Post-Secondary Institutions
The Alberta Post-Secondary Application and Admission Averages Table provides information on the minimum average required for admission into a degree program at an institution, the type of admission process used by the institution and when applicable, the competitive average required for acceptance in the fall of 2007. In addition, information is provided on the number of first-year seats that were available in a program for the fall of 2007.
Publicly funded colleges
Alberta's publicly funded colleges may offer academic upgrading, job readiness, apprenticeship, certificate, diploma, university transfer, baccalaureate and applied degree programs. Refer to the institution's mandate statement for details about the type of credentials the institution is approved to offer.
Contact information for Alberta's publicly funded colleges is also available.
Technical Institutes
Alberta also has two technical institutes that offer programs tailored to workplace requirements. Technical institutes may offer certificate, diploma, baccalaureate and applied degree, apprenticeship and continuing education programs. Refer to the institution's mandate statement for details about the type of credentials the institution is approved to offer.
Contact information for Alberta's technical institutes is also available.
| Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
Universities
Main campuses for Alberta's three campus-based universities are located in Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge. There is also one distance-learning university located in Athabasca. The four universities offer a wide range of undergraduate degree programs as well as a comprehensive range of graduate studies. The universities are responsible for the majority of research undertaken within the province's post-secondary system.
Contact information for Alberta's universities is also available.
| Athabasca University
University of Alberta University of Calgary University of Lethbridge |
Private Colleges accredited to grant degrees
Alberta has seven private colleges accredited to grant specific academic degrees at the university level. The Campus Alberta Quality Council (CAQC) reviews all proposals for new degree programs from both public and private institutions to ensure they are of high quality before they are approved. The Council also conducts periodic evaluations of approved degree programs to ensure that quality standards continue to be met.
Contact information for Alberta's private colleges is also available.
The Banff Centre
The Banff Centre is a publicly-funded institution that provides advanced continuing education opportunities in fine arts, management studies, language training and environmental training for people who already have academic credentials and/or professional experience in their discipline.
Contact information for The Banff Centre is also available.
Private vocational schools
There are over 140 private training institutions in Alberta that offer programs licensed under the Private Vocational Schools Act. These institutions offer vocational training that is designed to provide graduates with an occupation capable of providing a person with a
livelihood. For information on how programs at private vocational schools are licensed, contact the private institutions branch of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology.
Community Consortia
Community consortia provide educational opportunities for residents in areas where there are no nearby post-secondary institutions. There are four community consortia in Alberta.
Non-resident institutions approved to grant degrees
Nine degree-granting institutions from outside the province (Canadian and foreign) have the permission of the Minister of Advanced Education and Technology to offer specific degree programs in Alberta.
For more information on how non-resident institutions obtain approval to offer degree programs in Alberta, please contact the Campus Alberta Quality Council.
Interprovincial training agreements
Interprovincial agreements enable provinces to provide access to training programs in other jurisdictions. These training programs are either too costly to duplicate or too costly in proportion to the need being addressed to maintain in the home province.
Through existing training agreements, spaces are reserved for Alberta learners in:
- veterinary medicine at the University of Saskatchewan
- the School of Optometry at the University of Waterloo
- the prosthetics/orthotics program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology
