Event Planning and Management
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Overview
Turn your passion for creativity, organization, and teamwork into a career as an event planner with our ACS in Event Planning and Management. From weddings to conventions and fundraisers to festivals, unleash your potential to orchestrate unforgettable, one-of-a-kind celebrations.
This program is offered exclusively in French at LaSalle College Montréal. If you wish to enroll in the English program, please refer to the program available at LaSalle College Vancouver.
About the Program
With LaSalle College Montréal’s Event Planning and Management program (ACS), learn to coordinate diverse online and onsite events, handle logistics, budgets, and promotions.
Excel at managing corporate meetings, galas, festivals, weddings, fundraisers, and sports events. Manage workflows and adapt quickly to change. Apply industry best practices, focusing on details and coordinating resources.
Admissions Criteria
Exceptions to these admission criteria may be applied.
Every application is reviewed by the College.
To be eligible for acceptance into an ACS program, applicants are generally required to meet one of the following criteria:
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Have interrupted their full-time studies for at least two (2) consecutive semesters or one (1) full school year; or
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Have followed post-secondary studies for a period of at least one (1) year; or
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Have a Secondary School Diploma (DES) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS), and the program allows them to receive a technical training that is not available in a DCS program; or
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Have an equivalent education or an instruction deemed sufficient and meet the admission criteria set for college studies.
Academic Dates
LaSalle College has three annual start dates: fall, winter, and summer.
We accept applications at any time. Registration is open year-round.
Processing time:
- Canadian applicants: up to two weeks,
- International applicants: up to six months.
Submit your application as soon as possible to ensure a spot in your desired semester.
Note that applications are not processed until all required, validated documents and admission fees are received.
Start date | Language | Schedule | Location | |
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| Jan 8, 2026 | French | Full-time - Evening | Online | Apply now |
| May 11, 2026 | French | Full-time - Evening | Online | Apply now |
| Sep 3, 2026 | French | Full-time - Evening | Online | Apply now |
| Jan 7, 2027 | French | Full-time - Evening | Online | Apply now |
List of Courses
ACS programs are based on DCS program curricula, but do not have general education courses like French, English, or Philosophy.
Concentration Courses
- Introduction to Event Planning (60 h)
- Digital tools and Social Media for Event Planning (45 h)
- Project Management and Negotiation (60 h)
- Marketing and Communication I (45 h)
- Event Logistics I (60 h)
- Financial Planning and Resource Management for Events (60 h)
- Service Offers, Creativity and Project Presentations (60 h)
- Event Logistics II (60 h)
- Marketing and Communication II (60 h)
- Project I: Presenting an Event concept (60 h)
- Cultures, Etiquette and Protocols (45 h)
- Entering the Event Planning Field (90 h)
- Project II: Managing an Event (90 h)
- Post-Event Activities (45 h)
* The College reserves the right to substitute some courses.
Tuition & Aid
LaSalle College programs qualify for the Loans and Bursaries Programs offered by the ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur du Québec, and for several other types of loans and bursaries.
