Public Colleges
A CEGEP, acronym for the French term Collège d’enseignement general et professionnel, is a public institution that offers two-year pre-university training programs and three-year technical programs leading to a Diploma of College Studies (DCS, also known as DEC in French). These institutions also offer shorter technical training programs leading to an Attestation of College Studies (ACS, also known as AEC in French).