Durham College Admissions 2026: Requirements, Application Deadlines & Fees

Durham college offers many programs under multiple specializations. It is well known for its high employability, industry specific knowledge, international exposure, and internships. According to its official website, 88.6% of all the graduates it gave in the 2024 secured employment within 6 months of completing the program, showing its efficiency and commitment to its graduates.

According to QS Ranking, the Durham College is ranked 1371 globally in the world, and 106 in Canada by US News and World news.

The table shows the key performance indicators the College uses to refine the graduates:

GMAT and GRE, both are used in application process all around the world as entrance tests for Business management masters, MS, and many other PG level exams, but no, the Durham College does not require a GMAT or a GRE for admissions.

Though this college requires these proficiencies -

·         High school diploma (Official transcripts)

·         Statement of purpose(SOP)

·         Letter of Recommendation(LOR)-3

For Indian students applying to Durham College they need to qualify some requirements - 

• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) awarded an All India Senior School Certificate.

• The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) grants Indian School Certificates.

• State Board Exams in Years 10 and 12

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)/Intermediate Certificate/Marks Statement

For graduate certificate: 

• Original scanned copy with certified English-translated copies of university Diploma and transcripts. To be eligible, applicants must have been placed in the first or second division. Gaps of more than 5 years will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Usually Durham College takes 3 to 6 weeks to respond. Once you have submitted your application you can follow these steps to check the status of application, take a  look at the pointers given below -

• If your application was successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.

• You will receive another email with your student ID and MyCampus application portal access information within 14 business days.

• Please allow a few business days after receiving your student ID 

There are three main intakes offered at Durham College with various admission deadlines given for each intake offered. 

Most popular intake among all of these intakes is the Fall one which begins in the month of September. The Summer intake starting in the month of May is a smaller intake which does not offer many programs.

Applicants must confirm the English language proficiency requirements for  visa and study permit, as required by IRCC for your country with your local Canadian Embassy or Visa Application Centre (VAC), as you may still need to write an in-person IELTS or TOEFL exam for visa or study permit processing.

If applying through the SDS programme, Indian students will be required to submit an Academic IELTS of 6 with no band score less than 6 (The Student Stream (SDS) is an expedited study permit processing programme for those who are applying to study in Canada at a post secondary learning institution with a valid DLI).

Yes, Durham College requires to take interview for the admission of students depending on the programme and the department of course applying. The interview are generally conducted for the highly competitive programs including majors and specializations.

Once the application is reviewed, selected students will recieve the mail for the interview round at the university, all the application documents and the qualification are reviewed along with the protfolio review, only then the applicants are called for the inteview through the mail.

When a student submits their application, the last step to successfully submitting an application is to pay the application fee. In this case, Durham college application fee is USD 100 (INR 6.6K), which is non-refundable in case of a rejection. Given below are the important pointers regarding the DC application fee -

• Once a student receives an offer letter from the college, a fee payment of USD 500 (INR 33.4K) is also required to reserve your spot.
• This fee will be deducted from you first year tuition fee. In case a student does not join the College, this fee will not be refunded to the student.

(CAD 1 = INR 66.93)

The application fee for international students at Durham College is CAD 100 (INR 6.2 K). Look at the pointers given below to be able to understand the Durham Application fee - 

• No application is accepted at the college without the submission of the Durham College application fee as a compulsory part of the admission process. 
• Application fee is required to proceed with the selection procedure of the college and to review the application.

Durham College has not shared the timeline for the application review; however, as per the unofficial source, the college takes nearly 2 to 6 weeks to review an application and share the decision, calculated from different sources. Given below are the important pointers for international students as given below - 

• The college may takes more time to review the application for the major and the specific courses as the courses may require more documents or the higher eligiblity criteria to meet.
• It is suggested to the students to check their application status from the college official website.

The documents required at the Durham College for the admission of international students may vary as per the course specialization. However, the general admission requirement of the college for international applicants are listed below:

• Official academic records and transcripts.
• Personal statement.
• CV
• Letter of intent.
• Higher school certificate or Diploma ore degree as per the course.
• Essay.
• English language test scores for the international students and other.

Durham College is very well known for its employability oriented approach. The college programs are designed in a way to improve skills of the students as well as the working professionals who are already there in the industry. Due to their high employability focus, the Durham college placement stands at 88.6 % according to their official website.

Out of all the graduates that the college gave in the year 2024, 88.6 % students got placed within the 6 months of completing their certification from this college.

Here is the table showing Durham College placement outcomes -

Durham College, Canada provides scholarships on the basis of the students’ performance in the English proficiency tests too. There is a minimum criterion to get an admit to this college for these exams mentioned for IELTS/TOEFL/PTE/Duolingo.

These are the minimum requirements of English tests required for a successful application at the college -

But if you are able to score well on your English proficiency test there are these scholarships available:

*To be considered for this scholarship, the applicants must submit English language proficiency results at the time of application and fees must be paid by the deadline as mentioned on the Letter of acceptance.