Centennial sends Offers of Admission by mail to qualified applicants. Your Offer of Admission letter includes a brochure with instructions on how to accept your offer. You must accept your offer of admission by the deadline stated in your offer letter or you may lose your seat in the program. You may only accept one offer of admission at one college.
Accepting Your Offer of Admission
To accept your Centennial College offer of admission, log into Ontario Colleges and select the "Confirm" tab. You must respond by the expiry date noted in your offer.
Conditional offers
We send Conditional Offers of Admission to applicants who are currently enrolled in prerequisite programs or courses with a completion date prior to the start of Centennial classes. Conditional offers are given "on the condition"”" that we receive documents showing completion of all outstanding conditions before our classes begin. If your conditions are not met, we will withdraw the offer. Your outstanding conditions for each program are listed in your offer letter.
Alternate Offers
We send an Alternate Offer of Admission if you do not meet the admission requirements for your chosen program and we have an upgrading option available, or when a program is full and we have a related program that may be of interest to you. If you receive and accept an alternate offer and later qualify for your original program, or if a spot becomes available in your original program, you will have an opportunity to change your confirmation.
Competitive Programs
For some programs, Centennial receives many more qualified applicants than seats available in the program. For these programs, meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee a seat in the program. Furthermore, these programs often have additional selection requirements. The Admissions Office reserves the right to add or delete from this list based on applicant demand, program changes, etc. Below is a list of our competitive programs:
- Paramedic
- Practical Nursing
- Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant
- Automotive Service Technician Co-op partnered with Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario (MVRO) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Co-Op Diploma
- Medical Laboratory Technician
If you are applying to a highly competitive program, you must submit your application before February 1 to be equally considered among all other applicants.
For International Applicants
If you meet all admission requirements, you will be invited to complete a BorderPass assessment online. This short questionnaire based on criteria defined by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) allows you to access resources for your study permit application and increases your chances of success.
After successfully completing the BorderPass assessment, qualified applicants will be issued a Letter of Acceptance (LOA), which includes the deadline for paying their tuition deposit. Kindly note the tuition deposit is non-refundable except in cases where your study permit is denied (refer to our Refund and Withdrawal Policy for more details). Please pay your tuition deposit before the due date on your Letter of Acceptance (LOA). Upon receipt of your tuition deposit, your status will be automatically confirmed, initiating our request for a PAL (provincial attestation letter) to support your study permit application. Once Centennial College receives your approved PAL from the Ontario government, we will contact you regarding the next steps to complete your study permit application.
You are asked to pay your tuition fees before the deadline stated on your LOA. If you are not approved for a Study Permit, you will receive a full refund minus $200 for start dates up to and including Fall 2024 or $250 for all start dates in 2025 and later. If you cannot receive a Study Permit in time for your semester, please contact our International Admissions team to defer to the next available intake.
You should travel to Canada to begin your studies at least a week before the scheduled first date for classes to secure your accommodations and get acquainted with the city and college faculty.
Program Cancellation
Should Centennial College act to cancel or suspend admission to your chosen program, you will be advised in writing. At that time, Centennial College will give you the opportunity to seek admission into other available programs.
Admission Appeal Procedure
Applicants to the College may appeal an unsatisfactory admission decision to the Registrar as per the following appeal procedures:
- The applicant must apply in writing to the Registrar for a review of the nonacceptance decision within 30 business days of the date of the written decision.
- The Registrar acknowledges the request for appeal and determines if the request for appeal meets the criteria for an appeal.
- If the Registrar determines that the request meets the criteria the registrar will appoint an Admission Review Panel consisting of the Registrar, the Chair of the program in question and, where applicable, the program coordinator within 10 business days.
- The Registrar convenes a meeting of the Review Panel within 15 days of receiving the applicant's written request.
- The applicant may make a presentation to the Panel, either orally or in writing (with reasons), or both; no counsel or other agents may attend or represent the applicant. Policy # AC101-01 Page 5 of 5
- The Panel shall review the appeal request and make a decision and communicate the decision in writing to the applicant within five business days.
- The decision of the Panel is final and binding. If the Panel decision is in favour of the applicant, and the pertinent program no longer has seats available, alternatives will be investigated
Waiting Lists
A program waiting list is created when the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of available spots in a program. If additional space becomes available, additional offers are sent to the next highest qualified applicants on the waiting list, based on an average of the required subjects.