Offered by Collège Shawinigan in Shawinigan, Canada, Diploma in Graphisme is a diploma in Applied Design programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,610 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
Graphisme is a DEC at Cégep de Shawinigan that trains students in visual design, from identifying a client's needs through an ideation process to producing brand identities, advertising campaigns, and promotional materials. The page describes access to dedicated computer labs equipped with the required design software, a model-making space with a colour printer, vinyl cutter, and heat press, and a full studio for photography and video work. Students can take on real client work through the college's in-house school enterprise, acting as a graphic designer or web integrator on live mandates, an option presented as a way to build autonomy and entrepreneurial skills before graduating. Coursework mixes fictional and real design projects, and the page notes the possibility of participating in international projects. Training also touches on front-end development and web integration alongside traditional graphic-design skills, reflecting the range of tasks graduates may take on, from print and packaging design to web design and social-media content. The program suits students who are creative, self-directed, and detail-oriented, enjoy working at the computer and with cameras, and are interested in a hands-on, project-driven pathway into design, advertising, or web-related creative roles.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is based on the Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES), completed with Langue d'enseignement de 5e secondaire, Langue seconde de 5e secondaire, Mathématiques de 4e secondaire, Sciences de 4e secondaire (ST, ATS or equivalent) and Histoire et éducation à la citoyenneté de 4e secondaire; a Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) covering the same secondary-5 language courses and secondary-4 mathematics is also accepted, as is training the Cégep judges equivalent. The secondary-5 French-language-of-instruction and second-language courses embedded in the DES stand in for a separate language requirement on this domestic programme page, which publishes no French or English proficiency test score. The programme page states only that applicants must meet any programme-specific conditions the ministère sets and any admission conditions the Cégep sets for its programmes, without naming further subjects, and does not mention a portfolio, interview, or French-proficiency test. Enrolment is limited, with a possible second admission round.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic (Quebec/Canadian) applicants apply through SRAM (admission.sram.qc.ca): for the Hiver (Winter) 2027 session the portal opened September 15, 2026, with Round 1 closing November 1, 2026 and Round 2 closing November 25, 2026; for Automne (Fall) 2027 entry, SRAM's fixed system-wide Round 1 cutoff is March 1, 2027, though the college has not yet posted 2027-specific Round 2/3 dates (Automne 2026 saw April 23 and May 28, 2026 for those rounds). International applicants face fixed, non-rolling SRAM deadlines instead of rounds: March 14 for Automne entry and May 31 for Hiver entry, with no exceptions once the date passes. Admission is therefore round-based for domestic candidates and firm for international ones. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
