Cégep à distance

Cégep à distance is a distance-education CEGEP that offers services which are complementary to those offered by the CEGEP network. It welcomes a diverse student body, many of whom come from the CEGEP network.

Cégep à distance
Former names
Centre collégial de formation à distance (CCFD)
TypePublic
Established1991
Parent institution
Collège de Rosemont
DirectorCarole Gaudin
Students17,000
Location
6300, 16e avenue
Montreal
,
Quebec
,
Canada
H1W 2S9
LanguageEnglish, French
Websitehttp://cegepadistance.ca

History

Cégep à distance was created in 1991 by the Collège de Rosemont which had been mandated by the Ministère de l'Éducation to develop a distance education CEGEP. Initially known as the Centre collégial de formation à distance, Cégep à distance adopted its new name in 2002.[1] In 2005, the ministry entrusted it with the mandate to develop distance education for the English-speaking community.

Mandate

The main function of Cégep à distance is to offer through distance education college-level studies programs that lead to a diploma of collegial studies (DCS/DEC) or to an attestation of collegial studies (ACS/AEC), both inside and outside Québec.[2]

As part of that mandate, Cégep à distance may also fulfils the following functions:

  • Design and produce distance-education materials.
  • Offer CEGEPs and other organizations services related to distance education and recognition of prior learning.
  • Conduct studies and research on distance education and develop experimental projects to integrate ICTs into its activities.
  • Promote partnership and dialogue with the CEGEPs.
  • Promote and develop distance education.
  • Develop courses and services in English.

Client groups

Cégep à distance accepts two types of clients:[2]

  1. Admitted students enrol directly at Cégep à distance. These are students who come to Cégep à distance to…
    • Take general education courses (common to all DCSs/DECs) or complementary courses to complete a DCS/DEC
    • Earn prerequisites needed to enter university
    • Earn a DCS/DEC or ACS/AEC to access the job market or make a career change
  2. Commandite students (visiting students) are enrolled in another CEGEP. Their CEGEP issues a commandite so they can enrol simultaneously at Cégep à distance, usually because one of their courses causes a scheduling conflict or because it is not offered in the current session at their home CEGEP. Cégep à distance works with the other CEGEPs to help their students in their educational pathway and allow them to graduate sooner.

A few facts and figures
  • 17,000 students per year, from 16 to 70 years old
  • Over 250 courses, including 19 in English
  • 27,000 courses taken each year

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References
  1. "Bulletin Clic – Le Cégep@distance, vous connaissez?". clic.ntic.org (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. "Cégep à distance – Cégep à distance". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. "Course Selection Guide – Cégep à distance". Retrieved 13 August 2015.

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