bus iness / he alth ▁school ▁or ▁community ▁college . ▁These ▁are ▁post - second ary ▁institutions ▁grant ing ▁certific ates , ▁diplom as , ▁associate ' s ▁degree , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees . ▁In ▁Quebec , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁s eld om ▁used ; ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁ac ron ym ▁for ▁public ▁colleg es , ▁CE GE P ▁( Coll ège ▁d ' ense ign ement ▁général ▁et ▁profession nel , ▁" col lege ▁of ▁general ▁and ▁professional ▁education ") ▁is ▁more ▁commonly ▁used . ▁CE GE P ▁is ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁level ▁institutions ▁in ▁Quebec , ▁that ▁a ▁student ▁typically ▁en rol s ▁in ▁if ▁they ▁wish ▁to ▁continue ▁onto ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁Quebec ▁education ▁system ., ▁or ▁to ▁learn ▁a ▁trade . ▁In ▁Ontario ▁and ▁Al berta , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁institutions ▁which ▁are ▁designated ▁university ▁colleg es , ▁as ▁they ▁only ▁grant ▁under grad uate ▁degrees . ▁This ▁is ▁to ▁differenti ate ▁between ▁univers ities , ▁which ▁have ▁both ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁programs ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁do ▁not . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁distinction ▁between ▁" col lege " ▁and ▁" univers ity ". ▁In ▁conversation , ▁one ▁specifically ▁would ▁say ▁either ▁" they ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁university " ▁( i . e ., ▁studying ▁for ▁a ▁three - ▁or ▁four - year ▁degree ▁at ▁a ▁university ) ▁or ▁" they ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁college " ▁( i . e ., ▁studying ▁at ▁a ▁technical