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A CEGEP is a public educational institution in Quebec, Canada on the post-secondary level. CEGEP is an English acronym for the French Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel, meaning "College of General and Vocational Education."

While CEGEP refers technically to only public colleges, in common usage the term is sometimes applied also to private colleges offering some of the same programs.

Students in Quebec who follow a general studies program complete six years of primary school and five years of secondary school (one less than in other Canadian provinces, in total) before attending college. Colleges, including CEGEPs, then prepare students for university or to enter a technical profession.