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Cégep de Drummondville (Cégep Drummond) is a college (cégep) in Drummondville, in central Quebec (Canada). According to the college, it welcomes hundreds of international students every year. Most international applicants must pass a French test.

The college offers:

• 8 two-year pre-university DEC programmes that prepare for university
• 15 three-year technical DEC programmes, in fields such as nursing, computing, mechanical engineering, early childhood education and administration
• 16 double DEC combinations (two pre-university DECs in three years)
• 18 short AEC programmes for adults, recognition of prior learning (RAC) and French-language courses (francisation)

International students apply online through the Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM). French nationals pay the same fees as Quebec residents; other international students in technical DEC programmes may receive a scholarship of CA$14,000 per year with health insurance (RAMQ) or an exemption from supplementary tuition fees. The college has student residences on campus and lists off-campus housing nearby. Its sports teams, the Voltigeurs, compete in 16 sports.

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960, rue Saint-Georges, Drummondville, Canada, J2C 6A2

• Pre-university DEC: Sciences de la nature, Sciences humaines, Sciences, informatique et mathématique, Musique, Arts visuels, Danse, Arts, lettres et communication (Langues or Multidisciplinaire)
• Health technical DEC: Soins infirmiers, Techniques d’inhalothérapie, Techniques de pharmacie
• Technology: Techniques de l’informatique, Techniques de génie mécanique, Technologie de l’estimation et de l’évaluation en bâtiment, Technologies sonores
• Arts: Techniques professionnelles de musique et chanson
• Education and social: Techniques d’éducation à l’enfance, Techniques d’éducation spécialisée, Techniques d’intervention en criminologie
• Business: Techniques d’administration et de gestion, Techniques de services financiers et d’assurances, Gestion des opérations et de la chaîne logistique
• Double DEC combinations, Tremplin DEC, AEC programmes and francisation

The programme list marks which programmes accept international students.

• Apply online through SRAM (Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain), section “Candidat international”
• Academic level: the Quebec secondary diploma equals 11 or 12 years of schooling; applicants from France need to have passed Première
• French test (see language requirements)
• Deadlines: autumn 2027 intake until 14 March 2027; winter 2028 intake until 31 May 2027 (applications may close earlier without notice)
• Evaluation takes 3 to 8 weeks; admitted students pay the first-session fees and then receive the immigration documents
• Immigration: Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ), study permit and, for most students, biometrics, with proof of funds for the first year

A French test is compulsory for international applicants, except French nationals and students from an accredited French lycée abroad. Accepted tests:

• Test Bright (reading and listening)
• TCF tout public (not TCF Québec or TCF Canada)
• DELF tout public B2 or DALF
• TEF (not TEF Express, TEF Québec or TEF Canada)

Depending on the result, a French upgrading course may be required or the application refused. An English placement test is held during welcome week in August.

• Pre-university DEC: 2 years
• Technical DEC: 3 years
• Double DEC (two pre-university programmes): 3 years
• AEC (short programmes for adults): 6 to 18 months

• Autumn 2027 intake: applications until 14 March 2027
• Winter 2028 intake: applications until 31 May 2027

Applications for winter 2027 are closed. Applications may close at any time without notice.

• Exemption from supplementary tuition fees for international students in a technical DEC programme
• Scholarship of CA$14,000 per year plus health insurance (RAMQ) for non-French international students in a technical DEC programme
• Exemption from supplementary fees for full-time students in priority programmes: Techniques de l’informatique, Techniques de génie mécanique, Techniques d’éducation à l’enfance and Soins infirmiers

Applications open in mid-February. French students pay the same fees as Quebec residents.

The college has student residences on campus. For more independence, it publishes listings of off-campus housing near the college, which can be filtered by size, flat-sharing, distance, rental period and price.

https://www.cegepdrummond.ca/international/