A public French-language and bilingual college in Gaspé, Quebec, offering pre-university and technical programs across three campuses and a national fisheries school.
The Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles is located at 96, rue Jacques-Cartier in Gaspé, Quebec. The college's mission includes ensuring accessibility to higher education in its territory by offering diversified, quality college programs in French and English. Its values include respect, equity, collaboration, integrity and engagement. The college is situated in a natural environment of sea, beaches and open spaces.
The college was founded in Gaspé in 1968 and absorbed existing institutions, including the Séminaire de Gaspé and the École des infirmières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Gaspé. The Centre d'études collégiales des Îles-de-la-Madeleine was established in L'Étang-du-Nord in 1983, and the Centre d'études collégiales de Carleton-sur-Mer was set up in 1989. In 2007, the Centre spécialisé des pêches became the École des pêches et de l'aquaculture du Québec. In 2020, a permanent office was established in Dakar, Senegal, to facilitate international cooperation projects in Africa.
More than twenty pre-university, technical and professional programs are offered by the college. About 1,000 students from Quebec and elsewhere enroll each year. One of the college's mission statements is to support and carry out applied research and pedagogical research projects and offer technical help to businesses.
The college has three campuses in Gaspé, Carleton-sur-Mer and Îles-de-la-Madeleine, plus a national school, the École des pêches et de l'aquaculture du Québec, in Grande-Rivière. Each campus has a library, and electronic resources are available from campus or remotely. Student residence is available, and a virtual campus tour is offered.
The TechnoCentre éolien was established in Gaspé in 2000 and obtained status as a renewable energy technology transfer centre affiliated with the college. Merinov, an organization created by the college, the Quebec agriculture ministry and the Université du Québec à Rimouski, manages the college's fishing technology transfer centre in Grande-Rivière. The Centre d'initiation à la recherche et d'aide au développement durable (CIRADD) was created at the Carleton-sur-Mer campus in 2006.
Canadian students apply through the SRACQ, using the admission by rounds process. International students may apply through regular admission, post-BTS admission, a one-semester option, or the La Réunion pathway.