Motto | Artisan d'avenir |
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Motto in English
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Craftsman of the future |
Type | Public CEGEP |
Established | 1967 |
Affiliation | non-denominational |
Students | 2500 |
Undergraduates | pre-university students; technical |
Location | 425, boulevard du Collège C.P. 1500 Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada J9X 5E5 |
Campus | 3 Urban/Suburban, campuses in Rouyn-Noranda, Amos and Val-d'Or, Ville-Marie and La Sarre |
Sports teams | Gaillards & Astrelles |
Colours | White & blue |
Affiliations | ACCC, CCAA, QSSF |
Website | www.cegepat.qc.ca/ |
Coordinates: 48°13′39.51″N 79°0′28.94″W / 48.2276417°N 79.0080389°W
Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a public college-level institute of education (CEGEP) with its main campus located in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. The CEGEP has two additional campuses, in Amos and Val-d'Or. It was founded in 1967, and 2,500 students are currently enrolled. Programs are offered in mining and forestry, as well as social, technical, industrial and communications professions.
The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Quebec system of CEGEPs was created.
The Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue offers: pre-university and technical programs; continuing education and services to business. Situated in a region of resource development, the Cégep trains mining and forestry technicians; social workers, new economy, communications and technology, sophisticated industrial equipment. The Province of Quebec awards a Diploma of Collegial Studies for two types of programs: two years of pre-university studies or three years of vocational (technical) studies.