At Cegep de Saint Hyacinthe in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada, Diploma in Techniques de laboratoire : Biotechnologies is offered as a diploma in Biotechnology programme. The programme runs for 6 semesters. Teaching is in French. Tuition is CAD 3,740 per year for local students.
Techniques de laboratoire, specialization in Biotechnologies (Biology-Chemistry), is a technical DEC delivered in a dedicated pavilion with modern laboratories and equipment aligned with current industry needs, alongside professional laboratory software. Teaching is provided by a multidisciplinary team of professors and technicians across biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, mathematics, animal health, and biomedical analysis, together with professor-researchers in the agri-food and materials fields; one course, on animals in biomedical research, is taught in a laboratory at the Université de Montréal's veterinary faculty. Classes favour small-group work to support laboratory learning. From the first term, students complete a short observation placement (microstage) in a government, industrial, or university laboratory, and take part in field outings during sampling campaigns. Students can also pursue work-study (alternance travail-études) placements during the program and an international placement, and the program concludes with a company-based placement in the final term. It suits students interested in laboratory science across biology and chemistry who want a technical credential built around hands-on lab work, industry-aligned equipment, and a progression of placements from early observation to a final workplace placement.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Prerequisites: Mathematics - TS or SN from 5th secondary, or Mathematics 526; Science - ST+STE from 4th secondary, or ATS+SE from 4th secondary, or Physique 534; and Chemistry from 5th secondary, or Chemistry 534. Note from the program page: a medical exam and vaccination could be mandatory for internships - your immunization record must be checked and updated where needed.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants to Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe apply through the shared SRAM portal (admission.sram.qc.ca) serving Montréal-region cégeps. For Winter 2027, applications opened 15 September 2026, Round 1 closes 1 November 2026 and Round 2 closes 25 November 2026, with unfilled seats carried forward. SRAM has not yet posted Fall 2027 domestic dates. Internationally, SRAM's Fall 2027 window runs 15 March 2026 to 14 March 2027; its next window (Winter 2028) runs 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. Admission is rolling by round, not a single fixed date. The college's own site confirms SRAM processes all Montérégie cégep applications, and flags that Interprétation théâtrale requires auditions ahead of the SRAM application. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
