Offered by Cégep du Vieux Montréal in Montréal, Canada, Diploma in Techniques de design de produits (design industriel) is a diploma in Applied Design programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,610 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Applied Design
Duration: 3 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,610 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This CEGEP program leads to a DEC in Design de produits (design industriel), offered under DEC code 570.C0. It trains students to design new products by combining creative and aesthetic skills with technical knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes, with an emphasis on eco-responsible design for the manufacturing sector. Coursework moves from ideation and sketching through 3D modelling and prototyping, using computer labs equipped with Wacom screens, SolidWorks, KeyShot, and generative-AI tools, alongside laser cutting, 3D printing, and CNC machining. Students take part in initiatives such as the ecodesign workshop and transportation-design projects, and collaborate with manufacturing companies on real design briefs. The program suits students drawn to hands-on creative problem solving in product development rather than pure fine art. Graduates commonly work as industrial designers, product design technicians, 3D modellers, illustrators, or draftspeople. The page notes that close to half of graduates go on to university study, and describes DEC-BAC bridging arrangements with Université de Montréal's industrial design program and Université Laval's product design program that can grant partial credit exemptions to admitted graduates.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Cégep du Vieux Montréal's admission page for Techniques de design de produits (570.C0) points to the college's general admission conditions and adds two secondary-level prerequisites: Mathématiques CST 4e or Mathématiques 436; and Science et technologie 4e, Applications technologiques et scientifiques 4e or Physique 534. The page notes that if a prerequisite course was not completed, the college can sometimes admit the applicant and have them complete the required upgrading course while advancing in the programme. Domestic applicants otherwise need a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) or equivalent and apply through the SRAM portal (admission.sram.qc.ca). Applicants who were not schooled in French in Quebec must pass the college's own French-proficiency test (oral and written comprehension, grammar, composition); no minimum score is published.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM): for Fall 2027 entry the online system opens mid-January 2027 and the round-one deadline is 1 March 2027, 11:59 p.m., with responses around 5 April and further rounds running into late May while places remain; Winter 2027 entry is already open, with a round-one deadline of 1 November 2026. International applicants follow a separate SRAM timeline: applications for Fall 2027 opened 15 March 2026 and close 14 March 2027, while Winter 2028 applications open 1 June 2026 and close 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.
