TAV College

TAV College (French: Collège TAV) is a bilingual, private college located in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough of Montreal. It was founded in 1989 by Concordia University mathematics professor Abraham Boyarsky as an affiliate of Champlain College - (Saint-Lambert). TAV's annual enrollment gradually grew and as a result, in 2010, the College filed for independent status (accreditation) and became a private college, which is part of the CEGEP network of Quebec's higher education system. In 2013, the college expanded its campus with an approximately $7.3 million 42,000 square-foot building, which annexes the original building.[1]

TAV College
Former name
Torah and Vocational
Motto in English
Realize your full potential
TypePrivate
Established1989
Academic affiliation
McGill University
DeanElazar Meroz
DirectorAbraham Boyarsky
RegistrarPatrice Robitaille
Administrative staff
22
Students972 (Fall 2020)
Address
6333 Decarie Boulevard
,
Montreal
,
Quebec
,
Canada

45.4904°N 73.6432°W / 45.4904; -73.6432
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish, French
Websitewww.tav.ca

TAV is a bilingual institution that offers 10 AEC and 6 DEC programs. The mission statement of the college is "to help individuals realize their full potential, academically, and personally while conserving their cultural and ethnic values. Their long-term goal is to establish the college as a community resource center for lifelong learning.

The college will open a third campus building in the Fall of 2021, which will be located at 5995 Decarie Boulevard.

History

Overview
TAV College: exterior view of the "A" building (right), which annexes its original building (left). Construction was completed in 2013.

TAV was originally founded in 1989 as TAT (Torah and Technology School of Montreal) with the goal of providing the chassidic Montreal-Jewish community with secular education and training, which would lead students to more job opportunities.

It began as an affiliate of Champlain College (Saint-Lambert) and, in 2007 it began a new affiliation with Cégep Marie-Victorin. Near the end of 2010, the college applied for and was approved for independent status and became a private college recognized and accredited for subsidies Quebec Ministry of Education (Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur).

In 2013, the College built a modern, six storey, 42,000 square-foot building (commonly referred to as the “A” building), which annexes its original, four storey, campus building at 6333 Decarie Boulevard. The “A” building features four science laboratories, a private gym, two media labs, a private café, a mock-daycare laboratory as well as the administration offices.

The TAV College administration announced in 2018 that it will expand its campus with the construction of a third building, which will be known as the “C” building. The plans for this modern building place a heavy focus on accessibility and transterior design. The plans dedicate the lowest-level floor to a student lounge center while the other floors of the building will be dedicated to more classroom spaces, a rooftop garden lounge and exterior study zones. The new building will be located at 5995 Decarie Boulevard (approximately 150 meters from the main campus-building). Construction began in December 2019, however, due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the building is only set to open its door in the Fall of 2021.

A poster advertisement for the college, circa 1989. Photo source: Abraham Boyarsky.
A TAV College flyer advertisement from 1996. Photo source: Abraham Boyarsky.
Historical Timeline of TAV College (1989–Present)[2]
Year Name Milestone
1989 (TAT) Torah and Technology TAV was located at 6767 Côte-Des-Neiges street, suite #204, and was established as a school (in affiliation with Champlain College Saint-Lambert) to allow men of the chassidic Montreal-Jewish community to gain a secular education, which can lead them to jobs or higher education. At this time, TAV only offered two programs of study: religious studies and computer science (for men only).
1992 (TAT) Torah and Technology TAV became the first academic institution in the world to offer a seminary-computer program for Jewish women.[3]
1996 (TAV) Torah and Vocational TAV was located at 6445 Decarie Boulevard. It expanded its options for study programs and began offering six study options, of varying topics. In addition, it offered special courses for Jewish women and language courses for immigrants.
2010 (TAV) Technology and Vocational TAV relocated to a larger building at 6333 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec and applied for independent status. The college was granted independent status in 2010 and was allowed to operate as a private CEGEP in Montreal.
2013 (TAV) Technology and Vocational TAV more than doubled in size with the construction of a modern, six-storey building, which annexes its original building. After years of focusing on assisting the adult sector with achieving their academic goals, TAV shifted its focus to increasing its younger student population and enhancing its DEC programs. Between the years of 2013 and 2019, the college began to offer over fifteen new programs of study.
2019+ (TAV) Technology and Vocational TAV continues to expand with the construction of a third building located at 5995 Decarie Boulevard

Programs

TAV College offers two types of programs: pre-university and career/technical. Pre-university programs are unique to the Quebec higher education system and take two to three years to complete. The subject matter of these programs roughly corresponds to the additional year of high school, given elsewhere in Canada, as well as university-level introductory courses that prepare students for their chosen field in university. Technical programs vary in length from one to three years and allow graduates to immediately enter the workforce, or to be specialized in a specific field.

DCS (pre-university) programs

Quebec Diploma of College Studies

  • 081.06 Springboard to DCS
  • 200.B0 Health Science
  • 200.PR Pure and Applied Science
  • 322.A0 Early Childhood Education
  • 500.AJ Arts, Literature and Communication: Media Option
  • 300.A0 Social Science - General Profile
  • 351.A0 Special Care Counselling

ACS (career) programs

Quebec Attestation of College Studies

  • JEE.0K Early Childhood Education
  • JNC.1N Special Education
  • JNC.1T Inclusive Intervention in Early Childhood Education
  • LCA.D2 Digital Marketing
  • LCA.EU Office Systems and Accounting (Payroll)
  • LEA.6P Computer Network, Architecture and Management
  • LCA.7C International Trade
  • EEC.28 Computer Assisted Building Design Techniques
  • LCA.FT Project Management
  • JYC.08 Personal Training

Student life

In 2018, TAV developed extracurricular activities as a way for students to have a more enjoyable experience throughout their studies, as well as an option to independently immerse themselves in non-assigned social settings.

TAV College Students' Association logo, 2020.

TAV College Students' Association

The TAV College Students' Association (abbreviated: "TCSA," French: "AECT") is a team of TAV College student representatives ("the executive cabinet") that represent the TAV College student body and advocate for change based on the needs and demands of their members. The TCSA is responsible for managing all student life affairs, which includes: student clubs, events, special projects, competitions and awards.

Student clubs

As of Fall 2019, the TCSA reported on their website that there were four active student clubs at the college: robotic-engineering, journalism, chess, art, and music.

The TAV Times

The TAV Times is the college's official news source, which is published both online and in print. Established in the fall of 2018, the TAV Times is produced by a staff of TAV College students who write, edit and design content for the publication, which is then published and distributed twice per semester—four times per year.

Competitions and awards

The TCSA hosts various competitions throughout the year, which allows students to win prizes and awards. In previous years the college has hosted a foosball competition, a ping-pong competition, a chess competition, Instagram photo contests and event ticket raffles.

Art

The College commissioned two art murals for their main entrance lobby in 2019. 27 Ways to Say Welcome is a 12 x 4' vinyl mural commissioned by the college to demonstrate its pride in the multiculturalism of its student body. The mural was designed and illustrated by Justin Hand-Gregory (a former student) and repeats the word "welcome" in twenty-seven different languages. My Diverse Education, My Diverse City is a 15 x 10' vinyl mural designed and illustrated by Montreal artist Max Douglas (a.k.a. Salgood Sam). The mural depicts various Montreal landmarks, Montreal universities, as well as people of different ethnicities and all of these element surround an illustration of the TAV College building, which overlooks Decarie Boulevard.

Notable staff
  • Dr. Abraham Boyarsky, PhD (Director General of TAV College) – Professor of mathematics and statistics, Concordia University.[4] Aside from teaching, Boyarsky is also a novelist and has authored, or co-authored, more than 190 research articles.
  • Dr. Nima Nateghi, PhD (Science Program Coordinator at TAV College) – Professor of physics, Concordia University. Research interests include growth and characterizations of thin films and nano-structures; hybrid 2D/Semiconductor systems.[5]

See also

References
  1. Arnold, J. (2013). TAV To More Than Double In Size. The Canadian Jewish News. https://www.cjnews.com/featured/jewish-learning/tav-double-size
  2. Hand-Gregory, J. (2019). TAV Turned 30 In 2019. The TAV Times news journal. https://thetavtimes.tav.ca/2019/10/11/tav-turned-30-in-2019/
  3. Ganz, 1992, The Jewish Press.
  4. "Concordia Faculty".
  5. "Concordia Faculty".
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