This diploma program at Conestoga College provides students with a broad exposure to the mechanical engineering technology field and prepares students for a career in today’s automated manufacturing setting. 

Emphasis is placed on the modern industrial production environment, which calls for knowledge of manufacturing procedures and design, computer‑aided manufacturing and industrial robotics. 

Students learn the role of computer integration in connecting manufacturing and design functions. 

This program can lead to exciting careers in several areas including, but not limited to, additive manufacturing, manufacturing and robotics systems, 3D CAD, programming numerical controlled machines, industry 4.0, and industrial engineering. 

Students can apply and refine their problem-solving and communication skills through individual and group projects as they engage in and solve real-world automated manufacturing problems. 

The program also emphasizes combining standard manufacturing processes with computer-aided manufacturing and using industrial automation equipment in a production environment. 

The optional co-op stream includes three co-op work terms. 

The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) conditionally recognizes this program as meeting all the academic requirements for certification in the Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) category.

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• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or 19 years of age or older with mature student status
• Grade 12 compulsory English, C or U, or equivalent, OR Conestoga College Preparatory Communications (COMM1250)
• Grade 12 Mathematics, C or U (Mathematics for College Technology or Advanced Functions or Calculus and Vectors or Mathematics of Data Management), or equivalent, or Conestoga College Preparatory Mathematics for Technology & Apprenticeship (MATH1385)
• Minimum grade required for:
  • Mathematics for College Technology 55%
  • Advanced Functions, Calculus and Vectors 55%
  • Mathematics of Data Management 70%
  • MATH1385 55%
• Applicants with MAP4C will only be considered after writing the College Math Admissions test. Minimum grade cutoffs apply. Applicants with MAP4C may be given an alternate offer to the one-year Technology Foundations program which serves as a preparatory pathway into this program.