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A '''College Diploma''' in Quebec for pre-university studies and technical studies (officially titled: '''Diploma of College Studies''', often abbreviated '''DCS''', [[French language|French]]: ''Diplôme d'études collégiales'' or ''DEC'') is a [[Academic degree|degree]] issued by the [[Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Quebec)|Ministry of Education and Higher Education]] after a student has successfully completed an approved [[College education in Quebec|college]] education program. The [[Quebec education system]] is slightly different from the rest of North America. One aspect of its distinctness is that it is the only system that requires a college diploma before entering university.<!-- Under a normal education process one graduates from "high school" then must attend college before going to a university in Quebec, colleges also offer vocational training that lead directly to the workforce. - It is the only North American system to have four distinct education "levels", a middle school is still part of the "primary" level, whereas in the US/Canada College and University are synonomous/parallel. -->

The college diploma was established at the same time as the current college system. There are two types of college diplomas: a two-year pre-university diploma or a three-year vocational training diploma.<ref>((cite web|title=Ce que vous devez savoir|url=https://sram.qc.ca/diplome-etudes-collegiales|work=Diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC)|publisher=Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain|access-date=26 July 2012))</ref> A Diploma of College Studies is a [[university]] prerequisite for Quebec high school graduates, unless applying as a mature student.

A pre-university Diploma of College Studies is roughly equivalent in the rest of North America to a combination of grade twelve and the first year of an [[Associate's degree]], while a three-year vocational is often equivalent to an Associate's.<ref>((cite web|title=Equivalencies with US system|url=http://www.form.services.micc.gouv.qc.ca/epi/pdf/en/TC-ETATS_UNIS.pdf|access-date=24 July 2012))</ref>

The professional diploma equivalent to the DEC is the '''Diploma of Vocational Studies''' (DEP; diplôme d’études professionnelles), whereas the DEC is for non-trade studies.<ref>((Cite web |title=Programmes d'études professionnelles ((!)) Ministère de l'Éducation et Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur |url=http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/employeurs/programmes-detudes/programmes-detudes-professionnelles/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.education.gouv.qc.ca |language=fr))</ref> An [[Attestation of College Studies]] (AEC; Attestation d'études collégiales), is awarded following a short-term training program that does not include general education courses.<ref>((Cite web |title=Étudier au cégep |url=https://www.quebec.ca/education/cegep/etudier/a-propos |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.quebec.ca |language=fr))</ref><ref>((Cite web |title=Attestation of College Studies (AEC): a post-secondary diploma in one year : Article |url=https://www.arrondissement.com/eng/tout-get-document/u1032-attestation-college-studies-post-secondary-diploma-year |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=www.arrondissement.com))</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Education in Quebec]]
* [[High school diploma]]
* [[Associate's degree]]
* [[Bachelor's degree]]

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[[Category:Quebec CEGEP]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Canada]]
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