In 1967, several institutions were merged and became public ones, when the Quebec system of public colleges was created. Despite Laval being the third largest city of Quebec with a population of nearly 400,000 inhabitants, Montmorency is its only college. It was founded on November 5, 1969.
The college offers two types of programs: pre-university and technical. The pre-university programs, which take two years to complete, cover the subject matters which roughly correspond to the additional year of high school given elsewhere in Canada in preparation for a chosen field in university plus a first year of university. (Thus why undergraduates degrees in Quebec are three years rather than four, except for engineering) The technical programs, which take three-years to complete, applies to students who wish to pursue a skill trade. In addition Continuing education and services to business are provided.
Pre-university programs
Science
Health science
Pure and applied science
Social science
Organisation administration
World and society: the major challenges (optional mathematics)
Glance at the individual
Arts and letters
Communication
Cinema
Literature
Languages, culture, and traduction
Dance
Visual arts
Usually, pre-university programs require four semesters (two years) to complete. Students can then pursue further studies at university in a field related to their DEC.
Double diploma programs
Health science and World and society: the major challenges (optional mathematics)
Pure and applied science and World and society: the major challenges (optional mathematics)
Health science and visual arts
Pure and applied science and visual arts
Health science and dance
Pure and applied science and dance
Visual arts and Organization administration
Visual arts and Glance at the individual
Visual arts and World and society: the major challenges (optional mathematics)
Dance and Organization administration
Dance and Glance at the individual
Dance and World and society: the major challenges (optional mathematics)
Usually, double diploma programs require six semesters (three years) to complete.
Technical/Career programs
Biological programs
Nursing
Nutrition technology
Physical rehabilitation technology
Orthotic and orthopedic prosthesis technology
Agribusiness programs:
Marketing landscape and ornamental horticulture technology
Physics programs:
Architectural technology
Civil engineering technology
Building assessment and evaluation technology
Electronics technology
Industrial electronics technology
Human programs:
Firefighting technology
Children education technology
Administration programs:
Administration and accounting technology
Insurance and financial service council
Business administration
Desktop publishing and hypermedia
Tourism technology
Computer science technology
Managing a food service establishment
Arts programs:
Museology techniques
Usually, technical and career programs require six semesters (three years) to complete. Following the completion of their diploma, students can go on the job market or pursue further studies in university in a field related to their diploma.
Athletics
Montmorency's basketball team is among the best in all Canada. The men and women team won many medals in the national championship. In 2006, both teams won the gold medal in the national championship, the boys team winning after trailing by 19 points at the half against the home team of the tournament.
Drama
It is also known for its improvisation league, the MIM (Mouvement d'Improvisation de Montmorency - Montmorency Improvisation Movement), founded in the seventies, from which emerged a number of largely known (in Quebec) comedians and humorists such as Michel Courtemanche, Réal Bossé or Claude Legault.
