Cégep André-Laurendeau
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The Cégep André-Laurendeau is a CEGEP
Cégep
CEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...

 pre-university and technical college located at 1111 Lapierre Street in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 (LaSalle), Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
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History

The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Quebec system of CEGEPs was created. Cégep André-Laurendeau was named after André Laurendeau
André Laurendeau
Joseph-Edmond-André Laurendeau was a journalist, politician, co-chair of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and playwright in Quebec, Canada. He is usually referred to as André Laurendeau. He was active in Québécois life, in various spheres and capacities, for three decades...

, a novelist, playwright, essay writer, journalist and politician in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Programs

The Province of Quebec awards a Diploma of Collegial Studies
Diploma of Collegial Studies
The Diploma of College Studies is issued by the province of Quebec, Canada at the completion of post-secondary studies at the college level. The diploma is awarded for two types of programs: two years of pre-university studies or three years of vocational studies...

 for two types of programs: two years of pre-university studies or three years of vocational (technical) studies. The pre-university programs, which take two years to complete, cover the subject matters which roughly correspond to the additional year of high school given elsewhere in Canada in preparation for a chosen field in university. The technical programs, which take three-years to complete, apply to students who wish to pursue a skill trade.

The Cegep offers ten Technical formations:
  • Gestion de commerces (410.D0)
  • Soins infirmiers (180.A0)
  • Techniques de bureautique (412.A0)
  • Techniques de comptabilité et de gestion (410.B0)
  • Techniques de l'informatique (420.A0)
  • Techniques de la logistique du transport (410.A0)
  • Technologie de l'architecture (221.A0)
  • Technologie de l'électronique industrielle (243.06)
  • Technologie du génie civil (221.B0)
  • Technologie physique (244.A0) (Profil Nanotechnologie et photonique)

See also

  • CIT Roussillon Bus No. 200  (week day bus service to the south shore
    South Shore (Montreal)
    The South Shore is the general term for the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the Island of Montreal. The South Shore is located within the Quebec administrative region of Montérégie....

    )
  • Higher education in Quebec
    Higher education in Quebec
    Higher education in Quebec differs from the education system of other provinces in Canada. Instead of entering university or college directly from high school, students in Quebec leave secondary school after Grade 11 , and enter post-secondary studies at the collegiate level, either in CEGEPs...

  • List of colleges and universities named after people
  • List of colleges in Quebec

External links

Official site
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