Champlain Regional College
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Champlain Regional College was founded in 1971 and named in honour of Samuel de Champlain
, the first governor of New France
. The College offers post-secondary pre-university (Collegiate
), technical and training programs to communities in three distinct regions of Quebec.
The college was named after Samuel de Champlain
. The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, with the creation of Quebec's CEGEP
s and the collegiate system.
, Canada
, the College is a public English-language educational institution which is composed of administrative offices in Sherbrooke and three campuses: Champlain College Lennoxville
in the Lennoxville
borough of Sherbrooke, Champlain College Saint-Lambert
in Saint-Lambert
on Montreal
's South Shore, and Champlain College St. Lawrence
in the Quebec City
area.
s:
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....
, the first governor of New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
. The College offers post-secondary pre-university (Collegiate
College education in Quebec
College education, College, in the Canadian province of Quebec is the post-secondary level immediately after high-school but required for university admissions...
), technical and training programs to communities in three distinct regions of Quebec.
History
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....
. The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, with the creation of Quebec's CEGEP
Cégep
CEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...
s and the collegiate system.
Campus
Located in QuebecQuebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the College is a public English-language educational institution which is composed of administrative offices in Sherbrooke and three campuses: Champlain College Lennoxville
Champlain College Lennoxville
Champlain College Lennoxville is the Champlain Regional College campus serving the Eastern Townships . The campus is located in the borough of Lennoxville, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada...
in the Lennoxville
Lennoxville, Quebec
Lennoxville is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately five kilometers south of downtown Sherbrooke....
borough of Sherbrooke, Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Champlain College Saint-Lambert is the Champlain Regional College campus serving the Greater Montreal Area. The campus is located in the city of Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada on Montreal's south shore...
in Saint-Lambert
Saint-Lambert, Quebec
Saint-Lambert is a Canadian city in the province of Quebec located opposite Montreal on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Saint-Lambert was named for either the early French Canadian hunter Lambert Closse or for Roman Catholic Bishop Lambert of Maastricht...
on Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
's South Shore, and Champlain College St. Lawrence
Champlain College St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence College is a campus belonging to Champlain Regional College. The campus is located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and is the only English-language Cégep to serve the region.-History:...
in the Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
area.
See also
English-language CollegeCollege
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
s:
- Champlain
- Champlain College LennoxvilleChamplain College LennoxvilleChamplain College Lennoxville is the Champlain Regional College campus serving the Eastern Townships . The campus is located in the borough of Lennoxville, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada...
- Champlain College Saint-LambertChamplain College Saint-LambertChamplain College Saint-Lambert is the Champlain Regional College campus serving the Greater Montreal Area. The campus is located in the city of Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada on Montreal's south shore...
- Champlain College St. LawrenceChamplain College St. LawrenceSt. Lawrence College is a campus belonging to Champlain Regional College. The campus is located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and is the only English-language Cégep to serve the region.-History:...
- Champlain College Lennoxville
- Dawson CollegeDawson CollegeDawson College was the first English CEGEP and is located in Westmount, just west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dawson College is located near the heart of downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on 4.85 hectares of green space...
- HeritageHeritage College (Gatineau)Heritage College is a CEGEP located in the City of Gatineau. It is the only English-language college in western Quebec.-History:What began as an offshoot of the much larger Collège de l'Outaouais, with an initial enrollment of 7 students, evolved into an official campus and eventually a college...
- John Abbott CollegeJohn Abbott CollegeJohn Abbott College is an English-language general and professional educational college located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada, near the western tip of the Island of Montreal. The enabling legislation is the General and Vocational Colleges Act -History:The college was accredited in...
- Marianopolis CollegeMarianopolis CollegeMarianopolis College is a private, subsidized CEGEP in Montreal nestled against the side of Mount Royal in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. It is one of the smallest anglophone colleges, with a student body of fewer than 2,000...
- Vanier CollegeVanier CollegeVanier College is an English-language public college located in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public college of Quebec's public college system...
- List of colleges in Quebec
- Higher education in QuebecHigher education in QuebecHigher education in Quebec differs from the education system of other provinces in Canada. Instead of entering university or college directly from high school, students in Quebec leave secondary school after Grade 11 , and enter post-secondary studies at the collegiate level, either in CEGEPs...