A public college network in Quebec's Lanaudière region, operating three colleges and a head office in Repentigny.
The Cégep régional de Lanaudière was created in 1998 and comprises three colleges located in Joliette, L'Assomption and Terrebonne, plus a head office at 781, rue Notre-Dame in Repentigny, Quebec. The college's mission is to offer students a quality college-level education that allows full development of their skills to play their role as involved citizens open to the world. Its stated values include excellence, creativity, openness to diversity, sustainable development, innovation and collaboration.
On 3 April 1968, the Conseil des ministres de la Province de Québec created the Cégep Joliette – De Lanaudière by grouping four existing institutions. On 3 June 1998, the Quebec government adopted the letters patent creating the Cégep régional de Lanaudière and its three constituent colleges.
The college offers more than 40 study programs across its three colleges. The Cégep à Joliette offers 21 study programs in agri-food and environment, arts, engineering and technology, and science and health. The Cégep à L'Assomption offers 12 programs in areas including administration and management, arts and design, humanities and science and health. The Cégep à Terrebonne offers 8 programs in areas including administration and management, arts and design, engineering and technology, and science and health. The college also operates a clinic-school in visual orthoses for students in Optique et lunetterie.
The Joliette campus lists a library, outdoor auditorium, student housing, sports facilities, a swimming pool, cafeteria and student café, Centre culturel Desjardins, a farm school, an agri-food complex, a greenhouse complex, Calimarose and the CPE La Cabotine daycare. The college hosts the Centre d'innovation bioalimentaire, horticole et environnemental Bio.Enviro.In, which focuses on sustainable development and circular economy. The college has close to 6,000 students in regular college training and more than 800 in continuing education.