A private, subsidized English-language CEGEP in Montreal, known for its strong academic focus and high university acceptance rates, particularly in pre-university programs.
Address: 4873 Westmount Ave, H3Y 1X9 Westmount, Québec, Canada
Pre-university Science, Health Science, Liberal Arts
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Mix Public/Private
Partnerships:
Focus on pre-university education with very high rates of admission to competitive university programs.
Research:
Focus on rigorous academic preparation for university. Faculty are often engaged scholars.
Famous Alumnis:
Justin Trudeau (attended CEGEP level here before McGill), Louise Penny, Ziya Tong
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
300
Current students***:
2000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Excellent academic reputation, high university placement rates, small and focused learning environment.
Cons
Private institution with tuition fees (though subsidized), highly competitive admissions.
Best For
Academically driven English-speaking students seeking a rigorous pre-university CEGEP education with a strong track record of university placement.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Think of Champlain Regional College - St. Lawrence when chemistry, physics and mathematics is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 2,000 here.
- Where this institution leans on physics, life sciences and data analytics, John Abbott College does the same, and it is far larger, with about 6,500 students against roughly 2,000 here, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
- Cégep de Sainte-Foy is the closest domestic counterpart for physics, life sciences and data analytics; it covers engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 8,000 students against roughly 2,000 here.
- Cégep Heritage College offers a comparable education in life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning: it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers engineering as well.
- A good alternative in the same country is Vanier College, which likewise covers life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it covers industrial design and engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 7,000 students against roughly 2,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- University of Chicago brings a the United States setting to the same core fields, physics, mathematics and life sciences, and it covers statistics as well, and is far larger, with about 18,000 students against roughly 2,000 here.
- Shiv Nadar University, based in India, is built around chemistry, physics and life sciences much like this institution, and it also offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba programmes, and covers engineering as well.
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune offers an international parallel to this institution, with chemistry, physics and mathematics as common ground; it also offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers geotechnics and ecology and sustainability as well.
- Seen from abroad, University of Cambridge (the United Kingdom) is a close relative on subject matter, since chemistry, physics and mathematics are central to both, and it covers engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 24,500 students against roughly 2,000 here.
- Looking internationally, Brandeis University in the United States is where chemistry, physics and mathematics get a comparable treatment; it also offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba programmes, and covers finance and microbiology and genetics as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Learning Management System (LMS), Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Management
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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