At Cégep Limoilou in Québec, Canada, Diploma in Dietetics Technology is offered as a diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,480 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Nutrition & Dietetics
Duration: 3 years
International tuition: CAD 23,480 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Dietetics Technology is a technical Diploma of College Studies (DEC technique, 120.A0) offered at Cegep Limoilou. The program approaches food through the lens of food science, teaching students to assess the nutritional quality, sensory quality, and safety of food products. Coursework involves handling, examining, and tasting a wide range of foods to build analytical and critical-evaluation skills. Graduates are prepared to manage a food service operation, oversee quality control in the food industry, and contribute to healthy eating among the populations they serve. A DEC-BAC bridging pathway is available with Université Laval's food science and technology bachelor's program for students who complete the required prerequisites. The college also offers an optional international study session in Belgium through its DEC Monde program. The program suits students interested in healthy eating and food science applied in a kitchen or laboratory setting, who want to ensure the quality and safety of food products, and who prefer team-based, hands-on learning. It leads toward roles in food service management, food-industry quality control, and nutrition-related technical work, or toward further study in food science.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Dietetics Technology (Diététique, 120.A0) requires Cégep Limoilou's general DEC admission conditions (Quebec DES, or DEP plus Secondary 4 Mathematics, Secondary 5 English and Secondary 5 French, or equivalent training or experience) plus a Secondary 4 science prerequisite: Science and Technology (ST) and Environmental Science and Technology (STE), or Applied Technical Science (ATS) and Science and Environment (SE). Applicants planning the DEC-BAC pathway into Food Science and Technology are directed to meet with their academic advisor (API) to confirm additional secondary prerequisites and plan a suitable college pathway. Students under the former curriculum should consult the SRACQ equivalency table. No English or French language test, minimum grade average, portfolio or interview is stated on the programme page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (Service regional d'admission au college de Quebec) at sracq.qc.ca: for the Fall 2027 (August) intake the college runs four admission rounds closing 1 March, 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027, each later round admitting only while seats remain, and for Winter 2027 (January) entry - offered on every DEC programme except Nursing - rounds close around 1 November, 1 December 2026 and early January 2027 (the site states only that round-3 course confirmation and fee payment are due 13 January 2027, not the application deadline itself, so an exact round-3 cut-off date cannot be quoted). International applicants of any nationality must submit their DEC application by 1 February 2027 for the August 2027 intake; the Cegep publishes no separate deadline for a January start. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
