Cégep de Baie-Comeau offers Diploma in Early Childhood Education, a diploma in Early Childhood Education programme in Baie-Comeau, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,575 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Early Childhood Education
Duration: 3 years
International tuition: CAD 7,575 / semester
Last checked September 2026 · Source: cegepbc.ca ·
Program details
Overview
Early Childhood Education (322.A1) is a three-year technical DEC at Cégep de Baie-Comeau preparing students to work with children from birth to age 12. Coursework covers child development across two age ranges, health and safety in childcare settings, observation and emotional support, fine-motor and early-literacy support, nature-based pedagogy, support for children with special needs, and language and cognitive development. The program is delivered over six sessions and includes three practicum stages of increasing responsibility: an initiation placement, a familiarization placement, and a final professional-integration placement. It suits students described as warm, empathetic, creative and dynamic, with self-control, patience and stress tolerance, who work well in teams and bring strong observation and judgment skills to work with young children. The program was updated for the fall 2024 cohort and follows the college's general admission conditions.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Cégep de Baie-Comeau admits applicants who hold a Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES, youth or adult sector), or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP) plus Secondary 5 language of instruction, Secondary 5 second language and Secondary 4 mathematics, or an equivalent formation (a recognised foreign credential, 30 completed university credits, a 900-hour AEC with demonstrated equivalency, or a Secondary Studies Equivalency Certificate); up to six missing DES units, or one missing DEP subject, can be completed in the first semester. No English or French proficiency test is published; applications go through the Service régional d'admission au collégial de Québec (SRACQ). The programme page states no subject prerequisites of its own beyond the college's general admission conditions, and no portfolio, interview, criminal record check or immunisation record is mentioned on either the programme page or the general admission page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission au collégial de Québec (SRACQ): for the September 2027 intake, admission rounds close 1 March, 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027, and for January 2027 entry the rounds close 1 November and 1 December 2026, then 2 January 2027. Requests submitted after the final round are not automatically rejected but must go through the registrar's office directly, so admission effectively continues while seats remain. International applicants first complete an information-request form and are then contacted individually by the college's international development advisor; the Cégep publishes no fixed international application deadline for the 2027 cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
