Cégep de Saint-Laurent
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| Motto | Une institution qui a une âme |
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Motto in English | An institution with a soul |
| Type | CEGEP |
| Established | 1968 |
| Students | 5000[1] |
| Undergraduates | pre-university students; technical |
| Address | 45°30′44″N 73°40′20″W / 45.51222°N 73.67222°WCoordinates: 45°30′44″N 73°40′20″W / 45.51222°N 73.67222°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | French |
| Colours | Blue and Red |
| Nickname | Patriotes (Pats) |
| Affiliations | ACCC, CCAA, Fédération Québécoise du Sport Étudiant (FQSE) |
| Website | www |
Cégep de Saint-Laurent is a public French-language college located in the Saint-Laurent borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a few doors south of the English-language public college Vanier College.
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.
Programs[]
The college offers two types of programs: pre-university and technical. 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, applies to students who wish to be career-ready; however, many students choose to pursue a university degree. In addition, the Continuing Education Centre offers a wide variety of credit courses and programs with flexible scheduling.
Pre-university programs:
- Drama arts
- Visual arts
- Cinema and communication
- Dance
- Languages
- Letters
- Music
- Science
- Health science
- Pure and applied science
- Medical biology
- Social science
Usually, pre-university programs require four semesters (two years) to complete.
Double DEC programs:
- Science and visual arts
- Science and music
- Science and dance
- Science and letters
- Social science and visual arts
- Social science and dance
- Social science and music
- Social science and letters
- Music and letters
Usually, Double DEC programs, which are considered special pre-university programs, require six semesters (three years) to complete.
Technical/Career programs:
- Water sanitation technology
- Environment, health, and safety
- Nursing
- Wildlife management technology
- Community recreation technology
- Mechanical engineering technology
- Professional music and song technology
- Architecture technology
- Electronics technology
Usually, technical and career programs require six semesters (three years) to complete.
Partnerships[]
Vanier College, which instructs students with general and technical programs, is affiliated with the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), and Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA).
Athletics[]
The college participates in the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) and its athletic teams are known as les Patriotes du cégep de Saint-Laurent, often shortened to Pats. The school maintains intercollegiate teams in men's ice hockey (Division I & II), women's ice hockey, men's and women's flag football, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball, which compete in the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Collégial.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Cégep de Saint-Laurent". Cégeps du Québec. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ "Sports – Intercollégial". Cégep de Saint-Laurent (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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External links[]
- Cégep Saint-Laurent website (in French)
- Cégep Saint-Laurent professors union (in French) (Syndicat des professeurs du cégep de Saint-Laurent)
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