Nursing at John Abbott College: the English-language 180.A0 DEC and OIIQ exam
John Abbott College is an English-language public college on Montréal's West Island, in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. For students who want to train as nurses in Québec in English, it is one of the colleges that lists the nursing DEC.
What the school offers (nursing)
The college offers Nursing (180.A0) as a three-year career program, taught in English. It also lists a two-year intensive option offered every January, for students who already have the required general education, plus specific science, chemistry and math prerequisites (see the college's page for the exact list).
The program page describes clinical experience across a range of settings: rehabilitation and long-term care, acute medical and surgical units, perinatal and maternity services, paediatrics, psychiatry and gerontology, and ambulatory and palliative care, alongside classroom learning and nursing laboratory sessions.
Becoming licensed after graduating
John Abbott states that graduates receive a college diploma and are eligible to write the licensing examination administered by the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ), the Québec nursing regulator. The page also mentions French-language requirements set by the Office québécois de la langue française for practising in Québec. This is a Québec route: the NCLEX-RN is not what Québec graduates use to get an OIIQ permit. For current steps, check the OIIQ's student pages.
How to apply
John Abbott says applications are made through the SRAM, the regional admission service for Montréal-area colleges. The program page listed March 1 for the fall semester and November 1 for the winter semester at the time of checking; confirm current dates on the college and SRAM sites.
How Fiabita's Study Lab can help students here
Fiabita is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with John Abbott College. Study Lab is bilingual, which can help if you will be working with French-language terminology in your placements: upload your own notes or slides and generate quizzes and flashcards in English or French. AI-generated content can contain errors, so check it against your course material.
More to explore
Sources
- ↗ John Abbott College: Nursing (180.A0)
- ↗ Fédération des cégeps: DEC Soins infirmiers (in French)
- ↗ SRAM (in French)
Last checked October 2026. Programs, dates and requirements change: always confirm on the official pages.