3 years College Studies Diploma (DEC, diplôme d'études collégiales)
Espace VERRE offers a specialised (DEC) program in fine crafts, glass option in collaboration with the Institut des métiers d'art / Cégep du Vieux Montréal. All general courses are given at the CEGEP. Please note that this program is offered in French only.

Every day of the week, the students connect with the glass community in a school studio setting. Some of the qualities needed to succeed in this field are a fertile imagination, a distinctive personality, consistent work, constant research, curiosity, perseverance, dexterity and autonomy.

You can find more information about the program on the CEGEP Web site :http://www.cvm.qc.ca/. A maximum of 15 new students are accepted every year. Applications are sent via the SRAM web site (http://www.sram.qc.ca) before the deadline of March 1st.

Here is the list of specialised classes offered at Espace VERRE:

First semester

• Façonnage à la flamme (Flameworking) (Gérald Collard and Cédric Ginart)
• Verre à froid I (Cold glass I) (Michèle Lapointe and Donald Robertson)
• Verre soufflé I (Glassblowing I) (Christina Mayr)

Second semester

• Dessins aux instruments (Technical drawing) (Michel Vincent)
• Modelage et moulage (Modelling and mold making) (Michel Vincent)
• Thermoformage I (Kiln working I) (Catherine Labonté)
• Verre soufflé II (glassblowing II) (Christina Mayr)

Third semester

• Activités synthèse I (Activity synthesis I) (Jean-Simon Trottier)
• Coulage de verre en fusion(Sandcasting) (Gilles Payette)
• Thermoformage II (Kiln working II) (Donald Robertson)
• Verre à froid II (Cold glass II) (Detlef Gotzens, Michèle Lapointe and Donald Robertson)

Fourth semester

• Activités synthèse II (Activity synthesis II) (Donald Robertson)
• Peinture sur verre (Painting on glass) (Jean-Marie Giguère)
• Technologie du verre (Technology of glass) (Donald Robertson)
• Verre soufflé III (Glassblowing III) (Bruno Andrus)