CEGEP

CÉGEP (Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel - College of General and Vocational Education, pronounced say-jep [fr/en] or see-jip [en]) is a type of educational institution in Quebec.

Students in the university stream, finishing secondary school after Grade 11 (Secondary V, ages 16-17), attend CEGEP for two years; in consequence, Quebec universities offer bachelor's degree programs lasting three years instead of the usual four to students from Quebec. These students can choose from a variety of provincial government-established courses of study including both required courses and options.

Successful completion of a pre-university program at CEGEP results in the granting of a provincial government-issued diploma, the DEC (Diplôme d'études collégiales).

CEGEPs also offer vocational programs of two or three years.

CEGEPs themselves vary from large, publicly funded institutions serving thousands of students to small, expensive private ones.

Although a French language term, the CEGEP is also used by English-speaking Quebecers.

List of CEGEPs:

• CEGEP d'Alma , Alma
• CEGEP de Baie-Comeau , Baie-Comeau
• CEGEP André-Laurendeau, LaSalle
• Champlain Regional College
  • Saint Lambert Campus, Saint-Lambert, Longueuil
  • Saint Lawrence Campus, Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
  • Lennoxville Campus, 3^e arrondissement, Sherbrooke
• CEGEP de Drummondville , Drummondville
• CEGEP de la Gaspésie et des Îles , Gaspé
• Heritage College, Hull, Gatineau
• CEGEP de l'Outaouais , Hull, Gatineau
• CEGEP de Granby-Haute-Yamaska , Granby
• CEGEP de la Pocatière , La Pocatière
• CEGEP régional de Lanaudière
  • Joliette Campus, Joliette
  • L'Assomption Campus, L'Assomption
  • Terrebonne Campus, Terrebonne
• CEGEP Montmorency , Laval
• CEGEP de Lévis-Lauzon , Lévis
• CEGEP Édouard-Montpetit , Vieux-Longueuil, Longueuil
• CEGEP de Matane , Matane
• Collège Ahuntsic , Ahuntsic, Montreal
• CEGEP de Bois-de-Boulogne , Cartierville, Montreal
• Dawson College, Westmount, Montreal
• CEGEP Gérald-Godin , Sainte-Geneviève , Montreal
• Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal
• John Abbott College, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal
• Collège Laflèche , Trois-Rivières
• CEGEP de Maisonneuve, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montreal
• Marianopolis College, Westmount, Montreal
• CEGEP Marie-Victorin , Rivière-des-Prairies , Montreal
• CEGEP de Rosemont , Rosemont Montreal
• CEGEP de Saint-Laurent , Saint-Laurent Montreal
• Vanier College, Saint-Laurent, Montreal
• CEGEP du Vieux-Montréal , Vieux-Montréal, Montreal
• CEGEP François-Xavier-Garneau , La Cité, Quebec City
• CEGEP de Limoilou , Limoilou, Quebec City
• CEGEP de Sainte-Foy , Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
• CEGEP de Rimouski , Rimouski
• CEGEP de Rivière-du-Loup , Rivière-du-Loup
• CEGEP de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue , Rouyn-Noranda
• CEGEP de Chicoutimi , Chicoutimi, Saguenay
• CEGEP de Jonquière , Jonquière, Saguenay
• CEGEP de Saint-Félicien , Saint-Félicien
• CEGEP Beauce-Appalaches , Saint-Georges
• CEGEP de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
• CEGEP de Saint-Jérôme , Saint-Jérôme
• CEGEP de Saint-Hyacinthe , Saint-Hyacinthe
• CEGEP Lionel-Groulx , Sainte-Thérèse
• CEGEP de Valleyfield , Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
• CEGEP de Sept-Îles , Sept-Îles
• Collège Shawinigan , Shawinigan
• CEGEP de Sherbrooke , 2^e arrondissement, Sherbrooke
• CEGEP de Sorel-Tracy , Sorel
• CEGEP de la région de l'Amiante , Thetford Mines
• CEGEP de Trois-Rivières , Trois-Rivières
• CEGEP de Victoriaville , Victoriaville

See also: Quebec education system.