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COLLEGE GENERAL PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- general and vocational college
1, record 1, English, general%20and%20vocational%20college
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CEGEP 2, record 1, English, CEGEP
correct, Quebec
- C.E.G.E.P. 3, record 1, English, C%2EE%2EG%2EE%2EP%2E
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- college of general and vocational education 4, record 1, English, college%20of%20general%20and%20vocational%20education
correct, Quebec
- college of general and professional instruction 5, record 1, English, college%20of%20general%20and%20professional%20instruction
correct, Quebec
- college of general and professional teaching 6, record 1, English, college%20of%20general%20and%20professional%20teaching
correct, Quebec
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A two or three year postsecondary institution providing both preuniversity and vocational courses; normally follows the fifth year of secondary education ... 7, record 1, English, - general%20and%20vocational%20college
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cégep
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9gep
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- collège d'enseignement général et professionnel 2, record 1, French, coll%C3%A8ge%20d%27enseignement%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20et%20professionnel
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
- CEGEP 3, record 1, French, CEGEP
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
- C.E.G.E.P. 4, record 1, French, C%2EE%2EG%2EE%2EP%2E
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
- CEGEP 3, record 1, French, CEGEP
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement postsecondaire qui dispense un enseignement soit pré-universitaire, soit technique, en deux ou trois années. 5, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9gep
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'enseignement du CÉGEP suit normalement la cinquième année de l'enseignement secondaire. 5, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9gep
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le substantif «cégep» prend l'accent aigu sur le premier «e», ainsi que la marque du pluriel lorsque le contexte l'exige (exemple : un cégep, des cégeps). 6, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9gep
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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