page_title: Higher education in Saskatchewan
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Higher education in Saskatchewan / Structure
caption_attribution_description: Thorvaldson building located on the main campus at the en:University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, en:Saskatchewan, en:Canada.
context_page_description: Historically, Saskatchewan's higher education system has been "significantly shaped" by demographics. In 1901, six years prior to the 1907 founding of a university in Saskatchewan, the urban population in Saskatchewan was 14,266 while the rural population was 77,013. One hundred years later, the proportions had changed significantly: urban population in 2001 was 629,036 while the rural population was 349,897. Over time the province's higher education system has changed significantly in response both to this demographic shift and to provincial politics.
context_section_description: The higher education system in Saskatchewan includes two universities, the University of Saskatchewan (in Saskatoon) and the University of Regina and their federated and affiliated colleges; the three campuses of the First Nations University of Canada; the four campuses of the Saskatchewan Polytechnic (SaskPolytech); the eight regional colleges; private vocational schools or training institutions; and Aboriginal-run institutions and programs (including the Gabriel Dumont Institute and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies).
  The four federated colleges—Campion College, Luther College, St. Thomas More College and the First Nations University of Canada—are each academically integrated with a university, but legally and financially independent with different governing boards. They generally offer undergraduate Arts and Science degree programs recognized by the universities. Their degrees are conferred by the university which they are federated.
  Affiliated colleges are similar to federated colleges but are not academically merged with a university. These institutions—St. Peter's College, Briercrest College and Seminary, the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, Horizon College and Seminary the Lutheran Theological Seminary, and Andrew's College—offer courses to fill the first and second year Arts and Science requirements for students’ chosen degree programs or to meet the entrance requirements for one of the professional colleges. Most of the Affiliated Colleges are theological colleges.
  The Gabriel Dumont Institute and the Teachers’ Education Program also have partnerships with the universities that allow them to offer accredited courses to Aboriginal students and students in the north of the province.
  Saskatchewan's eight regional colleges allow students from rural Saskatchewan to access post-secondary education and training from the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina and SaskPolytech. Students are also able to access televised and other materials through the Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN). Some of the regional colleges offer university-transfer programs while others are primarily focused on adult basic education and trades/ technical training.
  Two institutions provide services for the Fransaskois or French-speaking Saskatchewan community. Collège Mathieu is a small community college located in Gravelbourg while the Institut français of the University of Regina leads several degree programmes.
caption: Thorvaldson Building, University of Saskatchewan
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