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Of the 17,500 students that frequent the educational institutions of the Rimouski-Neigette MRC, more than 15,000 study in Rimouski each year.

The Commission scolaire des Phares ("Lighthouse School Board") welcomes more than 850 people in the Vocational Training Sector in two institutions located in Rimouski and Mont-Joli.

There are some 43 programs offered, including: Bricklaying and Masonry, Building Design, Soldering (various), Mechanics (various), Industrial Design, Repairs (various).

The Rimouski Cégep (Cégep de Rimouski) offers 27 programmes, many of them technical: Forest Management, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Building Mechanics, Industrial Maintenance, Electronics, Informatics, and many more.

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The Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) offers more than 20 full time programmes such as Bachelor degrees in Engineering of Electromechanical Systems, Informatics, Management and Accounting Sciences.

They also have 47 certificates and short programmes (undergraduate - part time), including: Informatics, Management, Informatics Management, Financial and Commercial Services, Organizational System Information, and finally, 24 programmes at the Master and Doctorate levels, including: Engineering, MBA, Project Management, Regional Development, Maritime Resource Management, Oceanography, and Accounting.