Diploma: Database Administration

Upon the successful completion of the study program, these technicians will be able to:

• Write and implement data management policies, standards and business models.
• Perform research on data needs, data collection, data management policies, and access rules and data security and write the relevant checklists.
• Implement database administration software, create databases, structure databases, create files and store data in databases and files.
• Develop policies and procedures to access databases via networks or the Internet, as well as for their data backup & use in the event of accidental loss.
• Conduct research and advise other information systems professionals on the collection, availability, security and uses of data.
• Write scripts on procedures and triggers.
• Evaluate data base performance and database improvement.
• Lead and coordinate data transmissions teams for the development & implementation of policies with respect to standards and data models

International students are eligible for post graduate working visa.

*Financial assistance from the Government of Québec is available to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for this program, applicants must meet one of these conditions:

1. Hold a high school diploma or equivalent education recognized by the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles du Québec (M.I.C.C.)
2. Have interrupted their studies for at least two consecutive semesters or one school year
3. Have completed at least one year of postsecondary staggered over a period of one year or more
4. Be covered by an agreement between the College and an employer.

Note: Candidates with no training or experience in computer science will have to pass a selection test for the assessment of their knowledge.

Language Proficency

All applicants to an Attestation of Collegial Studies (AEC) program must have sufficient oral and written skills in the program instruction language. The College may require that a candidate, whose mother tongue is neither French nor English, to take a standardized language test or a test prepared on site. The minimum level of proficiency in French required to study in a French language programme is B2 according to the Niveaux du Conseil de l’Europe. To be admitted to an AEC program in English, the minimum score required at the International English Language Test System (IELTS) is 6.0. These results can be compared to other levels of standardized tests.