Diploma in Techniques de santé animale is a diploma in Veterinary Medicine programme offered by Cégep de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,480 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
Les techniques de santé animale (145.D0) forment, en trois ans, des technologues appelées à assister le personnel vétérinaire en clinique ainsi que le personnel de recherche travaillant avec des animaux. Le programme, offert au Cégep de Sherbrooke avec admission à l'automne, mène à un diplôme d'études collégiales technique. La formation couvre des notions fondamentales sur les animaux ainsi que des techniques spécifiques d'assistance vétérinaire et de soins, appliquées à de petits comme à de grands animaux, en plus de l'application de protocoles de recherche impliquant des animaux. Le Cégep dispose d'installations pratiques, dont une clinique d'adoption et une clinique de toilettage, qui servent de milieux d'apprentissage aux personnes étudiantes. Le programme convient à une clientèle intéressée par les sciences de la santé, le travail de laboratoire et le service à la clientèle, dotée d'une bonne dextérité manuelle, d'un sens de l'observation développé et de la capacité de gérer le stress et de travailler en équipe autour du bien-être animal. Le diplôme prépare à exercer comme technicienne ou technicien en santé animale dans des cliniques vétérinaires, des laboratoires de recherche ou des refuges.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This programme page only points to Cégep de Sherbrooke's general admission conditions, administered through SRAM (admission.sram.qc.ca). Domestically that requires a Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES), or a record the Cégep judges equivalent (including studies completed outside Quebec); DES holders from before 2010 or the adult-education stream are still admitted but must complete levelling activities (mise à niveau) for any missing language, second-language or mathematics units by their first or second session. International applicants apply via SRAM as an International Candidate and, unless they are French citizens, must submit a French-language test result meeting Sherbrooke's own minimums: Bright Canada average 3.7, TCF tout public 484, DELF tout public B2 75.7, DALF 50, or TEF 479/699. Santé animale (145.D0) additionally requires Science courses (STE 4e and SE 4e, or ATS 4e and SE 4e, or Sciences physiques 436); the page notes that completing secondary 5 Chemistry improves an applicant's chances of success though it is not mandatory. Admitted students are strongly encouraged to have a tetanus vaccination and should budget about $500 for protective equipment and reference materials.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM), which also covers cégeps outside the Montreal region: Winter 2027 entry opens 15 September 2026, with a round-one deadline of 1 November 2026 and a round-two deadline of 25 November 2026; Fall 2027 entry follows SRAM's recurring round-one deadline of 1 March 2027, though the cégep's site has not yet posted a dated row for that cycle (its Fall 2026 table is marked as closed). International applicants follow a separate SRAM timeline, confirmed directly on the cégep's site: Fall 2027 applications run from 15 March 2026 to 14 March 2027, and Winter 2028 applications run from 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. Admission is not open-ended rolling, but SRAM runs successive rounds for as long as places remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
