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The Cégep de Shawinigan is a cégep (college) in Shawinigan, Quebec (Canada), with a second study centre, the CEC La Tuque. It offers two-year pre-university programmes, three-year technical programmes and the Cheminement Tremplin DEC transition pathway, as well as continuing education.

• Pre-university: Sciences de la nature; Sciences humaines (business management, psychosocial and current affairs profiles); Arts, lettres et communication
• Health: Technologie d’analyses biomédicales, Soins infirmiers, Soins préhospitaliers d’urgence
• Laboratory and engineering technologies: biotechnology, analytical chemistry, mechanical engineering design
• Education and social work: early childhood and special education
• Business administration, computer programming and graphic design

International students apply through the Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM). Applicants whose first language or language of study is not French must pass a recognised French test at level C1. The college’s team includes regulated immigration consultants for international students, and staff welcome students at the airport for the autumn session. French nationals are exempt from the tuition fees charged to international students. Students can rent one of about sixty furnished rooms in a partner residence 1.5 km from the campus.

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2263, avenue du Collège, Shawinigan, Canada, G9N 6V8

Programmes lead to the DEC (diplôme d’études collégiales).

• Pre-university (2 years): Sciences de la nature; Sciences humaines with Gestion des affaires, Perspective psychosociale or Enjeux et actualités profiles; Arts, lettres et communication (Multidisciplinaire)
• Technical (3 years): Technologie d’analyses biomédicales, Soins infirmiers, Soins préhospitaliers d’urgence, Techniques de laboratoire (Biotechnologies, Chimie analytique), Techniques de génie mécanique, Techniques d’éducation à l’enfance, Techniques d’éducation spécialisée, Techniques d’administration et de gestion, Techniques de l’informatique, Graphisme
• Cheminement Tremplin DEC (transition pathway, under 2 years)
• Continuing education: Attestations d’études collégiales (AÉC)

• Apply online through SRAM (Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain), selecting the Cégep de Shawinigan; the application fee is CA$85
• Attach transcripts and diplomas; SRAM prepares a comparative evaluation of studies
• Attach the results of a recognised French test
• After admission: Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) and then a Canadian study permit
• Applications take 3 to 8 weeks to process, so applying early is advised

A recognised French test at level C1 (overall and in the compulsory reading and listening components) is required from applicants whose first language or language of instruction is not French, or whose country of citizenship or birth is not France or Canada. The college validates test results. Its continuing education service offers a written French course to prepare for higher education.

Students of French nationality who do not live in another Canadian province when they apply are exempt from the tuition fees charged to international students, but pay the registration fees each semester. Students of other nationalities may qualify for other exemption programmes listed on the admission page.

Through a partnership with the college, Résidences étudiantes Shawinigan offers about sixty furnished student rooms 1.5 km from the campus, with Wi-Fi, free laundry, a shared equipped kitchen, study rooms and on-site security; some units have private bathrooms. The college also publishes a list of private housing near the campus and helps international students with their housing search before arrival.

https://www.cegepshawinigan.ca/international/demarches-dadmission/