At Collège d'Alma in Alma, Canada, Diploma in Visual and Digital Arts is offered as a diploma in Visual Arts programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,805 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Visual Arts
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
International tuition: CAD 9,805 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program leads to a DEC in Visual Arts and Digital Media at Collège d'Alma, completed over two years across four semesters of full-time, on-campus study, with lab access also available evenings and weekends. It combines classical techniques in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography and video with digital creation using professional design software, 3D animation tools and graphic design methods. General education courses in philosophy, literature, English, ethics and physical activity run alongside the specialized coursework, and art history covers modern, contemporary and Quebec movements, culminating in an integration project in the final semester. Students work with equipment that includes high-performance computer labs, a 3D printer and large-format printer, 4K and 360-degree cameras, and a photo studio with green-screen capability, and can exhibit work on campus. It suits students with creativity, graphic expression ability, critical thinking and interest in arts, communication and innovation. Graduates commonly continue into university programs in animation, architecture, design, media arts, cinematography or art education, and a mobility bursary is available to students living more than 60 kilometres away.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program page sets no requirements of its own beyond Collège d'Alma's general admission conditions, so acceptance follows the institution's policy: a Secondary School Diploma (DES); a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP) together with Secondary 5 courses in the language of instruction and the second language and Secondary 4 mathematics; training judged equivalent by the college; sufficient training and experience following 36 months or more of uninterrupted full-time study; or, missing six credits or fewer toward the DES, conditional admission completed in the first session. The program page separately lists creativity, open-mindedness, curiosity, initiative, graphic-expression ability, analytical capacity and critical thinking as qualities it looks for in candidates, but states these are desired traits rather than formal admission criteria. No language-proficiency test score, portfolio, or interview is published as a requirement.
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.
