Motto | French: Verité, Devoir, Vaillance |
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Motto in English
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Truth, Duty, Valour |
Type | Military college |
Established | 1952 |
Chancellor | Hon. Harjit Sajjan, PC OMM MSM CD MP(ex-officio as Minister of National Defence) |
Principal | 18087 Commandant Colonel Gervais Charpentier (RMC 1992) |
Administrative staff
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20 |
Undergraduates | up to 200 |
Location |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada 45°17′49″N 73°15′09″W / 45.29694°N 73.25250°WCoordinates: 45°17′49″N 73°15′09″W / 45.29694°N 73.25250°W |
Campus | 80 acres (32 ha), waterfront, situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River, Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec) |
2 year program | 'A diploma not like the others' 'Un diploma pas comme les autres' |
Affiliations | AUCC, IAU, AUFC, COU, CIS, CVU, PPC, UArctic, MAISA, Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
Website | http://www.cmrsj-rmcsj.forces.gc.ca |
Established | 1965 |
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Location | Massey Building, Old Forge, on campus of Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec |
Curator | Eric Ruel |
Website | [4] (Official) |
The Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMCSJ), commonly referred to as RMC Saint-Jean (French: Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean), is a Canadian military academy located on the site of Fort Saint-Jean, originally built in 1666, which is now part of the town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, 40 km south of Montreal. It is the arm of the Canadian Military College system that primarily ensures the smooth transition of selected Cadets from Quebec high schools to university education by providing pre-university (Quebec's separate college-level) programs. The programs are harmonized with those at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). The four components of achievement are Academics, Leadership, Athletics and Bilingualism. RMC Saint Jean offers a low teacher-student ratio, a physical fitness programme, teaching, and leadership activities. The college has clubs, an intramural sports programme and recreational facilities.
Corresponding to the first two years of college studies in Quebec, preparatory year is a pre-university program of studies. Intended for students who have obtained their high-school certificates in Quebec or the equivalent elsewhere in Canada, the program prepares students to continue their studies at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario.
Military education for Canadian officers is focused on the four components unique to the military colleges: military training, physical fitness, bilingualism and academic excellence.
About 200 students per year receive training at RMC Saint-Jean in a two-year, general military, college diploma program:
The RMC Saint-Jean allows Quebecers who have already completed a year at certain colleges to switch into the first year at RMC Saint-Jean. RMC Saint-Jean offers courses in French to the French-speaking cadets and in English to the English-speaking cadets.