Nursing at Cégep Garneau in Québec City: the Soins infirmiers DEC (180.A0)
Cégep Garneau is a college in Québec City. Its official page for Soins infirmiers (program code 180.A0) describes a technical program that leads to a DEC, the Diploma of Collegial Studies. The page is in French; the points below are summarized from it.
What the school offers (nursing)
- Soins infirmiers 180.A0 (DEC). The college says students can follow the program over seven or eight sessions, and it also describes an accelerated option completed in 22 months. Check the page for who qualifies for each route.
- Learning setting. The page mentions a pavilion dedicated to nursing and a Centre d'immersion clinique where students practise in realistic settings with interactive mannequins, plus clinical placements in hospitals in the Québec City area. It also mentions optional intercultural or international placements.
- Continuing to a bachelor's degree. The college lists DEC-BAC options in nursing with Université Laval and with UQAR, including its Lévis campus.
Becoming licensed after graduating
In Québec, the right to practise as a nurse comes from the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ), not from the DEC alone. The college refers to the OIIQ professional exam for graduates. The OIIQ sets the current requirements, including any steps students must take during their studies, so confirm them on its website.
How to apply
The program page links its admission request to SRACQ (Service régional d'admission du Québec), the regional college admission service. SRACQ describes itself as responsible for program information, admission procedures and receiving applications for its member colleges. Start there, and verify prerequisites and dates on both the SRACQ listing and the college page.
How Fiabita's Study Lab can help students here
Garneau's clinical-immersion approach rewards students who arrive prepared for simulation and for hospital placements. Study Lab can help you rehearse assessment, medication and documentation questions from your own course notes, in French or English. It is independent of Cégep Garneau, holds none of its materials, and AI output can contain errors, so check it against your teachers' content.
Sources
- ↗ Cégep Garneau: Soins infirmiers (180.A0)
- ↗ SRACQ: 180.A0 Soins infirmiers
- ↗ Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ)
Last checked October 2026. Programs, dates and requirements change, so the official pages above are the authority.