Offered by Cegep regional de Lanaudiere in Québec, Canada, Diploma in Techniques de l'informatique is a diploma in Software Engineering programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
The Techniques de l'informatique program (420.B0) at the Cégep de Lanaudière's Joliette campus is a three-year technical DEC focused on the conception and development of computer applications. Admission takes place in the fall, and the program can be completed in an alternance travail-études (work-study) format with paid internships, alongside a 10-week full-time placement near the end of studies, and is available with a DEC-BAC pathway to university. Students learn to program in Java, C# and for mobile devices, build websites and web applications using JavaScript and PHP, and manage databases with SQL, while gaining an understanding of how computers and common software operate and taking part in the analysis, development and deployment of computerized management systems. The Joliette campus highlights an experienced teaching team and access to high-performance computer equipment. The program suits students who are curious about emerging technologies, enjoy analytical problem-solving and are persevering, with interests in software applications, programming and cutting-edge technology, and who are aiming toward careers or further study in application development, web development, systems analysis or database administration.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: On top of Cégep régional de Lanaudière's general admission requirement — a DES or DEP including langue d'enseignement de 5e secondaire, langue seconde de 5e secondaire and mathématiques de 4e secondaire, or training and experience the college judges equivalent for applicants who have been out of full-time study for at least 24 consecutive months — Computer Science Technology requires Mathématiques TS or SN de 4e secondaire, or CST de 5e secondaire. The program is offered only at the Fall intake at the Joliette campus, and applications are made online through admission.sram.qc.ca for a non-refundable CAD 30 fee. No language-test score, portfolio or interview requirement is stated on the programme page beyond this mathematics prerequisite.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) for whichever of the cégep's three campuses they choose: for Fall 2027 entry the round-one deadline is 1 March 2027, with the system opening mid-January 2027 and later rounds running into 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.
