Diploma in Computer Science Technology is a diploma in Information Systems & Technology programme taught at Collège d'Alma in Alma, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,805 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Information Systems & Technology
Duration: 3 years
International tuition: CAD 9,805 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program leads to a DEC in Computer Science Technology at Collège d'Alma, completed over three years across six semesters, combining classroom instruction with a work-study option that lets students earn income through paid internships. It covers operating systems, programming fundamentals, object-oriented programming, web development, database design, networking and internet servers, and cybersecurity and data exchange, with electives in native applications, video games and IoT, alongside general education in French, philosophy, English and physical education. The focus is on designing and building applications for web, mobile and gaming platforms, from architecture through interface design, and students are provided a loaner laptop with professional software and access to high-performance computing labs. Admission requires Secondary 4 mathematics in the Science-Technology or Natural Sciences sequence, with Secondary 5 mathematics required for the DEC-BAC pathway. Graduates can move into roles such as web or application developer, network manager, IT technician or technical support specialist, or continue via a DEC-BAC agreement with UQAC into programs in computer science, software engineering, data science or video game design with a year of credit recognized.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Beyond Collège d'Alma's general admission conditions (a Secondary School Diploma, or a Diploma of Vocational Studies plus specified Secondary 5 and Secondary 4 courses, or equivalent training and experience), this program requires Secondary 4 Mathematics in the Technico-sciences or Sciences naturelles sequence, or Secondary 5 Culture, société et technique Mathematics. Applicants pursuing the DEC-BAC pathway into a partner bachelor's degree must instead hold Secondary 5 Mathematics in the Technico-sciences or Sciences naturelles sequence. No English or French language-proficiency test score, portfolio, or interview is published for this program; language requirements follow the institution's general admission conditions.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional de l'admission des cégeps du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (SRASL): for the September 2027 intake, admission rounds close 1 March, 1 May and 1 June 2027, and for January 2027 entry the round closes 1 November 2026, with some programmes not offered at Winter intake. International applicants submit the same SRASL online application and are not given a separate closing date by Collège d'Alma; the college's international-students page directs them to the SRASL portal rather than publishing a distinct international deadline for the 2027 cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
