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Program description - September 2025
Are you looking for a rewarding career in the automotive repair industry? Let our industry professional instructors provide you with key knowledge of the automotive trade in our two-year Motive Power Technician - Automotive Service diploma program.
Offering over 20,000 square feet of shop space, Conestoga will provide you with the skills to be job-ready as you enter this high-demand industry. This two-year program provides Level 1 and 2 apprenticeship training equivalencies emphasizing hands-on learning.
In the program's second year, you will delve deeper into related topics such as electric hybrids, failure analysis, and electrical diagnostics and repair. To broaden your knowledge and experience, we will introduce you to alternative careers within the automotive industry, such as business development, customer service, and shop and parts management.
As a successful graduate of this program, you may be exempted from the Level 1 and 2 portions of the Automotive Service Technician apprenticeship in-school training.
For more information, please email trades@conestogac.on.ca.
Program details
Tuition & fees
Tuition and fee details for the 2024-2025 academic year (September to August) are listed below. Books and supplies may be additional. Tuition and fee details for terms starting September 2025 and later will be available Spring 2025.
2 Terms
Canadian
International
Canadian fee details
| Description | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time Program Tuition | $1348.00 | $1348.00 |
| Administration Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| CSI Advocacy Fee | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| CSI Association Fee | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| CSI Extended Health & Dental Plan Fee | $330.00 | - |
| CSI Legal Care Fee | $30.00 | - |
| eText Fee | $264.00 | $72.00 |
| Graduation/Alumni Services Fee | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| HST | $21.06 | - |
| ONE Card Fee | $7.50 | $7.50 |
| Student Services | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| Supply Fee (Taxed) | $162.00 | - |
| Technology Enhancement Fee | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| CSI - Student Welcome Kit Fee (optional) | $70.00 | - |
| CSI Student Club & Society Fee (optional) | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| CSI Student Events Fee (optional) | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Sustainability Fee (optional) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Term Total | $2622.56 | $1817.50 |
| Year Total | $4440.06 |
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International fee details
| Description | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| International Program Tuition | $7294.00 | $7294.00 |
| Administration Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| CSI Advocacy Fee | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| CSI Association Fee | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| CSI College Int'l Health Insurance Plan (CIHIP) | $530.00 | - |
| CSI Extended Health & Dental Plan Fee | $330.00 | - |
| CSI Legal Care Fee | $30.00 | - |
| eText Fee | $264.00 | $72.00 |
| Graduation/Alumni Services Fee | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| HST | $21.06 | - |
| ISR (International Student Recovery) | $375.00 | $375.00 |
| ONE Card Fee | $7.50 | $7.50 |
| Student Services | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| Supply Fee (Taxed) | $162.00 | - |
| Technology Enhancement Fee | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| CSI - Student Welcome Kit Fee (optional) | $70.00 | - |
| CSI Student Club & Society Fee (optional) | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| CSI Student Events Fee (optional) | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Sustainability Fee (optional) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Term Total | $9473.56 | $8138.50 |
| Year Total | $17612.06 |
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Program device & software requirements
This program requires you to have a device that meets certain specifications. For most students, this cost is in addition to the tuition & fees listed above.
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Delivery sequence - September 2025 - Guelph
| FALL | WINTER | SPRING |
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| Class | Class | Break |
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