Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology is a diploma in Electrical Engineering programme taught at Cegep de Thetford in Thetford-Mines, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,805 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Electrical Engineering
Duration: 3 years
International tuition: CAD 9,805 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Technologie du génie électrique (243.D0) is a technical Diploma of College Studies (DEC) at Cégep de Thetford focused on robotics and industrial automation. The curriculum covers electrical circuits, industrial motors and motor control, programmable logic controllers, industrial networking, process regulation, power electronics, machine safety, and preventive maintenance, framed around Industry 4.0 concepts. Training blends classroom instruction, laboratory work with collaborative robots equipped with vision systems, and visits to industrial partners, and includes two paid alternance travail-études internships during the program. Students complete a construction safety certificate (ASP Construction) in the first year and are issued a laptop for use throughout their studies. The program is delivered at Cégep de Thetford's main campus. It suits students interested in robotics, automation, and emerging manufacturing technologies who want a substantial share of hands-on, practice-based learning. Graduates are prepared for technical roles in manufacturing, power utilities, water treatment, and biomedical equipment maintenance, and the program allows for further study in electrical engineering at the university level.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: On top of Cégep de Thetford's general DEC admission conditions (a DES or DEP, including Secondary 5 French, Secondary 5 English and Secondary 4 Mathematics, with upgrading courses possible for a DES holder missing those units), Technologie du génie électrique requires: Secondary 5 Mathématique (Culture, société et technique or Technico-sciences sequence) or the Secondary 4 Sciences naturelles sequence, together with Secondary 4 Science et technologie and Science et technologie de l'environnement, or Secondary 4 Applications technologiques et scientifiques and Science et environnement; or Mathématiques 436 and Sciences physique 436; or their adult-sector equivalents. No minimum average, language test, portfolio or interview is stated; missing prerequisites can be completed through Tremplin DEC.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service regional d'admission au collegial de Quebec (SRACQ) in successive rounds: for Fall 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 March 2027 (with later rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August), and for Winter 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 November 2026 followed by rounds on 1 December and 1 January. International applicants apply directly to the college for Fall entry only, with a hard deadline of 1 February 2027; applications are processed on a continuous basis between September and February of the intake year, and French nationals may be eligible for later dates. Domestic admission proceeds through rounds so later applicants are still considered while seats remain, while the international Fall deadline is firm. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
