Collège Mathieu is Saskatchewan’s only French-language college and was originally run by the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Olivier Elzéar Mathieu opened the college in Gravelbourg, the heart of the province’s francophone community. Today, Collège Mathieu is a modern, secular, technical and vocational school with campuses in Gravelbourg, Saskatoon and Regina. Students can choose from full-time, part-time, on- and off-campus certificate and diploma options, and programs include business administration, education, welding, event management and health care. The school has a small residence at the Gravelbourg campus with private bedrooms and a shared kitchen, a dining room and laundry.

The school’s facilities include a modern welding workshop and a health laboratory that complies with the rules set out by the Public Health Agency of Canada. After an increased demand for bilingual health care workers in Saskatchewan, Collège Mathieu and Saskatchewan Polytechnic began offering a bilingual practical nursing program at its Regina campus in 2019. 

Le Lien, the college’s physical and virtual library, lends out its collection of French-language books, movies, games and music across Saskatchewan and Western Canada. As part of its efforts to promote and prioritize French education and literacy, Collège Mathieu offers scholarship incentives to new graduates of Fransaskois high schools or French immersion programs.