Diploma in Tourism Techniques at Cegep de Matane in Matane, Canada is a diploma in Tourism & Leisure programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 0 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Tourism & Leisure
Duration: 3 years
Local tuition: CAD 0 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,150 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This technical Diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) in Tourism Techniques at Cégep de Matane runs over three years and six sessions and prepares students to design, organize, and sell tourism experiences. Coursework covers welcoming and advising tourists, event organization and logistics, tourism-product design and marketing, hospitality customer service, communication and public relations, and digital tourism tools, alongside English- and Spanish-language training. The program combines classroom instruction with observation internships and exploration trips across Quebec regions, culminating in paid work placements of several months; optional work-study internships in service, event, or communications roles and international-mobility opportunities are also available. The program is based in the Gaspésie region and suits students interested in hospitality, event planning, and outdoor or nature-based tourism. Graduates typically work as travel advisors, tourism-development or promotion agents, event coordinators, tour guides, hotel or reception staff, or in marketing and communications roles, and some go on to manage small tourism businesses.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Techniques de tourisme (414.A0) follows Cegep de Matane's general collegial admission conditions (a Quebec DES, an equivalent DEP with the required French, English and mathematics units, or equivalent training/experience) plus one program prerequisite: mathematiques CST de 4e secondaire. International applicants qualify with a recognised eleventh-year credential, such as a completed Premiere in France, and a minimum grade of 10 in secondary mathematics. Students enrolled in a BTS or BUT tourism-related program at a partner French institution may be eligible for a mobility placement or a joint diploma project. No minimum grade or average, English- or French-language test score, portfolio, or interview is stated for this program beyond the mathematics prerequisite.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (sracq.qc.ca): for the Fall 2027 (August) intake the college holds four admission rounds closing 1 March, 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027, later rounds admitting only while seats remain, and for Winter 2027 (January) entry rounds close 1 November, 1 December 2026 and 1 January 2027. International applicants for the Fall 2027 intake must apply by 1 February 2027 if they hold a citizenship other than French, or by 1 May 2027 if they are French citizens; a Winter 2027 start is open only to French citizens in select programmes, with applications due 15 October 2026. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
