Diploma in Techniques d'éducation spécialisée at Champlain Regional College in Sherbrooke, Canada is a diploma in Special Education programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition is CAD 3,740 per year for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Special Education
Duration: 3 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Techniques d'éducation spécialisée (Special Education Techniques, DEC 351.A0) is a three-year technical diploma offered at Champlain College Lennoxville. The program prepares students to work with people facing intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, language and learning difficulties, physical impairments, mental-health challenges and substance-use issues, combining coursework on theoretical explanations of human behaviour with practical intervention and professional-communication skills. Alongside classroom study, students complete supervised fieldwork placements of increasing length across the program, culminating in a final-semester internship that gives them direct experience supporting clients in real settings before graduation. General education courses in English, French, humanities and physical education round out the curriculum. Graduates receive a Diplôme d'études collégiales and typically work as special education technicians, social rehabilitation technicians or youth counsellors in rehabilitation centres, hospitals, schools, community organizations and social-service agencies; some pursue further study through university transfer agreements, including a block-credit arrangement with the University of Calgary. The program suits students who are natural listeners, adaptable and open-minded, and who want a hands-on career guiding and supporting people through challenging circumstances rather than proceeding directly to university.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Special Education Techniques programme page states no programme-specific academic prerequisites beyond the general Lennoxville campus standard; it notes the programme is not open to International Students, and fieldwork placements require a police background check, which a criminal record may prevent a student from completing. General admission requirements, drawn from Champlain Regional College's Fees and Admission Requirements page, apply: a Secondary School Diploma (DES), or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP) with the required Secondary V subjects, and application through SRAM with a $30.00 non-refundable fee ($10.00 if late). Because the programme does not admit international students, no English or French proficiency test is required for entry. High-demand Lennoxville programmes are assessed on academic performance and some carry their own course prerequisites. The Fall-semester application deadline is March 1st.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Applications to Champlain College-Lennoxville go through the Service regional d'admission du Montreal metropolitain (SRAM). First-round deadlines for Fall 2027 entry are 1 March 2027 for Quebec and Canadian applicants and 15 March 2027 for international applicants; for Winter 2027 entry the first-round deadlines are 1 November 2026 domestically and 1 June 2026 for international applicants, the latter already past by this fetch date. Missing the first round is not final: SRAM opens second and third rounds with remaining seats, though spaces are very limited, and round-one decisions become available from 2 April. Admission therefore runs through successive SRAM rounds rather than a single hard cutoff, so later applicants are still considered while seats remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
