This two-year diploma program prepares students with the skills and knowledge to begin their career as a programmer. As a leader in developing relevant programs, Seneca College have the largest offering of computer studies programs in the province. Through a variety of practical and theoretical courses, students will gain skills in mobile development, web development and distributed programming techniques and database administration. They will also learn about security and a variety of operating systems including Windows, UNIX, Linux and IBM Business Computing. Graduates of this program will enter their industry with programming and communications skills suitable for employment.

Seneca College has connections with top tier open-source companies such as Mozilla, creators of the Firefox web browser, and Red Hat, maker of the most successful commercial Linux operating system. In a variety of courses, students will have the opportunity to work with top tier developers on such projects.

Throughout this program students will develop the following skills: • Computer programming • Operating systems • Database and web technology • Data communication • Security • Advanced programming languages • System methodologies • Internet client and server-side development • Database system design and maintenance • Solve problems associated with software installation