What LYCEE GENERAL & TECHNOL ANDRE ARGOUGES does

Lycée Général & Technologique André Argouges is a French public secondary and post-secondary education institution (lycée polyvalent) located at 61 rue Léon Jouhaux, 38029 Grenoble Cedex 2, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It operates under the administrative oversight of the Académie de Grenoble and is funded by the French Ministry of National Education, with no private ownership or external shareholders.

The institution delivers a comprehensive multi-track educational portfolio spanning CAP vocational certificates, professional and general/technological baccalauréat programs, BTS (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur), DNMADE (arts and design), a CPGE-ATS preparatory class, and a Licence Pro d'Optique. Specialized programs include Abibac (Franco-German bilingual), BFI (American international section), ST2D, STL, and STMG, alongside vocational tracks in fashion, optics, chemistry, logistics, and graphic communication. Sports sections (ski, football) and modulation sections in music, dance, and theatre supplement the core curriculum. Teaching operations are supported by an on-campus optical training shop (Magasin optique Côté Vue) and a Bureau des Entreprises linking students to regional employers.

The business model is non-commercial: tuition is free for students under the French public education system, and revenue mechanics (national/regional education budget allocations, cantine fees, taxe d'apprentissage, scholarship administration) are not commercial in the PE/VC sense. The institution uses standard educational administration platforms — ENT Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pronote, and Skolengo — for student information management and digital services, with no proprietary technology assets, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, and no data flywheel. Marketing reach is limited to its official website, annual open-house events, Webradio L'Argougienne, and online tele-inscription for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Name

LYCEE GENERAL & TECHNOL ANDRE ARGOUGES

Legal name

Lycées André Argouges

Website

https://argouges.elycee.rhonealpes.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lycée André Argouges is a French public secondary and post-secondary school in Grenoble operating under the Ministry of National Education, offering general, technological, and vocational baccalauréat programs plus BTS, DNMADE, CPGE-ATS, and Licence Pro tracks to students in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Subject-Specific Short Courses & Academies (e.g., STEM, Business, Arts) (EDAIAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marketing, Sales & Brand Management Schools (EDAHAHAE)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• General baccalaureate programs
• Professional vocational training
• Post-secondary BTS degrees
• Bilingual international sections

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lycées André Argouges is a French public lycée polyvalent providing general, technological, and professional secondary education (seconde, première, terminale) alongside post-baccalaureate programs including BTS, DNMADE, Licence Pro, and CPGE-ATS preparatory class. The school specializes in technical fields such as fashion, optical/lens work, chemistry, logistics, and graphic communication, and additionally offers bilingual international sections (Abibac, BFI), sports sections (ski, football), and an on-campus optical training shop (Magasin optique Côté Vue) for practical instruction. Tuition is free for students; the institution collects canteen fees, processes bourse nationale scholarship applications, and receives taxe apprentissage contributions from partner companies.

Product overview

Lycée André Argouges is a French public secondary and higher education institution offering a comprehensive educational portfolio. The school operates as a unified institution providing Lycée général et technologique (general and technological high school) programs alongside Lycée professionnel (vocational/professional) programs. It also offers post-baccalaureate education through BTS certificates, DNMADE degrees, a CPGE-ATS preparatory class, and a Licence Pro. The institution specializes in fields including design and applied arts, laboratory sciences, management, fashion and clothing, chemistry, logistics, optical/lens work, and communication. The educational offerings span from CAP vocational certificates through Baccalauréat général and professionnel to BTS and DNMADE undergraduate degrees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Magasin optique Côté Vue: On-campus optical shop operated by the school for practical training in the optics field.

Products and services

• Lycée général et technologique
• Lycée professionnel
• BTS (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur)
• DNMADE (Diplôme National des Métiers d'Art et du Design)
• Classe préparatoire CPGE – ATS
• Licence Pro d'Optique
• Spécialités Bac général
• Options dès la seconde générale et technologique
• Sections à Modulation d'Horaire
• EPS / Section Sportive / Association Sportive

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lycée Louis-le-Grand: Highly selective Parisian public lycée with elite CPGE and Bac Général tracks. Comparable as a French public secondary institution under the national education system, though operating at a much more selective, academically elite tier than Argouges' inclusive polyvalent model.
• Lycée Faidherbe: Public lycée in Lille with CPGE and broad general/technological offerings. Comparable as a larger-scale French public secondary institution with similar credentialing tracks, though without Argouges' depth in optics and chemistry specializations.
• Lycée Hoche: Prestigious public lycée in Versailles offering general/technological tracks with strong CPGE presence. Comparable as a top-tier French public lycée polyvalent, though more selective and academically focused than Argouges' broader vocational portfolio.

Direct peers

• Lycée Champollion: Public lycée polyvalent located in Grenoble, operating under the same Académie de Grenoble framework with comparable general, technological, and preparatory (CPGE) offerings. Most directly comparable given shared geography, student catchment overlap, and similar institutional scale.
• Lycée Stendhal: Public Grenoble lycée under the same Académie de Grenoble, offering general and technological baccalaureat tracks with strong humanities/languages orientation. Comparable in scale, governance structure, and proximity, competing for the same regional student pool.
• Lycée Marie Curie: Public lycée offering general, technological, and BTS/DNMADE programs in a French metropolitan area. Comparable as a French public lycée polyvalent with similar post-baccalaureate offerings, recruiting from a comparable urban catchment.
• Lycée du Parc: Public lycée in Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region) offering general, technological, and post-baccalaureate tracks including CPGE. Comparable in regional public-secondary positioning, scale, and polyvalent structure with similar Bac Général/Tech pathways.
• Lycée Vaucanson: Public Grenoble lycée offering general, technological, and professional baccalaureat tracks under the Académie de Grenoble. Directly comparable in its polyvalent structure, geographic proximity, and overlap in student recruitment from the Grenoble metropolitan area.
• Lycée Galilée: Public secondary institution in the Grenoble area with general and technological tracks. Comparable as a same-region public lycée under the Académie de Grenoble, competing for the same secondary school applicant pool.

Regional players

• Lycée Lumière: Public lycée in Lyon offering general, technological, and professional tracks including optics-related specializations. Comparable as a regional Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes public lycée with some overlap in vocational portfolio, though based in Lyon rather than Grenoble.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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