Overview

Maybe you would prefer to work in the bio-medical field, manufacturing diagnostic equipment and lasers used to save lives. From smart phones to self-driving cars; the fibre-optic communications backbone that powers the internet to satellites and sensor technologies that are central to combatting climate change; Optics and Photonics underpin all modern technology. The world needs people like you to make it. Time for you to build the future and make your future in photonics with this Photonics Engineering Technician programme from Niagara College Canada.

Highlights

NC offers Ontario’s only Photonics Engineering Technician programme, with graduates in high demand.
Hands-on experiential learning via 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 NC’s Photonics Engineering Technology programme with an additional year of study.

Career opportunities:

Aerospace industry
Biomedical sector
Defence sector
Electro-optical technician
Entertainment sector (advanced visualization)
Fibre-optics technician
Laser technician
Optical coating technician
Optical lab technician

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Computer Programming and Applications

Writing and Communicating in the Workplace

Mathematics for the School of Technology Studies

Manufacturing Technology for Photonics

Lasers and Optics

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00

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More details

Applications to open (not competitive) programmes are processed on a first come, first serve basis starting in November each year.

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Welland, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

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Other requirements

General requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent including the following required course(s):
English – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent
Mathematics – any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent

Technological requirements

A desktop or laptop system running on an updated Microsoft Windows 10 operating system.
Minimum 256GB SSD storage and 8 GB memory.
An integrated or peripheral video camera, microphone and speaker system.
Successful installation and activation of both AutoCAD and Multisim found on the Blackboard Homeroom page (after timetable selection).

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Tuition Fees

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15550 CAD / year

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2715 CAD / year

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Delivered

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