. . . . . . "Le dipl\u00F4me d'\u00E9tudes coll\u00E9giales (DEC) est un document officiel qu\u00E9b\u00E9cois d\u00E9cern\u00E9 par le ministre de l'\u00C9ducation ou le ministre de l'Enseignement sup\u00E9rieur (selon l'existence de ce dernier), sur recommandation d'un coll\u00E8ge d\u2019enseignement g\u00E9n\u00E9ral et professionnel autoris\u00E9, pour attester qu'un \u00E9l\u00E8ve a compl\u00E9t\u00E9 avec succ\u00E8s un programme d'\u00E9tudes coll\u00E9giales menant \u00E0 ce dipl\u00F4me. L'acc\u00E8s au cycle de l' enseignement coll\u00E9gial se fait normalement apr\u00E8s l'obtention d'un dipl\u00F4me d'\u00E9tudes secondaires, alors que l'\u00E9l\u00E8ve a typiquement 17 ou 18 ans."@fr . "3693"^^ . "Quebec Diploma of College Studies"@en . . . "A College Diploma in Quebec for pre-university studies and technical studies (officially titled: Diploma of College Studies, often abbreviated DCS, French: Dipl\u00F4me d'\u00E9tudes coll\u00E9giales or DEC) is a degree issued by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education after a student has successfully completed an approved college education program. The Quebec education system is slightly different from the rest of North America. One aspect of its distinctness is that it is the only system that requires a college diploma before entering university."@en . "Le dipl\u00F4me d'\u00E9tudes coll\u00E9giales (DEC) est un document officiel qu\u00E9b\u00E9cois d\u00E9cern\u00E9 par le ministre de l'\u00C9ducation ou le ministre de l'Enseignement sup\u00E9rieur (selon l'existence de ce dernier), sur recommandation d'un coll\u00E8ge d\u2019enseignement g\u00E9n\u00E9ral et professionnel autoris\u00E9, pour attester qu'un \u00E9l\u00E8ve a compl\u00E9t\u00E9 avec succ\u00E8s un programme d'\u00E9tudes coll\u00E9giales menant \u00E0 ce dipl\u00F4me. L'acc\u00E8s au cycle de l' enseignement coll\u00E9gial se fait normalement apr\u00E8s l'obtention d'un dipl\u00F4me d'\u00E9tudes secondaires, alors que l'\u00E9l\u00E8ve a typiquement 17 ou 18 ans."@fr . "1074431296"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Dipl\u00F4me d'\u00E9tudes coll\u00E9giales"@fr . . "6319106"^^ . . . "A College Diploma in Quebec for pre-university studies and technical studies (officially titled: Diploma of College Studies, often abbreviated DCS, French: Dipl\u00F4me d'\u00E9tudes coll\u00E9giales or DEC) is a degree issued by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education after a student has successfully completed an approved college education program. The Quebec education system is slightly different from the rest of North America. One aspect of its distinctness is that it is the only system that requires a college diploma before entering university. The college diploma was established at the same time as the current college system. There are two types of college diplomas: a two-year pre-university diploma or a three-year vocational training diploma. A Diploma of College Studies is a university prerequisite for Quebec high school graduates, unless applying as a mature student. A pre-university Diploma of College Studies is roughly equivalent in the rest of North America to a combination of grade twelve and the first year of an Associate's degree, while a three-year vocational is often equivalent to an Associate's. The professional diploma equivalent to the DEC is the Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP; dipl\u00F4me d\u2019\u00E9tudes professionnelles), whereas the DEC is for non-trade studies. An Attestation of College Studies (AEC; Attestation d'\u00E9tudes coll\u00E9giales), is awarded following a short-term training program that does not include general education courses."@en . . . . . .