Cégep Gérald-Godin is a French-language public
college located in
Sainte-Geneviève Saint Genevieve or Sainte-Geneviève may refer to:
* Saint Genevieve (419/422–512), the patron of Paris
* Saint Geneviève de Loqueffret (10th century), a local saint from Loqueffret, Brittany
Buildings
* Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, a li ...
,
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada. It is the first and only French-language
public college on the
West Island
The West Island () is the unofficial name given to the cities, towns and boroughs at the western end of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. It is generally considered to consist of the Lakeshore municipalities of Dorval, Pointe-Cla ...
of Montreal.
It is located on
Gouin Boulevard overlooking the
Rivière des Prairies. Its building, designed in 1932 by
Lucien Parent
Lucien Parent (born ''Pierre Ovide Lucien Parent''; April 29, 1893 – May 27, 1956) was a prolific architect, designer, illustrator, and watercolorist. He and his wife Florence Courteau had a family of nine children. He was also a member of t ...
, was formerly a
novitiate
The novitiate, also called the noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Christian ''novice'' (or ''prospective'') monastic, apostolic, or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether ...
of the
Congregation of Holy Cross.
It is named after poet and
separatist
Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seeking greate ...
politician
Gérald Godin.
Programs
Pre-university programs
* Creative Arts
* Science
* Social Sciences
Career programs
* Business Administration
* Computer Science
* Computerized systems
* Pharmaceutical production
External links
Official website
References
Educational institutions established in 1999
Universities and colleges in Montreal
Colleges in Quebec
Gerald-Godin
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève
1999 establishments in Quebec
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