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Program 280.A0

DCS—Aircraft Piloting
Techniques

Air Richelieu College programs DCS – Aircraft Piloting

Obtaining a Diploma of College Studies (DCS) means:

Completing the most comprehensive and rigorous training possible, combining hours of specific flight training and hours of general training, and developing all the professional skills required by the largest airlines.

This diploma, issued by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur, meets the highest standards of the aeronautics market. It allows future graduates to get their Airline Transport Pilot Licence (frozen ATPL) issued by Transport Canada.

Want to become an airline transport pilot and obtain a Diploma of College Studies when you graduate? Collège Air Richelieu’s DCS program can make your dream come true!

 

Other information:
  • Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Licence (integrated ATPL)
  • (Program available in French only)

Licences and ratings

  • Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
  • Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)
  • Instrument Rating (IR)/Multi-Engine Rating (ME)
  • Multi-Crew Coordination (MCC)
  • Airline Transport Pilot Licence (SARON and SAMRA) (FROZEN ATPL)

Canadian students who are accepted into this program may be eligible for funding, provided they meet the criteria.

Knowledge & skills

Upon completing their training, graduates will be able to act as first officer on commercial aircraft or as pilot-in-command on aircraft weighing less than 12,500 pounds.

They will be able to work for different types of airlines, to transport people or cargo in Quebec, in Canada or in other countries.

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Admission requirements
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To be eligible for the program, students must meet the general conditions of admission set out in the College Education Regulations and, if applicable, the following specific conditions:

Have successfully completed these high school courses:

  1. Sec. V TS or NS: Secondary V technical science or natural sciences and math option
  2. Sec. V physics: Secondary V physics
  3. Meet the medical requirements set out in the Canadian Aviation Regulations—Part IV, Standard 424.

Don’t have the prerequisites for the program, but still dream of becoming an airline transport pilot? Collège Air Richelieu’s ACS program can make your dream come true!

1 860 h
Technical courses

185 or 189 h
Flight

80 h
Simulator

660 h
General courses

Brochure

Consult our brochure for information on the admission requirements and enrolment procedure for our different college programs.

Are you an international student?

The Diploma of College Studies (DCS) issued by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur is the only diploma that can give you access to permanent residence through the PEQ (Quebec Experience Program).

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They tell us about their experience...

In September 2011, I studied at Collège Air Richelieu and went on to become an instructor. After working for two years at Propair in Rouyn-Noranda, I was hired by Jazz as a first officer on the CRJ based at Montréal’s Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport and later on the B767 for Air Canada. I am now a first officer on the 320 at Air Canada Rouge and I love my job. The high quality training I received at Collège Air Richelieu has meant I meet the expectations of my employers.
I left France in 2012 to undertake a full training course at Collège Air Richelieu. It was a fantastic experience! The quality of the training and the professionalism of the school’s staff have allowed me to pursue a rewarding career and to achieve the goals I had set for myself.
Arriving from France in 2015 to take an ACS course, I received high quality professional training within a framework of achieving high standards of learning. In 2017, after obtaining the licences, I naturally became a flight instructor at the college, which allowed me to prove myself and take my career further. After a few months and 1000 hours of flight time, I was hired as an airline pilot on a Dash-8 for a regional company.
I graduated from Collège Air Richelieu in 2016, including the Flight Instructor Rating. The school really helped me grow into who I am and I have very fond memories of it.
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Adelin Pujals
Pierre-Olivier Charrier
Sonny Coutantic
Nickolas Gallant
Why study at Collège Air Richelieu?

Since Collège Air Richelieu’s ACS and DCS programs include integrated ATPL training, Transport Canada’s SARON/SAMRA Airline Transport Pilot Licence exams are an integral part of our training. Therefore, unlike schools that only offer modular training, our students can begin working as a first officer as soon as they graduate.

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Programm EWA.1A

ACS
Airline Transport Pilot
College program
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Jazz Pathway

This pathway was set up with the collaboration of Jazz Aviation to give our most deserving instructors and students (in ATPL-integrated college programs) direct access to selection interviews. A pathway with Airmedic has also been established.
A. T. O.
Approved Training Organization

Building on its excellent reputation, Collège Air Richelieu signed an agreement with Transport Canada in 2020, certifying the college as an Approved Training Organization (ATO).