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.
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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. In 2005, the ministry entrusted it with the mandate to develop distance education for the English-speaking community.
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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.
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:
- 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
- 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
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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