About Culinary Innovation And Food Technology (co-op) in Niagara College

Are you interested in a career that combines food science with culinary skills to ensure the development of safe and delicious food from farm to table?

As a Culinary Innovation and Food Technology graduate you will be a culinary innovator with the unique ability to develop and improve foods, products and operations; reduce food safety risks and ensure regulations are met; and provide nutritional labelling and analysis.

Highlights

• The Canadian Food and Wine Institute at Niagara College is renowned for its outstanding reputation with graduates, employers and industry partners.

• 125-acre Niagara-on-the Lake campus is located in the heart of Ontario’s thriving hospitality industry and serves as a living lab for students including leading-edge baking facilities, a 40-acre on-site vineyard, NC Teaching Brewery, NC Teaching Distillery, NC Teaching Spa, NC Greenhouse Nursery, hop yard, and apiary.

• Onsite teaching restaurant, Benchmark, is led by world-class chef faculty, and paired with our brewery and winery to complement training and provide connections to public research.

• Co-op work term offers applied research experience in product development and food science.

Career Opportunities

• Food packaging technologist
• Food production manager
• Food research and development manager
• Food technologist
• Product developer
• Quality assurance manager
• Research chef

Academic qualification equivalents

• An overall average of 65% in the six Grade 12 (U) or (M) courses

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :    6 (No Individual band under 5.5)
• TOEFL    :    79 with 20 in Writing and 20 in Speaking
• PTE         :    53-57

Niagara college Highlights

Niagara College Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The cost of attendance includes tuition fees, accommodation costs, and other expenses. The tables mentioned below will help international students estimate their cost of living in Canada.

Niagara College Tuition Fee

The cost of attendance is different for international students studying at Niagara College than the domestic students.

Accommodation

NC provides many housing facilities to their students on both their campuses. Students can also consider renting rooms, houses or sublets along with other students who are looking for housemates.

International students also have the following options for stay while they study in Canada:

• Homestays- International students can reside with a Canadian family once they have received confirmation from them.
• Landing Pad- Niagara College Landing Pad accommodates International students for 30 days, including two meals per day. 

The college helps the new students with information and ease the adjustment process with the new country.

Other Expenses

A 500 CAD tuition deposit is required of all incoming and renewing students. A spot in the programme must be secured with this deposit. This charge is a component of the tuition fee, lowering the overall amount of tuition due.

Niagara College Admissions Application

Candidates that qualify for early admission are given preference (subject to programme capacity). Those who don't meet the requirements for early admission may still be eligible for admission through the competitive admissions process. The basic requirements, however, do not ensure admittance.