Collocations for diploma - noun

college, high-school (in the US), university
engineering, law, medical, etc.

accept, take
hand sb, hand out
have, hold
be awarded, earn, gain, get, obtain, receive
award (sb), confer (on sb)
The university awards diplomas in higher education.

lead to
The course leads to a diploma in psychiatric nursing.

study for (esp. BrE), take (BrE)
She was taking a diploma in business management.

course, programme/program
holder
Diploma holders have a far better chance of employment than those with no qualification.

diploma from
a fake diploma from a non-existent school

diploma in
a diploma in hotel management

diploma of
diploma of higher education

at diploma level
Most students here are studying for a qualification at diploma level.

graduate, postgraduate, professional
higher
national
The college offers the Higher National Diploma in computer studies.

full-time, part-time
one-year, two-year, etc.

complete