Heritage College (Gatineau)
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AUCC, CBIE | |
Dean | Terry Kharyati[1] |
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Address | 45°27′19.7418″N 75°45′55.1484″W / 45.455483833°N 75.765319000°W |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Gold & brown |
Nickname | Hurricanes |
Website | www |
Heritage College is a public English-language college located on Cité des Jeunes Boulevard in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language college in western Quebec.[citation needed]
History
What began as an offshoot of the much larger
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 corresponds to an additional year of high school and what is considered the first year of university elsewhere in Canada, in preparation for a chosen field in university. Students who complete pre-university programs typically complete undergraduate degrees in three years. The technical programs, which take three-years to complete, applies to students who wish to pursue a skill trade. In addition Continuing education and services to business are provided. Heritage offers the following programs leading to a DEC:
Career programs:
- Accounting and Management Technology
- Computer Science
- Early Childhood Care and Education
- Electronics Technology
- New Media and Publication Design
- Nursing
- Hospitality and Hotel Management
- Tourism
Pre-university programs:
- Commerce1
- Liberal Arts
- Science
- Social Science
- Visual Arts
1Although Commerce is listed as a separate program, it is technically a profile of Social Science and thus, Graduates of Commerce receive a DEC in Social Science, not Commerce.
Heritage also offers several continuing education courses, some of which lead to an AEC. Continuing Education offers various intensive day programs for adults such as Microsoft Network specialist and Bilingual Office System Administration.
Night courses also are offered.
Student life
The Heritage College Drama Club is the Bacchus Players.
S.Q.U.A.D. - Students Questing for Unity, Awareness and Diversity. Through activism, S.Q.U.A.D. is a club that wants to raise awareness for social, animal, environmental, human and political rights.
Admission
Applications are handled through
See also
- Higher education in Quebec
- List of colleges in Quebec
- List of universities in Quebec
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport
- Canadian government scientific research organizations
- Canadian university scientific research organizations
- Canadian industrial research and development organizations
Other English-language colleges in Quebec:
References
- ^ "Cégep Heritage College | General Inquiries". www.cegep-heritage.qc.ca. Retrieved 19 April 2019.