Environmental Technology (fast-track)

Program Overview

Environmental Technology (fast-track)

Overview

The Environmental Technology program provides a diverse and rewarding career path for those passionate about the environment. With a focus on the chemical and biological sciences, this program emphasizes ground and surface water quality, soil, air, and waste management, and recycling in urban and industrial settings.

Program Details

• Ministry-approved title: Environmental Technology
• Credential: Ontario College Advanced Diploma
• Location: Oshawa
• OCAS Code: ENVF
• Next Intake: September 2025
• Faculty: Faculty of Science and Engineering Technology (SET)
• Length: Two semesters
• Delivery: In person

Admission Requirements

• Degree or diploma in a directly related field of study or comparable credential completed within the last five years
• Two post-secondary chemistry courses with a minimum grade of C/60 per cent (one must have a lab component)
• Proof of English Language Proficiency
• Additional information may be requested to demonstrate practical lab experience

Tuition

• Year one domestic: $3,772 (CAD)
• Year one international: $16,359 (CAD)

Semester 1 Courses

• Introductory Microbiology (BIOL 2100)
• Fundamentals Of Analytical and Organic Chemistry (CHEM 1133)
• Spectroscopy 1 (CHEM 3105)
• Chromatography 1 (CHEM 3106)
• Topics In Environmental Science (ENVI 3132)
• Environmental Project Management (ETEP 5131)
• Environmental Regulations (LAWW 2200)
• Environmental Sampling (QUAL 1132)
• Industrial Waste (WAST 3131)

Semester 2 Courses

• Spectroscopy 2 (CHEM 3201)
• Chromatography 2 (CHEM 3202)
• Environmental Engineering (ENGR 1131)
• Introduction to GIS & AutoCAD (ENIG 3131)
• Applied Environmental Microbiology (MICR 2132)
• Field Placement (PLAC 1100)
• Urban Environmental Planning (PLAN 3131)
• Environmental Enforcement (REGS 2131)
• Environmental Toxicology (TOXI 1131)

Career Options

• Environmental compliance technologist
• Junior environmental consultant
• Environmental microbiology technologist
• Environmental technologist
• Hazardous waste technologist
• Environmental officer
• Laboratory technologist
• Wastewater operator

Experiential Learning

• 80-hour field placement to utilize skills and gain industry experience

Meet Your Faculty Experts

• Laura Benninger
• Christine Hand
• Dimitri Stathopoulos

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Collect representative environmental samples, perform routine and specialized tests, and interpret results while adhering to standard methods.
2. Monitor activities that are potentially harmful to the environment to develop and implement plans for their resolution.
3. Collect and analyze biophysical information, including habitat assessments, to suggest restoration opportunities.
4. Plan and engage in sustainable activities that promote stewardship of the environment by adhering to Environmental Best Management Practices.
5. Comply with applicable standards of professional conduct and principles of ethics in all aspects of one’s work.
6. Adhere to occupational/environmental health and safety standards and applicable legislative requirements in all aspects of one’s work.
7. Select established processes and protocols of environmental management systems for operational efficiency.
8. Participate in project planning, complete project tasks, and provide ongoing support for project management to ensure successful completion of project.
9. Document, maintain, and present technical information in various formats according to the purpose and audience.
10. Develop and implement strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance performance as an environmental technologist.

Program Outline

Careers:

WHAT YOU COULD BE: Environmental compliance technologist Environmental consultant Environmental microbiology technologist Environmental technologist Hazardous waste technologist Junior environmental officer Laboratory technologist Wastewater operator WHERE YOU COULD WORK: Air monitoring consultants Conservation authorities Energy generation and distribution Environmental engineering and consulting firms Government agencies Industrial laboratories Waste management Water and wastewater treatment facilities