Cégep de Saint-Laurent is a public French-language

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located in the Saint-Laurent borough in

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, Canada. It is a few doors south of the English-language public college

Vanier College Vanier College ( French: ''Collège Vanier'') is an English-language public college located in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public college of Quebec's public coll ...

History

The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Quebec system of

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s 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

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(Division I & II), women's ice hockey, men's and women's

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, men's and women's soccer, and women's

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, men and woman's basket ball which compete in the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Collégial.

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