The French Department was establish in 1966 and then had a class of fifty girls. From August 1980, the department had five specialized classes, girls and boys alike, and the number of students has increased to 250 students. (In addition to the general education program in five years (High School program and baccalaureate + 2) University education program in four-year cycle (level license, baccalaureate + 3) was proposed in 2001: each class had about fifty students, for a total of 200 students. Two-year College program (first two years of license, baccalaureate + 2) was opened the same year (2001). Thanks to the independent admissions that take place every year in June or July the students of the French Department can continue to receive advance education program in French for two years and so successfully obtain a university degree. Each class of two-year College has about fifteen students for a total of about 30 students. In 2004, the French department opened a new class of fifty students for the four-year program, for High school students or students in vocational program. With its four distinct formations, the French Department, once fenced admissions, records approximately a total of 895 students.