University of Alderaan/Legends

The University of Alderaan was a center of learning whose main campus was on the planet Alderaan. It was also known as Alderaan University, Aldera University, and the University of Aldera. Its approach to education was an emphasis on hands-on experience in a student's chosen field, which led to many satellite campuses off-world. The main campus was destroyed along with Alderaan in 0 BBY.
==Founding==
The University of Alderaan had a medical facility attached to the Aldera campus, off the central quadrangle. There was also a large fountain with an ice sculpture of a man and a woman holding hands and reaching upwards. The campus also had a tavern in a secluded courtyard.The Paradise Snare
==Later History==
In 22 BBY, the university's provost was Dalus Othona and its dean was Halcor Raystel; the latter was eventually removed after a three-month scandal when it became known that he was a ryll user and had offered class credits to two female students in exchange for sexual favors. Grabda Weng was, during that time, a professor of socio-politics at the University.
During the Clone Wars, the Students of Collus were active on-campus.Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
The former captain of the Tantive IV, Jeremoch Colton, spent his retirement teaching at the institution.Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide Leia Organa and Winter attended classes in art and history there, beginning before Leia was seventeen.
Like the rest of Alderaan, its main building was destroyed by the Death Star in 0 BBY.
==Appearances==
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*Kenobi 
*Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader 
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*The Paradise Snare 
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*Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan 
*Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance 
*Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur 
==Sources==
*The Illustrated Star Wars Universe 
*The Black Sands of Socorro 
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*Coruscant and the Core Worlds
*Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Enter the Unknown
==Notes and references==
Category:Aldera locations
Category:Universities