Dawson College is an English-language Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is situated near the heart of downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acres (5 ha) of green space. It is the largest CEGEP in the province of Quebec, with a student population of approximately 8,000 day students and 3,000 evening students enrolled in more than 30 fields of study.