Offered by Collège Shawinigan in Shawinigan, Canada, Diploma in Techniques de l'informatique is a diploma in Software Engineering programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Software Engineering
Duration: 3 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,150 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Techniques de l'informatique : programmeur-analyste is a DEC at Cégep de Shawinigan covering multiple branches of computing, including native application programming (desktop, game, and mobile), web application development, and the full software-development cycle from design through deployment, along with foundations in technical support, networking, and embedded-systems programming. Graduates can move into the job market or continue to university studies in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field. The program is delivered as a Br@nché ('connected') program in which students work on personal laptops in class, and coursework spans a range of languages including Assembly, HTML, JavaScript, Ruby, C/C++, C#, Java, SQL, PHP, and CSS. Students work in both Windows and Linux lab environments, build embedded projects using tools such as Arduino and microcontrollers, and complete database design and application-development work. An Alternance travail-études option offers up to two paid work placements of a few months each, and the page notes the possibility of international placements as well as access to professional software through educational licensing. Teaching is largely project-based, including personal project work outside the core curriculum. The program suits students who are methodical, adaptable to frequently changing technology, and interested in solving concrete technical problems across several areas of computing rather than one narrow specialty.
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 CST de 5e secondaire ou TS ou SN de 4e secondaire (ou Mathématiques 436 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 this mathematics prerequisite may first take the Cégep's Tremplin DEC preparatory pathway.
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.
