Lycée Polyvalent de Cachan

What Lycée Polyvalent de Cachan does

Lycée Polyvalent de Cachan is a public French secondary and higher education institution located in Cachan, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, created in 2017 through the merger of Lycée Maximilien Sorre and Lycée Gustave Eiffel. Administered by the Académie de Créteil under the French Ministry of Education, the institution serves approximately 2,500 students (1,500 pré-bac and 1,000 post-bac) with 250 teaching staff across 27 specialized educational programs spanning general, technological, and professional baccalaureates (BAC Général, STI2D, STL, ST2S, STMG, BAC PRO MELEC, BAC PRO CIEL), BTS higher technician certificates (11 specialties including CRSA, CIEL, CPRP, CG, SAM, Banque, CI, SIO, BioMed, ESF), CPGE preparatory classes (ENS D1, PTSI PT*, TSI), and the DCG accounting diploma. The school is housed across three buildings (Eiffel, Sorre, Vinci) on the historic Cachan university campus, co-located with IUT de Cachan, EPF, and Aivancity, with shared Crous dining and student housing facilities.

The institution operates on a tuition-free public education model funded through the French Ministry of Education's national budget and regional council contributions, with revenue supplemented by the taxe d'apprentissage (apprenticeship tax) from companies for educational equipment. GTM operates through institutionalized channels: district-level dossier distribution for pré-bac catchment students, the national Parcoursup platform for post-bac admissions, semi-annual Journées Portes Ouvertes, and orientation events. The technology stack comprises standard educational infrastructure (MonLycée.net ENT, PRONOTE, Erasmus+ platform, plus specialized software like EBP, Com'Projet, and Catia V5), with no proprietary technology products or AI/ML capabilities. International mobility is a notable differentiator, with 13+ partner countries, Erasmus+ accreditation, Label Euroscol (2024), and a Medicen Paris Region healthtech label (2025) for the BTS Biologie Médicale program.

The enterprise-facing activity consists of internship pipeline development across industries (industrial maintenance, transportation, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, logistics/automation) with named partners including Bouygues E&S, RATP, Picard, SGD Pharma, and Mecalux. Continuing education through the GRETA network extends offerings to adult learners and professional retraining. Marketing channels span a comprehensive website, active multi-platform social media (Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok), alumni network, and campus-based events. Awards and competition performance (FANUC Robotics Olympiads, Golden Tech Award at Global Industrie, Label Euroscol) provide reputational reinforcement in industrial, biotech, and European/international domains.

Name

Lycée Polyvalent de Cachan

Legal name

Lycée Polyvalent de Cachan

Website

https://site.lyceedecachan.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lycée Polyvalent de Cachan is a public French secondary and higher education institution in Cachan, Val-de-Marne, serving 2,500 students across 27 programs (pré-bac, BTS, CPGE, DCG) with 250 teachers, funded by the French Ministry of Education and distinguished by Erasmus+ accreditation and international mobility partnerships.

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Product category

Public Secondary and Higher Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Junior Colleges (6112), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accounting, Audit & Tax (CPA/CA/ACCA CPE) (EDAAALAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Higher education
• Vocational training
• Preparatory classes
• Professional certifications

Headquarters

HQ city

Cachan

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (Éducation Nationale): Government-funded public secondary education institution under the French Ministry of Education. Core operations financed through national education budget allocated via Académie de Créteil.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lycée Polyvalent de Cachan is a French public secondary and post-secondary school operating across three on-site buildings (Eiffel, Sorre, Vinci) and offering 27 distinct educational tracks. It delivers the BAC Général (literature, economics, mathematics, etc.), BAC Technologique (STMG), BAC Professionnel, post-bac BTS specialisations (MCO, CI, SIO, SP3S and others), Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE), DCG (Diplôme de Comptabilité et de Gestion), and GRETA continuing-education programs to roughly 2,500 students and adult learners.

Product overview

Lycée Polyvalent de Cachan is a public secondary and higher education institution in Cachan, France, offering a diverse portfolio of educational programs. The establishment is composed of three buildings (Eiffel, Sorre, and Vinci) and serves approximately 2,500 students and 250 teachers. Its offerings span pre-baccalaureate general and technological baccalaureate programs (including BAC Général, STI2D, STL, ST2S, STMG, and professional baccalaureates in MELEC and CIEL), as well as post-baccalaureate programs including BTS (higher technician certificates) across industrial, tertiary, and health domains, CPGE preparatory classes (ENS D1, PTSI PT*, TSI), DCG (Accounting and Management Diploma), and CESF (State Diploma in Social and Family Economics). Continuing education via GRETA is also available. The school does not operate as a technology product or software platform; it is a government-run educational institution providing in-person instruction.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• BAC Général (literature, economics, mathematics, and other specialisations) Three-year French general secondary diploma program covering final-year literature, economics, mathematics and other specialisations, leading to higher-education entry via Parcoursup; intended for seconde-première-terminale students in the Val-de-Marne catchment area.
• BAC Technologique STMG (Sciences et Technologies du Management et de la Gestion) French technological secondary diploma in management and business technologies, preparing students for BTS, IUT, or university studies in management-related fields; aimed at secondary students preferring a technology-oriented pathway.
• BAC Professionnel (vocational secondary diploma)

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CEGEP de la Gaspésie et des Îles (Canada)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for BTS CRSA students to pursue a year of industrial maintenance training in Quebec. Students can obtain DEC (Diplôme d'Études Collégiales) in Industrial Maintenance Technology and complete a paid internship of 8-12 weeks. Technicians in industrial maintenance are in high demand in Quebec.
• Medicen Paris RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetitiveness cluster for health innovation labeling BTS Biologie Médicale. Connects training program to 500+ healthtech actors including start-ups, industry, and research institutions. Facilitates student recruitment for internships and employment.
• AMGEN Foundation / École Normale SupérieurecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMGEN Biotech Experience program provides laboratory equipment (PCR machines, micropipettes, centrifuges) and biological materials for molecular biology experiments. Partnership with ENS Ulm enables hands-on biotech training for terminale STL students. Students clone fluorescent protein genes and express proteins in bacteria.
• French Debating Association (FDA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation promoting English-language debate practice in French schools. Organizes training, friendly matches, and competitions allowing students to perfect argumentation techniques. Debate Club students participated in events at Campus Condorcet, Lycée Henri-IV, and the Embassy of Tanzania.
• Elles bougent pour l'orientationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation bringing female professionals from scientific and technical sectors to inspire female students. Thirteen mentors met with second-year general and technological female students during orientation week to encourage STEM career choices and combat gender stereotypes.
• Erasmus+ / Europe-Éducation-Formation FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU mobility program providing student and teacher exchanges. Accreditations for professional baccalaureate (Systèmes Numériques) enabling 4-week work placement abroad. Students from Cork (Ireland) participated in 2022-2023. Around 30 BTS students do 2-month international internships annually, with 18 receiving Erasmus+ financial support.
• Universidad de Provençana (Barcelona, Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding exchange partnership with Barcelona-area secondary school for student exchanges and cultural programs.
• Universidad Poblenou (Barcelona, Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Barcelona technical university for exchange programs and international collaboration.
• Instituto Tirant lo Blanc (Gandia, Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExchange partnership with school near Valencia, Spain for student mobility programs.
• Berufskolleg铁路 (Kehl, Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with German vocational school for professional exchange and development.
• UNAM (Mexico City, Mexico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with National Autonomous University of Mexico for international exchange opportunities.
• CUC (Mendoza, Argentina)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Argentine university for student exchange and cultural programs.
• University of Glamorgan (Cardiff, Wales)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for continued educational exchange opportunities with Welsh university.
• UANL (Monterrey, Mexico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for welcoming Mexican students to Cachan BTS programs and hosting international commerce students for internships in Monterrey.
• Pictorius Berufskolleg (Coesfeld, Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman partner school hosting young Germans for internship mobility placements.
• VETCTB (Vilnius, Lithuania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew partnership developing with Lithuanian vocational institution for professional mobility expansion.
• NETINVETminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network of vocational institutions and professional organizations for teacher mobility and partnership development.
• La Briqueterie (Ivry-sur-Seine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership between Spanish classes and dance workshops with choreographer C. Ubl. Students discover museum and performing arts professions through visits to cultural venues.
• Cinémathèque françaiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through 'Passion cinéma' project where second-year and first-year cinema option students produce short films. Students created a photo-cinema film inspired by Chris Marker's 'La Jetée'.
• Mac Val (Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContemporary art museum partnership for cultural education and artistic discovery programs.
• Médiathèque de CachanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for comic book project where Spanish classes create and share comics related to Hispanic history and culture. Author meetings and BD history presentations organized.
• Théâtre Jacques Carat (Cachan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal theater partnership for cultural events and performing arts education.
• Instituto Fray Andrés de Puertollano (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean section Spanish partner school since 2022-2023. 24 Spanish students hosted for one week in February 2023, with 24 French students hosted in March 2023. Joint visits to Madrid, Toledo, Córdoba, and La Mancha.
• Sherpa Mobile Robotics (NORCAN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBTS CRSA students visited AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) company developing collaborative robots for industry, logistics, and e-commerce. SMR is France's only manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lycée Henri-IV: Prestigious Parisian public lycée with CPGE (khâgne, MPSI, PCSI) and BAC tracks. Direct comparator to Cachan for top-tier CPGE recruitment on Parcoursup and similar multi-track post-bac structure, but with longer-established reputation in literary and scientific preparatory classes.
• Lycée Saint-Louis: Parisian public lycée renowned for CPGE scientific tracks (MPSI, PCSI, MP, PC) and BAC S. Closely comparable to Cachan in offering elite CPGE scientific pathways and competing for similar top students via Parcoursup.
• Lycée Janson de Sailly: Large Parisian public lycée polyvalent with CPGE, BTS, and BAC programs spanning general, technological, and professional tracks. Comparable to Cachan in scale (3,000+ students) and breadth of formations, located in Paris 16e.
• Lycée Chaptal: Parisian public lycée polyvalent offering BTS industriels, CPGE (PTSI, PT, TSI) and DCG programs. Direct match to Cachan's industrial BTS and CPGE tech offerings, with similar multi-track portfolio including tertiary BTS (Comptabilité, SIO).
• Lycée Champollion: Parisian public lycée offering CPGE (MPSI, PCSI, MP, PC, BCPST) and DCG programs. Comparable to Cachan for CPGE competitiveness on Parcoursup and DCG accounting diploma delivery, located in central Paris.
• Lycée Hoche: Versailles public lycée offering CPGE (MPSI, PCSI, MP*, PC*) and BAC général tracks. Comparable to Cachan's CPGE technical and scientific profile, though more selective and traditionally focused on pré-bac and CPGE rather than industrial BTS.
• Lycée Louis-le-Grand: Elite Parisian public lycée offering CPGE (MPSI/MP, PCSI/PC, BCPST) and extensive BTS tracks. Comparable to Cachan as a multi-track public lycée with strong post-bac CPGE recruiting on Parcoursup, though more established in humanities and sciences rankings.
• Lycée Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (formerly Lycée Éblé): Parisian public lycée (Paris 14e) with CPGE BCPST and other preparatory classes. Comparable to Cachan's CPGE offerings for sciences de la vie et de la Terre, with similar BAC STL and post-bac science pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lyceedecachan
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_ykF98MVJWWcnOvQfDXWRg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/lycee-polyvalent-de-cachan
• Instagraminstagram.com/lycee_de_cachan_log

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