Diploma in Specialized Education Techniques at Cégep de Rimouski in Rimouski, Canada is a diploma in Special Education programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,575 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Special Education
Duration: 3 years
International tuition: CAD 7,575 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Techniques d'education specialisee (Specialized Education Techniques) is a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) technical program at Cegep de Rimouski, offered over three years or in an extended four-year option, that trains specialized educators to support people facing difficulties in daily life through adaptation, rehabilitation, education and prevention work. The curriculum builds self-awareness and socioprofessional attitudes alongside skills in analyzing human problems, building relationships, planning and facilitating activities, and working within multidisciplinary teams, using situation-based learning, case studies, role-play with actors, field visits and laboratory work. Fieldwork increases across the program through three mandatory internships, which can be completed locally, elsewhere in Quebec, or internationally, and the share of time spent in internship placements grows substantially by the final year. The program suits students described by the college as empathetic, dynamic and motivated to help others. Graduates work as specialized educators in schools, health and social service centres, youth services, community organizations such as crisis centres and shelters, and private settings, with DEC-BAC and bridging pathways available into related bachelor's degrees. Admission requires a Secondary V diploma.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The programme's own admission page states only the Cégep's general entry requirement: a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) or its equivalent, submitted through Quebec's collegial admissions portal (SRACQ). Applicants who are missing this credential can complete it through the Tremplin DEC pathway before starting the program. No subject prerequisite, minimum grade or average, language-proficiency test, portfolio, or interview is published beyond the DES. Field placement sites may run a criminal background check on students, which can bar access to a site; the college cannot guarantee a placement, and without one the diploma cannot be issued.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Winter
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service regional d'admission au collegial de Quebec (SRACQ): for Fall 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 March 2027, with further rounds in May, June and August, and for Winter 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 November 2026, with further rounds in December and January. International applicants apply through SRACQ's separate international-student portal, but Cegep de Rimouski publishes no fixed international closing date, and requires a 7,000 CAD pre-admission deposit before issuing an admission letter. Domestic admission proceeds through successive SRACQ rounds rather than one hard cutoff, so later applicants are still considered while seats remain; no international deadline is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
