List of colleges in Alberta
Publicly funded colleges
Table:
College

Location

Founded

Enrollment

Bow Valley College

Calgary

1964

16,000

Grande Prairie Regional College

Grande Prairie

1966

2,000

Keyano College

Fort McMurray

1965

10,000

Lakeland College

Vermilion

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

Grouard

1999

Olds College

Olds

1913

1,288

Portage College

Lac La Biche

1968

Red Deer College

Red Deer

1964

10,000

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Bow Valley College is a public , board-governed college operating as a comprehensive community institution under the Post-Secondary Learning Act of Alberta . The branch campuses are : Airdrie , Banff , Canmore , Cochrane , High River , Okoktoks , and Strathmore . Bow Valley College is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network and Colleges and Institutes Canada . The college offers year-round career programs that lead to certificates , diplomas , and post-diploma certificates , as well as adult upgrading and English language learning . They also offer career services and specialized services that help newcomers to Canada .
Calgary ( /ˈkælɡri/ ( listen ) ) is a city in the western Canadian province of Alberta . It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province , in an area of foothills and prairie , about 80 km ( 50 mi ) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies , roughly 299 km ( 186 mi ) south of the provincial capital of Edmonton and approximately 240 km ( 150 mi ) north of the Canada-United States border . The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area , the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor . The city had a population of 1,285,711 in 2019 , making it Alberta 's largest city . It is the third-largest municipality in Canada ( after Toronto and Montreal ) , and the largest in western Canada . Also in 2016 , Calgary had a metropolitan population of 1,392,609 , making it the fourth-largest census metropolitan area ( CMA ) in Canada and second-largest in western Canada . Calgary 's economy includes activity in the energy , financial services , film and television , transportation and logistics , technology , manufacturing , aerospace , health and wellness , retail , and tourism sectors . The Calgary CMA is home to Canada 's second-highest number of corporate head offices among the country 's 800 largest corporations . In 2015 Calgary had the highest number of millionaires per capita of any major Canadian city . In 1988 it became the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympic Games . The Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Calgary the most livable city in North America in both 2018 and 2019 . Calgary has been a top 5 contender for this title for the last 10 years .
Grande Prairie Regional College , often abbreviated GPRC , is a comprehensive community institution in Northwestern Alberta , Canada . The College 's main campus is located in Grande Prairie , with a secondary campus in Fairview . Some coursework is also offered at Regional Learning Centres in Edson , Grande Cache , Hinton , and Jasper , as well as online . The college has 4,500 students in credit/apprentice/collaborative programs , and 5,000 continuing education students that attend the Grande Prairie and Fairview campuses annually . The college offers a number of apprenticeship and academic programs including certificates and diplomas , university studies , academic upgrading , and workforce development courses in various subjects . GPRC is also a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network .
Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta , Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country . It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 ( part of the CANAMEX Corridor ) and Highway 40 ( the Bighorn Highway ) , approximately 456 km ( 283 mi ) northwest of Edmonton . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No . 1 . Grande Prairie was the seventh-largest city in Alberta in 2016 with a population of 63,166 , and was one of Canada 's fastest growing cities between 2001 and 2006 . The city adopted the trumpeter swan as an official symbol due to its proximity to the migration route and summer nesting grounds of this bird . For that reason , Grande Prairie is sometimes nicknamed the Swan City . The dinosaur has emerged as an unofficial symbol of the city due to paleontology discoveries in the areas north and west of the Grande Prairie .
Keyano College is a post-secondary college located in Fort McMurray , Alberta , Canada . It offers specialized training to more than 2800 full-time students and over 13,000 part-time students . The main Clearwater Campus is located in downtown Fort McMurray with the Suncor Energy Industrial Campus located in the Gregoire Industrial Park and a new campus in Fort Chipewyan . Outreach campuses are located in Anzac , Janvier and Conklin . The college is also a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network .
Fort McMurray ( /mɪkˈmʌri/ mik-MURR-ee ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality ( RM ) of Wood Buffalo in Alberta , Canada . It is located in northeast Alberta , in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands , surrounded by boreal forest . It has played a significant role in the development of the national petroleum industry . A severe wildfire in May 2016 led to the evacuation of its residents and caused widespread damage . Formerly a city , Fort McMurray became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No . 143 on April 1 , 1995 , to create the Municipality of Wood Buffalo ( renamed the RM of Wood Buffalo on August 14 , 1996 ) . Despite its current official designation of urban service area , many locals , politicians and the media still refer to Fort McMurray as a city . Fort McMurray was known simply as McMurray between 1947 and 1962 .
Lakeland College is a post-secondary college in Alberta , Canada . It is publicly funded , and maintains two campuses in Vermilion and Lloydminster . Lakeland serves over 7,000 students through the academic year with 2,223 studying full- and part-time . Canada 's only inter-provincial college , Lakeland College serves both Alberta and Saskatchewan residents , following a partnership agreement between the governments of the two provinces in 1975 . The city of Lloydminster straddles both sides of the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border . Lakeland College is a member of Colleges and Institutes Canada ( CICAN ) and the Alberta Rural Development Network .
Vermilion is a town in central Alberta , Canada within the County of Vermilion River . It is located at the intersection of Highway 16 ( Yellowhead Highway ) and Highway 41 ( Buffalo Trail ) , approximately 60 kilometres ( 37 mi ) west of Lloydminster and 192 kilometres ( 119 mi ) east of Edmonton .
Lethbridge College ( previously Lethbridge Community College ) opened in 1957 as the first publicly funded community college in Canada . Over 4,000 students attend the Lethbridge , Alberta , institution . Lethbridge College is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network .
Lethbridge ( /ˈlɛθbrɪdʒ/ ) is a city in the province of Alberta , Canada . It is Alberta 's third-largest city by both population and land area after Calgary and Edmonton , and the largest city in southern Alberta . The nearby Canadian Rocky Mountains contribute to the city 's warm summers , mild winters , and windy climate . Lethbridge lies southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River . Lethbridge is the commercial , financial , transportation and industrial centre of southern Alberta . The city 's economy developed from drift mining for coal in the late 19th century and agriculture in the early 20th century . Half of the workforce is employed in the health , education , retail and hospitality sectors , and the top five employers are government-based . The only university in Alberta south of Calgary is in Lethbridge , and two of the three colleges in southern Alberta have campuses in the city . Cultural venues in the city include performing art theatres , museums and sports centres .
Medicine Hat College is a public , board governed , comprehensive college serving southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan , Canada . The college is located in the city of Medicine Hat , Alberta , and was founded in 1965 . Almost 2,500 students attend the main campus ; another 200 attend Brooks Campus , located 100 km west of Medicine Hat in Brooks .
Medicine Hat ( Blackfoot : Saamis ) is a city in southeast Alberta , Canada . It is located along the South Saskatchewan River . It is approximately 169 km ( 105 mi ) east of Lethbridge and 295 km ( 183 mi ) southeast of Calgary . This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff to the northwest are within Cypress County . Medicine Hat was the sixth-largest city in Alberta in 2016 with a population of 63,230 . Started as a railway town , today Medicine Hat is served by the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1 ) and the eastern terminus of the Crowsnest Highway ( Highway 3 ) . Nearby communities considered part of the Medicine Hat area include the Town of Redcliff ( abutting the city 's northwest boundary ) and the hamlets of Desert Blume , Dunmore , Irvine , Seven Persons , and Veinerville . The Cypress Hills ( including Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park ) is a relatively short distance ( by car ) to the southeast of the city . Historically , Medicine Hat has been known for its large natural gas fields , being immortalized by Rudyard Kipling as having all hell for a basement . Because of these reserves , the city is known as The Gas City .
NorQuest College is a publicly funded community college in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . The student body is approximately 10,900 full-time or part-time credit students , and approximately 8,500 non-credit or continuing education students . Approximately 1,600 students graduate each year .
Edmonton ( /ˈɛdməntən/ ( listen ) ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta . Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region , which is surrounded by Alberta 's central region . The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor . The city had a population of 932,546 in 2016 , making it Alberta 's second-largest city and Canada 's fifth-largest municipality . Also in 2016 , Edmonton had a metropolitan population of 1,321,426 , making it the sixth-largest census metropolitan area ( CMA ) in Canada . Edmonton is North America 's northernmost metropolitan area with a population over one million . A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian . Edmonton 's historic growth has been facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities ( Strathcona , North Edmonton , West Edmonton , Beverly and Jasper Place ) in addition to a series of annexations through 1982 , and the annexation of 8,260 ha ( 82.6 km2 ) of land from Leduc County and the city of Beaumont on January 1 , 2019 . Known as the Gateway to the North , the city is a staging point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories . Edmonton is a cultural , governmental and educational centre . It hosts a year-round slate of festivals , reflected in the nickname Canada 's Festival City . It is home to North America 's largest mall , West Edmonton Mall ( the world 's largest mall from 1981 until 2004 ) , and Fort Edmonton Park , Canada 's largest living history museum .
Northern Lakes College is a publicly funded comprehensive community college in northern Alberta , Canada . Administrative offices are located in Slave Lake and Grouard , Alberta , with a staff of more than 275 working in more than 25 community campuses . The college connects students from throughout the region with the latest in real-time teaching and learning technology to create manageable class cohorts . The college is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network .
Grouard , also known as Grouard Mission , is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County . It was previously an incorporated municipality between 1909 and 1944 , Grouard is located 13 kilometres ( 8.1 mi ) north of Highway 2 , approximately 171 kilometres ( 106 mi ) northeast of Grande Prairie . It is the administrative office of the Kapawe'no First Nations .
Olds College is an Alberta public post-secondary institution located in Olds , Alberta , established in 1913 as Olds Agricultural College . The college opened its first satellite campus in Calgary in 2006 in partnership with the Calgary Stampede Board . Total student enrollment for the 2008-2009 year was 1,350 . The college is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network .
Olds ( /oʊldz/ ) is a town on the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor in the Canadian province of Alberta . It is in central Alberta within Mountain View County , located 61 km ( 38 mi ) south of the nearest city , Red Deer and 90 km ( 56 mi ) north of Calgary . The nearest towns are Didsbury to the south , Bowden to the north , Sundre to the west and Three Hills to the east . Olds is located at the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 2A , 5 km ( 3.1 mi ) west of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway . The Canadian Pacific Railway 's main Edmonton -Calgary line runs through the town . Olds has a big-box retail center which opened in 2008 . It features a Walmart , Canadian Tire and other major retailers . Olds is known for Olds College , which has noted agricultural and fashion retail programs . As of 2012 , Olds College also boast a significant Land Use Planning and Land Agent Program through their School of Environment and has gained accreditation from the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians .
Portage College is a public board-governed community college in Lac La Biche , Alberta , Canada . Portage has seven campus locations throughout northeastern Alberta .
Lac La Biche ( /ˌlæk lə ˈbɪʃ/ LAK lə BISH ) is a hamlet in Lac La Biche County within northeast Alberta , Canada . It is located approximately 220 km ( 140 mi ) northeast of the provincial capital of Edmonton . Previously incorporated as a town , Lac La Biche amalgamated with Lakeland County to form Lac La Biche County on August 1 , 2007 .
Red Deer College is a public comprehensive community college of approximately 7,000 students in credit programs and 10,000 in non-credit programming located in Red Deer , Alberta , Canada . Established in 1964 , RDC was built for a smaller semi-rural community but , in the four and a half decades since its founding , the city has grown into the third ( now fourth ) largest in the province . The college has made an effort to maintain the sense of community that fosters learning with small class sizes , hands-on learning , and instructors who are accessible and interested in their students ' success . Red Deer College 's Arms , Supporters and Flag ( both designed by Dr Darren George ) were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on February 20 , 2004 . The college is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network . In 2018 , Red Deer College applied to begin transitioning to a university . On March 5 , 2019 , the college announced a three-year transition process , and that it would adopt the name Red Deer University .
Red Deer is a city in central Alberta , Canada . It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County . It is Alberta 's third most populous city . [ citation needed ] after Calgary , Edmonton , and before Lethbridge . The city is located in aspen parkland , a region of rolling hills that is home to oil , grain , and cattle production . It is a centre for oil and agriculture distribution , and the surrounding region is a major centre for petrochemical production . With a recorded population of 100,418 in the Canada 2016 census , Red Deer became the third Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people .