Cégep de Lévis offers Diploma in Visual Arts, a diploma in Visual Arts programme in Lévis, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,575 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Visual Arts
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
International tuition: CAD 7,575 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Arts visuels is a two-year pre-university DEC in the visual arts. Students work across a range of media, including drawing, photography, painting, sculpture, animation, and video art, alongside coursework in art history, combining traditional techniques with digital tools such as iPads and Apple Pencils and access to a darkroom for silver-halide photography. The program allocates twenty-six to twenty-eight contact hours per week across studio practice, theory, and independent project work, with the final sessions weighted toward creative production, including thirteen hours of studio time and participation in two exhibitions of student work. Admission follows standard Quebec collegial entry requirements: no portfolio or prior artistic experience is required. The program suits students who are creative, curious, and observant, and who enjoy hands-on experimentation and visual problem-solving across different media. Graduates can continue to university programs in fields such as animation, graphic design, architecture, photography, and game design, though some receiving institutions may require additional prerequisite courses not included in this program.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows Cegep de Levis's general college requirements: a Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES) or Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP), equivalent training recognized by the college, or sufficient training and experience after at least 24 cumulative months away from full-time study. Applicants admitted on a DEP must also have completed Secondary V language of instruction, Secondary V second language, and Secondary IV mathematics. The Arts visuels programme page states no specific subject prerequisite beyond the general conditions, and no portfolio or prior software knowledge is required for entry. Instruction is in French; the programme does not publish a separate English or French proficiency test score, the DES or DEP itself certifying the language of instruction. No interview or other admission condition is stated on the programme page.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service regional d'admission au collegial de Quebec (SRACQ) in rounds: for Fall 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 March 2027 (recommended for contingented programmes), with further rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August, and late registration still possible by appointment afterward; Winter 2027 entry has round deadlines of 1 November 2026, 1 December 2026, 2 January 2027 and 12 January 2027. International applicants apply through the same SRACQ process but the college publishes no fixed international closing date, only post-admission steps such as a 5,000 CAD tuition deposit and a CAQ/study permit process that can take 12 or more weeks. Admission runs through successive rounds rather than a single hard cutoff, so later applicants are still considered while seats remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
