Collège de l'Île is a public French-language postsecondary institution in Prince Edward Island that trains employees for current and future employers.
Collège de l'Île is a French-language postsecondary institution that trains employees for today's and tomorrow's employers. The college is publicly funded and holds the official status of French-language community college in Prince Edward Island. Its administration is located in Wellington, and its Charlottetown campus is at 111 rue Grafton.
The college has used the name Collège de l'Île since June 23, 2008, when the Government of Prince Edward Island granted it the official title of French-language community college. Before 2008 it was known as La Société éducative de l'Î.-P.-É., which was incorporated legally in 1993 and created by the Société Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin. The Centre de formation aux adultes de Wellington opened in October 1994, and a third centre was established in Deblois at the Centre acadien de Prince-Ouest in 2007. In 2008 the college signed a collaboration agreement with the provincial Ministry of Innovation and Higher Education.
Course and program content is developed according to the needs of the workplace. Students apply their skills through practical work and business internships. The college reports 7 open programs and a 98% success rate.
Admission routes include entry for students who completed secondary education in French or an equivalent, and for students who completed secondary education in another language. Selection applies when applications exceed available seats, and conditional admission is also offered. A two-phase selection process is conducted via BorderPass.