List of colleges in Alberta

This is a list of colleges in Alberta. Post-secondary education in the province of Alberta, Canada is regulated by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Technology. Alberta is home to the following tertiary education institutions:

U of A

ACAD

Athabasca University

Bow Valley

U of C

Concordia

Mount Royal

SAIT

Publicly funded colleges

Alberta's publicly funded colleges may offer academic upgrading, job readiness, apprenticeship, certificate, diploma, university transfer, baccalaureate and applied degree programs.^[1]

University	City	Founded	Enrollment
Alberta College of Art and Design	Calgary	1973	1,115
Bow Valley College	Calgary	1965	4,100
Grande Prairie Regional College	Grande Prairie	1966	2,000
Keyano College	Fort McMurray	1965	10,000
Lakeland College	Lloydminster	1913	7,000
Lethbridge College	Lethbridge	1957	7,200
Medicine Hat College	Medicine Hat	1965	2,700
NorQuest College	Edmonton	1965	10,800
Northern Lakes College	Slave Lake	1999
Olds College	Olds	1913	1,288
Portage College	Lac La Biche	1968
Red Deer College	Red Deer	1964	10,000

Technical institutes

Source:^[1]

University	City	Founded	Enrollment
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology	Edmonton	1962	81,000 (8,600 full-time students, 12,600 apprentice registrants and 59,800 part-time students)
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology	Calgary	1916	75,000 (14,000 full-time, 61,000 part-time)

Private Colleges

The following Private Colleges are accredited to grant degrees:^[1]

University	City	Founded	Enrollment
Ambrose University College	Calgary	1921	600
Canadian University College	Lacombe	1907	400
Concordia University College of Alberta	Edmonton	1921	1,700
The King's University College	Edmonton	1979	667
St. Mary's University College	Calgary	1986	500
Peace River Bible Institute	Sexsmith	1933	150
Taylor University College and Seminary	Edmonton	1939

See also

• List of universities in Canada
• Education in Alberta

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.advancededandtech.gov.ab.ca/college/postsecsystem/postsecinst/postsecinst.asp

External links

• Government of Alberta. Advanced Education and Technology > Post-Secondary System