Editing CEGEP (section)

== History ==

=== Creation ===
{{See also|Parent Commission}}
CEGEPs network was created in 1967 under the responsibility of the first [[Minister of Education (Quebec)|Minister of Education]] [[Paul Gérin-Lajoie]], the Father of CEGEPs. The legislation was proposed following the [[Parent Commission|Parent Report]]'s recommendation criticising the difficult and discriminatory access to higher education and the under-schooling of [[French Canadians|French-Canadians]]. Before the reform, 2-3 more years were necessary for [[French Canadians|French-Canadians]] to attain university than for [[English Canadians|English-Canadians]]. Moreover, urban residents had far greater chance to receive post-secondary education than people living in rural area, at the time post-secondary education was divided into numerous parallel schools, such as nursing school, normal schools, classical colleges, etc.

CEGEPs were henceforth created in order to harmonise the education system in [[Quebec]]. One of the innovations of CEGEPs was the integration of professional and academic programs within the same institution, which was merged from existing schools, and which would be implemented throughout the province. This transitory phase between high school and university, or between high school and the job market, also improves access to university or the job market.

The first 12 CEGEPs opened in September 1967 are (in alphabetical order):<ref>{{Cite book|last=ACCQ Association des cadres des collèges du Québec|title=Le réseau des cégep: trajectoires de réussites|publisher=Presses de l'Université Laval|year=2017|location=Quebec|pages=3}}</ref>

# [[Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue|CEGEP of Abitibi-Témiscamingue]]
# [[Collège Ahuntsic|Ahuntsic College]]
# [[Cégep de Chicoutimi|CEGEP of Chicoutimi]]
# [[Cégep Édouard-Montpetit|Édouard-Monpetit College]]
# [[Cégep de Jonquière|CEGEP of Jonquière]]
# [[Cégep Limoilou|CEGEP Limoilou]]
# [[Collège Lionel-Groulx|Lionel-Groulx College]]
# [[Collège de Maisonneuve|Maisonneuve College]]
# [[Cégep de l'Outaouais|CEGEP of Outaouais]]
# [[Cégep de Rimouski|CEGEP of Rimouski]]
# [[Cégep de Sainte-Foy|CEGEP of Sainte-Foy]]
# [[Collège de Valleyfield|Valleyfield College]]

=== Robillard Reform ===
In 1993, the Robillard Reform launched a revision or programmes of study defined by the Ministry of Education.{{cn|date=June 2021}} These programmes were reevaluated according to the expectations of the industry. A committee evaluating college teachers was created.