CEGEP French: Cégep; also CÉGEP, Cegep or Cégep) is a publicly funded post-secondary education pre‑university, collegiate technical college exclusive to the province of Quebec's education system. A loanword from French, it originates from the French acronym for Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel, sometimes known in English as a "General and Vocational College", it is now considered a word in itself. [1][2]
Although all colleges in Quebec are colloquially referred to as CEGEPs, only public colleges are officially referred to by that name. Both public (CEGEPs) and private colleges have the same function in Quebec.[3] Although they may occasionally be compared to junior colleges or community colleges, CEGEPs differ in that a Diploma of College Studies[2] (or Diplôme d'études collégiales, DEC) is required for university admission in Quebec, unless a student enters as a mature student, which typically means a minimum age of 21, with other requirements. A student in Quebec typically cannot enter university with only a secondary diploma, unless the diploma was earned in another province or country. However, some private English schools in Quebec offer Grade 12 which do allow access to university without needing to earn a DEC.[4]
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- ↑ You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}.. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved on 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 General and Vocational Colleges Act. gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved on 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur. Système scolaire québécois. Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur. Retrieved on 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Why do some private schools offer Grade 12?