Collège Montmorency


Collège Montmorency is a public college in Chomedey, Laval, Quebec, Canada, near the Montmorency Metro station. As of 2024, there were over 8,800 full-time students enrolled.
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History

In 1967, several institutions were merged and became public ones, when the Quebec system of public colleges was created. Despite Laval being the third largest city of Quebec with a population of nearly 400,000 inhabitants, Montmorency is its only college. It was founded on November 5, 1969 and named after François de Laval, Bishop of Quebec also known as Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval.

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 correspond to the additional year of high school given elsewhere in Canada in preparation for a chosen field in university plus a first year of university. 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.

Pre-university programs

Usually, pre-university programs require four semesters to complete. Students can then pursue further studies at university in a field related to their DEC.

Double diploma programs

  • Health science and World and society: the major challenges
  • Pure and applied science and World and society: the major challenges
  • Health science and visual arts
  • Pure and applied science and visual arts
  • Health science and dance
  • Pure and applied science and dance
  • Visual arts and Organization administration
  • Visual arts and Glance at the individual
  • Visual arts and World and society: the major challenges
  • Dance and Organization administration
  • Dance and Glance at the individual
  • Dance and World and society: the major challenges
Usually, double diploma programs require six semesters to complete.

Technical/Career programs

  • Biological programs
  • * Nursing
  • * Nutrition technology
  • * Physical rehabilitation technology
  • * Orthotic and orthopedic prosthesis technology
  • Agribusiness programs:
  • * Marketing landscape and ornamental horticulture technology
  • Physics programs:
  • * Architectural technology
  • * Civil engineering technology
  • * Building assessment and evaluation technology
  • * Electronics technology
  • * Industrial electronics technology
  • Human programs:
  • * Firefighting technology
  • * Children education technology
  • Administration programs:
  • * Administration and accounting technology
  • * Insurance and financial service council
  • * Business administration
  • * Desktop publishing and hypermedia
  • * Tourism technology
  • * Computer science technology
  • * Managing a food service establishment
  • Arts programs:
  • * Museology techniques
Usually, technical and career programs require six semesters to complete. Following the completion of their diploma, students can go on the job market or pursue further studies in university in a field related to their diploma.

Athletics

Montmorency's basketball team is among the best in all Canada. The men and women team won many medals in the national championship. In 2006, both teams won the gold medal in the national championship, the boys team winning after trailing by 19 points at the half against the home team of the tournament.

Drama

It is also known for its improvisation league, the MIM, founded in the seventies, from which emerged a number of largely known comedians and humorists such as Michel Courtemanche, Réal Bossé or Claude Legault.