Diploma in Techniques de laboratoire : Chimie analytique is a diploma in Chemistry programme offered by Collège Shawinigan in Shawinigan, Canada. 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:Chemistry
Duration: 3 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Techniques de laboratoire, profil Chimie analytique is a DEC at Cégep de Shawinigan focused on sampling, preparing, and analyzing chemical samples with laboratory instrumentation, then compiling and communicating the results. The page describes applications spanning electric-vehicle battery development, nanomaterial-based textiles, reusable plastics, cosmetics testing, pharmaceutical interaction analysis, ore and food composition testing, and soil-quality assessment for agriculture. The program shares its first session with the college's Biotechnologies laboratory-technology profile, allowing students to confirm their choice of specialization before the paths separate. Structural features include an Alternance travail-études option offering paid work placements, some obtainable in the first year and some carried out at the college's CNETE applied-research centre; possible placements abroad; and DEC-BAC agreements and transfer routes into related university programs. Training includes an introduction to nanotechnology and the use of molecular-modelling software, alongside access to well-equipped laboratories and advanced instrumentation. Work placements built into the program are intended to give students direct exposure to industries such as chemicals, cosmetics, batteries, pharmaceuticals, food, and petrochemicals, as well as school and government laboratories, where graduates may work in quality control, research and development, environmental testing, or health and safety. The program suits students who are precise, curious about chemistry, and interested in applying analytical science to industrial problems.
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. In addition this programme requires Mathématiques TS ou SN de 5e secondaire (ou Mathématiques 526 ou l'équivalent) and Chimie de 5e secondaire (ou Chimie 534 ou l'équivalent). 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. Applicants missing these science prerequisites may first take the Cégep's Tremplin DEC preparatory pathway.
Application Details
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.
