Programs
Programs offered at each campus may vary, so be sure to check other campus offerings for the course you are most interested in.
Business, Accounting, Marketing Programs
- SECRETARIAL STUDIES – DEP 5857
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
As part of their daily tasks, secretaries independantly assume the administrative tasks necessary to support managers and professionals.
Secretarial tasks consist of:
- Assure the quality of documents
- Contribute to the office supplies
- Correct texts, do layouts, collate and distribute documents.
- Edit documents and designing presentations, spreadsheets, visual design of documents
- Enter texts and data into a computer
- Follow up on business correspondence
- Keep agendas up to date
- Organise meetings and events
- Perform accounting tasks (bookkeeping, bank deposits, follow up on supplier and client accounts)
- Perform document management
- Provide customer service
- Provide technical support on occasion for using equipment and integrating new employees
- Translate texts
- Update the information diffused on Internet sites and social media.
12-month program offered at the Longueuil and Sherbrooke campuses
TARGETED PROFESSIONS
- Administrative assistants
- Administrative officers
- Data entry clerks
- Executive assistants
- Personnel clerks
- Accounting – DEP 5731
DESCRIPTION
- Perform routine and periodic accounting tasks
- Perform accounting data processing with a computer and accounting software
- Produce payroll
- Produce analysis reports
- Use the functions of an electronic spreadsheet
- Monitor budgets
- File income tax returns
QUALIFICATIONS
- Enjoy performing precise and structured tasks
- Work thoroughly and conscientiously
- Enjoy working with numbers
- Be independent and enjoy working alone
- Organized and responsible
12-month program offered at the Longueuil and Sherbrooke campuses
15-month virtual training program
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
- Accounting Clerk
- Payroll Clerk
- Account verification Clerk
- Accounting Assistant
- Accounting Clerk
- Accounts payable and receivable Clerk
- Accounts payable Clerk
- Accounts receivable Clerk
- Bookkeeper
- Cheque control Clerk
- Finance Clerk
- Tax return Preparer
- Journal entry Clerk
- and more…
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
- Accounting firms
- Government Services
- Small and medium-sized enterprises
- Financial institutions
- etc.
- Double DEP Accounting and Secretarial Studies – DEP 5857 and DEP 5731
DESCRIPTION
- CCSQ Administrative Assistant Certification
- Combined programs for Accounting 5731 and Secretarial Studies 5857
- Performing tasks related to both areas
- Assume greater responsibilities within a company
- 17-month program instead of 24 months
QUALIFICATIONS
- Mastery of written English
- Working knowledge of French
- Good communication skills
- Enjoy working with the public
- Organized and responsible
- Autonomous
- Able to take initiative
- Enjoy performing precise and structured tasks
- Work thoroughly and conscientiously
- Enjoy working with numbers
- Be independent and enjoy working alone
- Organized and responsible
- Have good judgment
17-month program offered in class at the Longueuil and Sherbrooke campuses
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
- Administrative Assistant
- Executive Assistant
- Administrative Officer
- Personal Clerk
- Several other positions are available
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
- Private and public enterprises
- Municipalities
- Schools
- Government services
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- DEP Secretarial Studies + ASP Secretarial Studies-Medical
DESCRIPTION
- Combined programs for Secretarial Studies 5857 and Secretarial Studies-Medical 5727
- Performing tasks related to both specifications
- Assume greater responsibilities within an organization
QUALIFICATIONS
- Mastery of written English
- Working knowledge of French
- Good communication skills
- Enjoy working with the public
- Organized and responsible
- Autonomous
- Able to take initiative
22-month program offered in class at the Longueuil and Sherbrooke campuses
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
- Medical Secretary
- Receptionist
- Medical Transcriptionist
- Administrative medical Assistant
- Medical Stenographer
- Ward Secretary – Hospital
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
- Private and public enterprises
- Insurance companies
- Private and public clinics
- Hospitals
- CLSC
- CHSLD
- CIUSSS
- and more
ADMISSION CONDITIONS
- Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma (DES) or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary studies;
- Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, OR have been granted recognition for equivalent learning;
- Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test, or recognition of equivalent learning;
- Persons who passed the secondary level equivalency test (TENS).
Healthcare, Wellness, Pharma Programs
- Secretarial Studies – Medical – ASP 5727
DESCRIPTION
- Carry out operations related to user consultations
- Produce medical documents
- Perform activities related to the management of medical supplies
- Perform accounting operations related to medical procedures
- Perform general secretarial tasks
QUALIFICATIONS
- Mastery of written English
- Mastery of Medical Terminology
- Working knowledge of French
- Good communication skills
- Enjoy working with the public
- Have a sense of organization and responsibility
- Sensitivity to human problems
- Autonomous
- Able to take Initiative
5-month program offered in class at the Longueuil and Sherbrooke campuses
8-month Online Training Program
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
- Medical Secretary
- Receptionist
- Medical Transcriptionist
- Administrative medical Assistant
- Medical Stenographer
- Ward Secretary – Hospital
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
- Private and public clinics
- Hospitals
- CLSC
- CHSLD
- CIUSSS
ADMISSION CONDITIONS
- Successful completion of the DEP in Secretarial Studies
or
- Equivalent training
or
- 2 years of experience as secretary
Legal, Policing Programs
- Secretarial Studies – Legal – ASP 5726
DESCRIPTION
- Produce acts in ordinary civil proceedings
- Prepare a disputed file in family law
- Prepare a notebook and authorities
- Produce notarial deeds
- Produce documents related to non-contentious matters
- Prepare documents related to updating a business
QUALIFICATIONS
- Mastery of written English
- Mastery of legal terms
- Working knowledge of French
- Good communication skills
- Enjoy working with the public
- Organized and responsible
- Able to work under pressure
- Demonstrate a sense of professional ethics
5-month program offered on site at the Sherbrooke campus
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
- Legal secretary
- Administrative Assistant – Legal
- Commercial Law Secretary
- Corporate Law Secretary
- Family Law Legay Assistant
- Legal Assistant
- and more…
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
- Law firms
- Public notaries
- Municipal governments
- Federal and provincial governments
- Offices of trustees and bailiffs
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION
- Successful completion of the DEP
or
- Equivalent training
or
- 2 years of experience as secretary
Technology, Networking Programs
- COMPUTING SUPPORT – DEP 5729
DESCRIPTION
- Develop skills needed to perform tasks on stand-alone or networked computers
- Analyze the architecture and operation of computer systems
- Install the physical and logical elements of a computer workstation and manage access to the resources of a network
- Install the shareable resources of a network
- Restore a computer workstation
15-month program (1,800 hours) offered on site at the Sherbrooke campus only
POSITION AVAILABLE
- Computer Network Technician
- Data Center Operator
- Internet Website Technician
- Network Support Analyst
- Network Support Technician
- System Administrator
- Web Technician
- and more…
POTENTIAL EMPLOYER
- Private and public companies, municipalities or self-employment
Admission Conditions
- Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma (DES) or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary studies OR TENS;
- Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test, or recognition of equivalent learning and have earned the Secondary IV credits in language of instruction and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister.
Collège Du Compatabilité Et De Secrétariat Du Québec
L’École d’administration et de secrétariat de la Rive-Sud Inc. was founded in April 1972, located on Boulevard Curé-Poirier West in Longueuil. The college has existed for over 45 years, and thousands of graduates have entered the labour market to apply their new knowledge and skills.
The École de secrétariat Notre-Dame-des-Neiges was founded in January 1985 in Sherbrooke on Rue du Parc, which became Rue du Cégep a little later. Over the past 30 years, this recognized establishment in Sherbrooke has seen thousands of students graduate with vocational training in secretarial studies, medical and legal secretarial studies, and accounting.
In 1997, l’École d’administration et de secrétariat de la Rive-Sud Inc. embraced technological advances and transitioned from typewriters to computer technologies in all its classrooms. An innovator in the field, l’École d’administration et de secrétariat de la Rive-Sud Inc. was the first college in Greater Montreal where every student had access to a computer at all times.
In 2006, l’École d’administration et de secrétariat de la Rive-Sud inc. and l’École de secrétariat Notre-Dame-des-Neiges amalgamated and became the Collège de comptabilité et de secrétariat du Québec (CCSQ). Since this alliance, students have the option of studying at the Longueuil or Sherbrooke campuses. In 2012, the CCSQ Sherbrooke campus relocated to downtown Sherbrooke on Wellington Street.
The CCSQ is the leader in professional training for secretarial studies, accounting and computing support. It offers a dynamic, stimulating and warm learning environment that facilitates the development of all the skills needed to succeed in the workplace.
Always endeavouring to be at the cutting edge of technology to meet the demands of the workplace, the CCSQ prides itself on training new professionals capable of meeting the real needs of today’s businesses.
In the last few years, the CCSQ has offered its courses in a virtual setting, allowing students to study from home. Virtual training incorporates facets of on-site learning, such as interaction with teachers and classmates.
Regardless of the option chosen, our programs ensure that graduates acquire a competitive edge in the labour market.