Diploma in Bioecology Techniques is a diploma in Ecology & Conservation programme offered by Cegep de La Pocatiere in La Pocatière, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 11,740 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Ecology & Conservation
Duration: 3 years
International tuition: CAD 11,740 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Techniques de bioécologie is a three-year technical DEC offered at the La Pocatière campus with open, non-competitive admission. It trains bioecology technicians who assess the effects of human activity on biodiversity and natural environments and who support biologists and other environmental professionals in research, conservation, and land-use planning. Training combines extensive fieldwork in the surrounding lakes, rivers, forests, and wetlands with laboratory work in microbiology, chemistry, and data analysis, and includes a five-week work placement near the end of the program. Admission requires Secondary 5 Mathematics (Technico-sciences or Sciences naturelles sequence) and Secondary 5 Chemistry, or the equivalent Mathematics 436 and Chemistry 534. The program suits students with an interest in environmental science and the study of wildlife, plants, and ecosystems, who are comfortable with physically demanding outdoor work such as hiking varied terrain while carrying equipment. Graduates can enter the workforce with municipalities, government ministries, research centres, environmental consulting firms, non-profit organizations, or educational institutions, or continue to university through DEC-BAC and articulation agreements, including programs in agronomy, biology, and forest management at Université Laval and biology-related specializations at UQAR, UQAM, Université de Sherbrooke, and UQTR.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Beyond Cégep de La Pocatière's general college admission conditions (a Diplôme d'études secondaires or recognised equivalent), Techniques de bioécologie requires Mathématiques in the Technico-sciences (064-506) or Sciences naturelles (065-506) sequence from 5e secondaire together with Chimie de 5e secondaire (051-504), or the older codes Mathématiques 436 and Chimie 534. The page states no separate English- or French-language proficiency test score, since instruction is delivered in French. No minimum grade, portfolio, or interview condition is listed; the programme is non-contingenté with a Fall 2026 (Automne 2026) intake.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (Service régional d'admission au collégial de Québec) for programmes starting in 2027: the Fall 2027 intake has a first-round deadline of 1 March 2027, with further rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027 filling remaining seats; the Winter 2027 intake closes its first round on 1 November 2026, then 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027. International applicants outside France apply through SRACQ from 1 September 2026 and must complete their file by 1 February 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, after which no international candidate can be admitted; Winter entry is offered only to French citizens, who may apply until 1 May 2027 for Fall or between 15 May and 15 October 2027 for Winter 2028. Admission is not indefinitely rolling: each round carries a firm cut-off, though later rounds absorb whatever seats remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
