At John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada, Diploma in Technologie de la production pharmaceutique is offered as a diploma in Biotechnology programme. The programme runs for 3 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,610 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Biotechnology
Duration: 3 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,610 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Technologie de la production pharmaceutique corresponds to John Abbott's Biopharmaceutical Production Technology program, described on the college's page as Quebec's only English-language production-technology DEC focused on biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry. Training takes place in dedicated laboratory space in the college's Anne-Marie Edward Science building and covers both sterile and non-sterile manufacturing, dry-form and liquid or cream and ointment manufacturing, fermentation and harvesting, sample-testing procedures, quality control, and packaging across dosage forms. The page lists transferable skills built alongside the technical curriculum, including communication, problem-solving, decision-making, professional ethics, and health and safety practice. In the program's final semester, students complete a workplace stage at a local company, which the page frames as an introduction to the job market before graduation. Career destinations named on the page span the traditional pharmaceutical industry as well as cosmetic, nutraceutical, food and beverage, and bioremediation sectors that use similar bio-processing or production techniques. It suits students interested in science and technology who are organized and detail-oriented, comfortable in a laboratory production setting, and looking for a technical entry point into Quebec's biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a Diplôme d'Études Secondaires including Secondary 5 Language of Instruction, Secondary 5 Second Language, Secondary 4 Mathematics, Secondary 4 Science and Technology (or Applied Science and Technology), and Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education, or a Secondary School Vocational Diploma with Secondary 5 Language of Instruction, Secondary 5 Second Language and Secondary 4 Mathematics, or education the College deems equivalent. This program additionally requires either Secondary V Mathematics (Cultural, Social and Technical Option) or Secondary IV Mathematics (Technical & Scientific Option or Science Option). English is John Abbott's language of instruction; the College does not publish a separate IELTS/TOEFL minimum for general admission, and international applicants' academic credentials are instead assessed against their own country of study through SRAM's international admission service. Prerequisites older than five years should be verified with the Admissions Office. Applications are submitted through SRAM by March 1 for a Fall start.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRAM: the general deadline is 1 March 2027 for Fall 2027 entry and 1 November 2026 for Winter 2027 entry, though only Nursing and a few pre-university programmes admit in Winter. International applicants apply through SRAM's international service: the Fall 2027 file-completion deadline is 14 March 2027 (window opened 15 March 2026); the Winter international window for Winter 2027 entry already closed 31 May 2026, so the current one is Winter 2028 entry, closing 31 May 2027. John Abbott publishes no separate institution-specific international deadline beyond SRAM's own schedule. Admission is not rolling beyond these SRAM rounds. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
