Program Overview

Chemical Engineering Technology

Overview

Chemical Engineering Technology is at the core of our evolving world to meet the growing needs for innovation in products, processes and materials. Renewable fuels, process simulation and analysis and development of chemical products all have one thing in common: the chemical engineering technologist.

This program focuses on the tools used to support these innovations including process analysis, nuclear physics and analytical testing using instrumentation. Gain first-hand experience in our fully equipped Analytical Instrumentation laboratory and through an 80-hour field placement.

Intakes and Availability

• September 2025: Open (Domestic and International)

Program Highlights

• DC Experience
• Success Stories
• Resources

Admission Requirements

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
• Grade 12 English (C or U)
• Grade 12 mathematics (C, M or U)

Recommended

• Technical mathematics
• Grade 12 chemistry
• Grade 12 physics

Tuition

• Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
• Year one international: $15,309 (CAD)

Semester 1 Courses

• Chemistry 1 (CHEM 1131)
• Analytical Techniques (CHEM 1200)
• Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Mathematics for Technology I (MATH 1131)
• Physical Science (PHYS 1131)

Career Options

• Chemical operator
• Process supervisor
• Operations Process Coordinator
• Chemical technologist
• Nuclear Lab technologist
• Radio Chemical Technologist
• Purified Water Treatment Coordinator
• Process and Development Engineering Technician
• Field Engineering Representative
• Radioactive Materials & Chemistry Technician
• Water Analysis and Service Technician
• Quality assurance lab technologist
• Research analyst
• Instrumentation technologist
• Nuclear Operator

Experiential Learning

• 80-hour field placement

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

• Durham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions.

Tech Requirements

• Processor: i5
• RAM: 8GB
• Storage: 256GB SSD
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional or Education x64 SP1
• Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome (newest version) or Firefox (newest version)
• Network Adapter: 802.11ac 2.4/5 GHz wireless adapter
• Camera: Webcam/built-in camera
• Internet connection

See Your Space

• Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory (A240, Gordon Willey Building, Oshawa)

Land Acknowledgement

Durham College is situated on the traditional lands of the First Peoples of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. These lands are covered under the Williams Treaties and rest within the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to the Indigenous Peoples who care for and, through the treaty process, share the lands on which we live, learn, teach and prosper today.