The Cégep de Sherbrooke, formerly known as the Collège de Sherbrooke (1968-2005), is a

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located in the city of

Sherbrooke, Quebec Sherbrooke ( , ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional count ...

, Canada. It was founded in 1968 during the aftermath of the

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, originally encompassing campuses in the towns of Sherbrooke,

Thetford Mines Thetford Mines (; Canada 2021 Census population 26,072) is a city in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality. The city is located in the Appalachian Mountains, 187 km east-northeast of Mo ...

and Granby. Initially occupying two campuses on each side of the city, the college was relocated entirely to its current location in 1975. In the following years, the school oversaw an expansion in its number of buildings (referred to internally as ''Pavillons'') on and outside of its campus, consisting today of 7 on-campus buildings, a location in

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which offers certain basic classes and the CRIFA (''Centre régional d’initiatives et de formation en agriculture''), a partnered establishment that specializes in

agricultural education Agricultural education is the systematic and organized teaching, instruction and training (theoretical as well as hands-on, real-world fieldwork-based) available to students, farmers or individuals interested in the science, business and technol ...

, located in the nearby town of

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. Today, approximately 6000 students attend the Cégep de Sherbrooke annually, making the Cégep de Sherbrooke the largest college in Quebec outside of

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. Students study in one of approximately 30 different programs in both

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and

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programs.

History

1968 - 1975

In 1968, the Collège de Sherbrooke was founded by ministerial decree and was initially placed in the west of Sherbrooke. The Collège de Sherbrooke was also responsible for the colleges in Granby and

, later separating from the administration in Sherbrooke: the

Cégep de Thetford Cégep de Thetford is a College of general and vocational education (CEGEP) in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 671 boulevard Frontenac Ouest. It was established in 1969. The Cégep de Thetford welcomes international students t ...

in 1969 and the Cégep de Granby in 1980. Due to an unprecedented influx of students, a total of 1730 in September 1968, the eastern campus was created the year after with the opening of the ''Pavillon'' 3, located in the former ''École normale du Sacré-Coeur''. It is the oldest continuous ''pavillon'' that is currently part of the Cégep de Sherbrooke, housing the

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facilities and affiliated programs. From 1969 to 1975, the college continued to be split between the east and west campuses, however, only the eastern campus saw continuous expansion. The ''Pavillon'' 4 was opened in 1970, housing the department of

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and

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. Furthermore, the administration of the Collège de Sherbrooke moved to the ''Pavillon'' 5 two years after. The construction of the ''Pavillon'' 1 and 2 began in 1973 and 1974 respectively. The latter replaced a Daughters of Charity residence, which had previously been rented and bought by the college. As for the ''Pavillon'' 2, it replaced the former ''Pavillon Notre-Dame-de-France'', known at the time as the ''Pavillon'' 6. Before its acquisition by the Collège de Sherbrooke in 1970, it was known as the Sherbrooke Hospital. It first became the center for the nursing program under the college's administration. While the college was separated between the two campuses, the ''Collège de Sherbrooke'' used a

shuttle bus A shuttle bus is a bus that travels a shorter route in comparison to most bus routes. Typically, shuttle buses travel in both directions between two points. Shuttle buses are designed to transport large groups of people who are all travelling ...

service to transport students and personnel from one campus to the other, costing 0.25$ CAD for a one-way journey. The name of the school team, "''Volontaires''" (Volunteers), dates from 1972, coming from a catchphrase of a football coach, Michel Bérard: "Are there any volunteers to give a little more effort?" (''Y a-t-il est volontaires pour en donner un peu plus?'') In 1975, the physical activity center (''CAP: Centre de l'activité physique'') was opened in the ''Pavillon'' 1, becoming at the time the largest of its kind in

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and the 3rd largest in Quebec. The current

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, the ''AÉCS (Association étudiante du Cégep de Sherbrooke)'' was created in 1975, organized by the school's

student council A student council (also known as a student union, associated student body or student parliament) is an administrative organization of students in different educational institutes ranging from elementary schools to universities and research or ...

. It was the first of its kind in Quebec, created in 1968. The students' council had previously taken part in two

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in 1968 and 1974. The western campus closed its doors in 1975 and the entirety of operations was moved to the eastern campus. The former ''Pavillon'' 1 and 2 were transferred to the ''École sécondaire du Jolliet'', now the École sécondaire du Triolet.

1976 - 2004

On 8 February 1977, a fire broke out in the basement of the student residences of the ''Collège de Sherbrooke'' which would cost a total of more than 100,000$ CAD in damages as well taking up to 15 days for the surrounding area to be cleaned. 3 years after winning a trophy for excellence in its 1975 season by the newspaper, ''La Tribune'', The college's hockey team would be disbanded in 1978 due to high costs and a diminishing interest among students. The team would be briefly revived in 1983, lasting for only 2 years. Similarly would happen to the football team, disappearing in 1980 due to the teams inability to train in their stadium, the

Amedée Roy Stadium Amedée Roy Stadium () is a baseball stadium in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. It serves as the home ballpark of an amateur baseball team, the Sherbrooke Expos, and has hosted baseball games during events such as the 2002 World Junior Baseball Champ ...

. The ''Collège de Granby'' separated from the ''Collège de Sherbrooke'' officially in 1980, eventually becoming itself the Cégep de Granby. The year after, the theater in the ''Pavillon'' 3 was renamed to the ''Salle Alfred-DesRochers'', named after Québécois poet,

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. Starting from the beginning of the 1980s, a rising resentment for the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

grew amongst Cégep students across Quebec. This was due to multiple factors: the implementation of the ''Projet de règlement des études collégiales (PREC)'' which aimed at adding

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mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

and

economy An economy is an area of the Production (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ...

courses to the

curriculum In education, a curriculum (; : curriculums or curricula ) is the totality of student experiences that occur in an educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view of the student's experi ...

of all programs, the raise of student loan interest rates by 10.5% as well as the freezing of

bursaries A bursary is a monetary award made by any educational institution or funding authority to individuals or groups. It is usually awarded to enable a student to attend school, university or college when they might not be able to, otherwise. Some awar ...

in 1982. Decisions made by the Cégep de Sherbrooke's administration such as the relocation of the school cafeteria, the increase in

tuition fees Tuition payments, usually known as tuition in American English and as tuition fees in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English, are fees charged by education institutions for instruction or other services. Besides public spen ...

and the refusal to fund the ''AÉCS'' had led to the student council to vote on a students' strike in 1984. Passing at a 84% support of the 3000 students present at the meeting, students occupied the campus from the day after the vote until 16 April, when the Ministry of Education promised a revision of the ''PREC''. The Foundation of the Cégep de Sherbrooke was founded in 1990 with the goal of giving student grants and funding student projects. Its first largescale campaign took place in 2003 with the ''Adhésion à l'Alliance Sport-Études'' program, aiming to aid student-athletes to conciliate their studies and their sports disciplines.

2005 - Today

In 2005, the Collège de Sherbrooke would officially be renamed the Cégep de Sherbrooke, accompanied by a rebranding of its logo and the official imagery of the school. A high number of new students in the autumn semester of 2008 would force the administration to open a new ''Pavillon'' temporarily, the ''Pavillon 9'', also colloquially called 'The Bunker'. It was built in the courtyard between the ''Pavillon'' 3, 2 and 6, constructed out of prefabricated modules. It would later be dismantled in 2012. In 2010, the ''Pavillon'' 10 was opened, located in a former church of the

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, dated to 1939. On February 29, 2012, the ''AÉCS'' would adopt, by popular vote, to go on strike indefinitely as part of the 2012 Quebec student protests.

Picketing Picketing is a form of protest in which people (called pickets or picketers) congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade others from going in (" crossing the pi ...

would take place every morning from then on for 9 weeks, after which the student council would vote on a return to classes, despite still refusing the final offers of the Liberal government. In 2018, the Cégep de Sherbrooke held a year-long celebration of its semicentennial (50th) anniversary, offering many different events, activities and expositions all throughout the year. Among other things, the school held art exhibitions, speeches, firsthand accounts, fundraisers, and sports events. Teachers and students celebrated through other symbolic ways, such as the "''50 ans 50 sommets''" (50 years 50 summits) initiative that invited students and teachers to take pictures of themselves atop mountain summits across the world.

Campus

File:Pavillon 1 CdS.png, Pavillon 1: The ''Centre de l'activité physique'' (CAP). File:Pavillon 2 CdS.jpg, Pavillon 2: Departments of physical,

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and

medicinal Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

sciences,

school library A school library (or a school media center) is a library within a school where students, and sometimes their parents and staff have access to borrow a variety of resources, often literary or digital. The goal of a school library or media cente ...

, and

student services ''Student Services'' () is a 2010 French television film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot. It had a theatrical release in Poland and Italy. It is based on the book '' Mes chères études'' by Laura D. Plot Laura is a college freshman who works in ...

. File:Pavillon 3 CdS.png, Pavillon 3: Departments of

and

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

, and the ''Salle Alfred-Desrochers''. File:Pavillon 4-CEGEP.jpg, Pavillon 4: Departments of

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, English and

visual arts The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics (art), ceramics, photography, video, image, filmmaking, design, crafts, and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual a ...

. File:Pavillon 3-École normale Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur.jpg, Pavillon 5: School administration. File:Pavillon 6 CdS.png, Pavillon 6: Student residences and the cafeteria. The campus of the Cégep de Sherbrooke is composed of the first 6 ''Pavillons'', connected by intertwining green space and parking lots. The ''Pavillon'' 10, while not on-campus, is located within walking distance to the rest of the campus.

Pavillon 1

Besides

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classes, the ''Pavillon'' 1 is mainly dedicated to the school's ''Centre de l'activité physique'' (CAP), consisting of 5 gymnasiums, a room for

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, a long

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, and a

fitness center A health club (also known as a fitness club, fitness center, health spa, weight room and commonly referred to as a gym) is a place that houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise. In recent years, the number of fitness an ...

. All of the services offered by the CAP, such as renting equipment or places, are accessible to the public with certain tariffs, whereas students have either reduced or no fees. The fitness center requires a subscription for students, employees or members of the public. The ''Pavillon'' 1 also contains classrooms for the school's dance program, the Cégep's school clinic and a

physiotherapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...

center.

Pavillon 2

The ''Pavillon'' 2 is by far the largest building in all of the Cégep, having 7 floors in total. Most classes in the building are held on floors 4, 5, and 6. The fourth floor is dedicated primarily for

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

and industrial maintenance classes. The fifth floor hosts

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

as well as

classes. The sixth floor is used for

biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

nursing Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alle ...

biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

and

veterinary Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both ...

classes. Besides classes, the ''Pavillon'' 2 has multiple

, such as

pedagogical Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

aid,

financial aid Student financial aid in the United States is funding that is available exclusively to students attending a post-secondary educational institution in the United States. This funding is used to assist in covering the many costs incurred in purs ...

psychotherapy Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of Psychology, psychological methods, particularly when based on regular Conversation, personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase hap ...

and professional orientation. On the second floor, the ''Guichet d’information et d’assistance'' (Information and assistance desk) is open for students to ask questions and seek information about the services offered in the Cégep. The entirety of the third floor of the ''Pavillon'' is dedicated to the

, known internally as the ''Centre des médias'' (Media centre). Students have access to multiple services, such as renting

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equipment, aid in

documentary research Documentary research is the use of outside sources, documents, to support the viewpoint or argument of an academic work. The process of documentary research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of kno ...

, assistance in

multimedia Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms, such as Text (literary theory), writing, Sound, audio, images, animations, or video, into a single presentation. T ...

production and

3D printing 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...

. Students can access a collection of around 2,000 physical copies of books and

periodicals Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...

, more than 100,000 audiovisual and printed documents, as well as a selected catalogue of exterior sources, such as Cairn.info, the Canadian Reference Centre,

Érudit Érudit () is a Quebec-based non-profit publishing platform. Founded in 1998, it is the largest provider of Canadian French and bilingual research publications in the humanities and social sciences, as well as select physical and natural science ...

, Encyclopaedia Universalis, different video distribution services, like the

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Télé-Québec The (; ), branded as () (formerly known as ), is a Canadian French-language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. It is a provincial Crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec. The network's main studios an ...

, and several online dictionaries, such as the

Petit Robert ''Le Petit Robert de la Langue Française'' (), known as just ''Petit Robert'', is a popular single-volume French dictionary first published by Paul Robert in 1967. It is an abridgement of his eight-volume ''Dictionnaire alphabétique et analo ...

or the Multidictionnaire.

Pavillon 3

The third floor of the ''Pavillon 3'' is where the

social science Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the ...

departments are located, consisting of

geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

as well as other related technical programs, such as

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social wo ...

early childhood education Early childhood education (ECE), also known as nursery education, is a branch of Education sciences, education theory that relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight. Traditionally, this is ...

. The departments of

and

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

are also located in the building, on the first and third floors respectively. The building also is the location of the ''Salle Alfred-DesRochers'', a

theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communi ...

of 460 seats that hosts occasional events as well as the student assemblies.

Other Pavillons

The ''Pavillon'' 4 contains all of the departments related to

language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

literary studies A genre of arts criticism, literary criticism or literary studies is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical analysis of literature's ...

and

art Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around ''works'' utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, tec ...

. These are the departments of English,

graphic design Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art that involves creating visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdisciplinary branch of ...

and other language classes. The ''Pavillon'' 5 is the administrative center of the Cégep and is only used class-wise for courses in administration. Besides such, it is the location of some student services:

psychosocial The psychosocial approach looks at individuals in the context of the combined influence that psychological factors and the surrounding social environment have on their physical and mental wellness and their ability to function. This approach is ...

aid, international services and a

sexual health Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a field of research, health care, and social activism that explores the health of an individual's reproductive system and sexual well-being during all stages of their life. Sexual and reproductive healt ...

clinic. It is also the location of the ''Fondation Cégep de Sherbrooke. The ''Pavillon'' 6 contains student residences from floors 4 to 14. There are only 13 floors in total however since there is no 13th floor. Besides dormitories, it also has the school cafeteria, a school store, the ''ArtiShow'', and the offices of the ''AÉCS''. The ''Pavillon'' 10 is used for classes in the police technical program, a required 3-year training before completing their studies at the École nationale de police du Québec in

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. The building is also used for the program of

paramedicine In the United States, paramedicine is the physician-directed practice of medicine, often viewed as the intersection of health care, public health, and public safety. While discussed for many years, the concept of paramedicine was first formally desc ...

Programs

Cégeps in Quebec are uniform in the fundamental structure of their programs. Pre-university programs take two years to complete at full-time, whereas technical programs take three. All programs in the Cégep must follow classes in five different domains as part of their curriculum. A student must, once during their collegial studies, follow four

classes, two English classes, three

classes, and three different

courses. The fifth obligatory class consists of two complimentary courses, chosen by the student from a list of a multitude of courses from different domains. It is generally prioritized for students to follow courses outside of their field of study, and examples of complimentary classes include: the history of Blues, Jazz and Rock;

contemporary dance Contemporary dance is a genre of Concert dance, dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly stron ...

; the study of beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages;

astronomy Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and their overall evolution. Objects of interest includ ...

; or

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

. Pre-university programs in the school include

natural sciences Natural science or empirical science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer ...

and

, among five others. There are additionally two other possibilities of pre-university programs that are available to students: ''Tremplin DEC'' and a dual major. The prior is a type of program that only follows the obligatory classes, requiring an eventual adherence to a specific program in order to obtain one's

diploma A diploma is a document awarded by an educational institution (such as a college or university) testifying the recipient has graduated by successfully completing their courses of studies. Historically, it has also referred to a charter or offi ...

. The dual major takes three years to finish, allowing the student to finish with two separate college diplomas. There are a total of 24 different technical programs offered by the Cégep, varying between many different fields of work. A few programs are given mostly outside of campus: agricultural management in the CRIFA, and

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms gove ...

and

in the ''Pavillon'' 10, however some general classes are given in one of the main buildings. All technical programs offer or require

internships An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used to practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and g ...

to be completed during parts of their sessions, partnering with many different businesses and organizations in and around Sherbrooke.

Partnerships

The College of General and Vocational Education is affiliated with the ACCC, and CCAA.

Athletics

The college participates in the

Canadian Colleges Athletic Association The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA, ) is the national governing body for organized sports at the college level in Canada. National championships CCAA members currently compete for national championships in the following sports: ...

External links

Cégep de Sherbrooke

References

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