTE Academic

58

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IELTS

6

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Timmins, Canada

Disciplines

Electrical Engineering View 98 other Bachelors in Electrical Engineering in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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105

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PTE Academic

58

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Domestic Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)

Grade 12 English (C, U)

Grade 12 Math (C, U) (MCT4C preferred; MAP4C is accepted with a minimum GPA of 60%)

International Students – Admission Requirements and Information

English Proficiency, we will require one of the following:

IELT Academic International English Language Testing System: a minimum overall score of 6.0 must be achieved with no individual band score under 6.0; however, we will accept one band at 5.5.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) – Computer-based overall minimum score of 79

PTE (Pearson Test of English) Academic – Graduate Diploma: 58+

NOTE: If your country of citizenship has English as its official language, we may accept alternate proof of English Proficiency

Proof of senior high school Diploma/Certificate with an equivalent Grade 12 Mathematics (50% min.) Technical/Science Stream.

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Tuition Fees

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15258 CAD / year

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3003 CAD / year

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