Collège Universel is a private collegial institution in Gatineau, Quebec, with campuses in Montreal and Sherbrooke.
Collège Universel is a private collegial educational institution authorized and subsidized by the Quebec Ministry of Higher Education. Its main campus is in Gatineau, at 228, boulevard Saint-Joseph, Gatineau (Québec) J8Y 3X4, and it also operates campuses in Montreal and Sherbrooke. The college describes itself as an inclusive and welcoming place of life and learning, characterized by diversity and focused on success.
The college offers preuniversity and technical DEC programs as well as AEC programs, in French and in English. Its teaching emphasizes a human approach and personalized teaching in a technologically advanced environment, with reduced groups for personalized support. Students learn through active pedagogy, working on concrete problems, and the college offers a combination of in-person and distance learning activities. At the start of their program, the college identifies students' acquired skills and challenges to provide adapted support. A sports pathway lets students combine studies with high-level sport such as hockey, basketball, or soccer.
The college lists connected classrooms, laboratories using high technology, and student residences among its facilities. Its campuses are located in Gatineau, Montreal, and Sherbrooke.
Admission routes include DEC and AEC admission, language proficiency requirements for international students in French-taught programs, and a dedicated international student admission process. For eligible DEC students, the bursary is 1432 $ per session, for a total of 5728 $ over the whole program, and applies for 4 sessions for preuniversity DEC programs and 6 sessions for technical DEC programs.