High Performance and Custom Engine Technician

Diploma: Diploma

Location: Broadway

International students admissibility: PGWP

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Overview

Tuition N/A
Credential Diploma
Length

This program is two years of full-time study. The maximum time to complete the program is 5 years.

Hours <p>Classes are generally held 4 days a week, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Class times are subject to change.</p>
Delivery Class-based
Campus Broadway
Start Dates Jan, May, Sep
PGWP Eligible

Admission Requirement

  • Grade 12 graduation or equivalent
  • Composition 11 (English 11) or equivalent
  • Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 10 or equivalent

Missing prerequisites? Learn more about VCC's tuition-free academic upgrading or English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, or discover which university transfer options are right for you.

Recommended Characteristics

  • Program tasks require extended periods of standing on concrete floors.
  • Program tasks require precise hand-eye coordination and dexterity for handling tools, instruments, and performing detailed procedures. 
  • Program tasks require frequent lifting and moving of heavy parts and equipment.
  • The program environment involves regular exposure to loud machinery noise, power tools, and equipment vibrations.
  • The learning environment involves regular exposure to automotive chemicals, including fuels, oils, lubricants, coolants, and cleaning agents; as well as exposure to fumes, dust, and airborne particles from paints, solvents, and mechanical processes.
  • A valid driver’s license is required for the program segments that involve driving cars to and from their proper spaces.

Program Availability

Not currently available.

Courses

Full-time

Course list is not available at the moment.

This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Fees and Costs

Tuition deposit $12,200 $10,000 non-refundable

Tuition deposits are payable usually within two (2) weeks after a Letter of Offer is issued.
Application fee $145
Tuition $37,950
Student union $290
College initiative $190
Materials not including textbooks
Campus resource
Laundry $759
Uniform (Deposit)
Medical & Dental $570 Provided by Student Union
Temporary medical insurance Medical Insurance for International Students
U-Pass $657 Discounted, unlimited transit pass. Learn more.
Graduation $45
Total $42,839
  • Textbooks or other supplies may be required for this program. Visit the VCC Bookstore for more information.
  • Additional costs:
    • Textbooks – Approx. $500
    • Student kits – Approx. $5,100 + tax

* Tuition and other fees are approximate and subject to increase up to 5% per year. Students will be required to pay increased rates if the fees change at any time during the period of enrolment in the program. Application and assessment fees are non-refundable.

Fees listed are for international students. For domestic programs, visit vcc.ca.

Any refunds are issued according to VCC's international refund policy.

Application Process

International students must contact International Education advisors to confirm their study eligibility and the Continuing Studies (CS) department to verify their program eligibility.

Application information is not available at the moment.

Contact us

Program information

Advising

Phone: 604.871.7000, option 2
Email: studentservice@vcc.ca

For International students

study@vcc.ca

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Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.