Colleges and Universities in Alberta
From winter sports to summer festivals, Alberta offers year-round fun. The western Canadian province boasts wide-open spaces and prairie landscapes, but also modern cities and small towns. The University of Alberta, the province's oldest and largest university, is known for its contributions to the Canadian Circumpolar Institute (which does research in the Arctic and Antarctic areas) and the Bovine Genomics Program, and also offers a world-renowned printmaking program. The province also boasts other universities in areas like Calgary and Lethbridge, and has opportunities for students to gain technical training in areas like graphic design, oil and gas administration, and more. You can also attend Bible colleges, art and design schools, regional colleges and more.
Careers after college: Job prospects in Alberta
Because it is the home of the province's largest university, it's no wonder that Edmonton has a strong student workforce. Most of the regional jobs that are experiencing growth require some education, but can provide opportunities for those who want to stay in the area after graduating. Occupations and hourly average wages in Edmonton include:
- Biologists and related scientists: $32.48
- Graphic designers and illustrators: $20.65
- Ministers of religion: CAN $21.89
- Natural and applied science researchers: CAN $29.42
- Petroleum engineers: CAN $45.14
- Printing press operators (non-Edmonton areas): CAN $20.71
- Printing supervisors and related operations: CAN $23.27
It goes to show that a little education can lead to a job with a healthy salary and good growth potential, and can help to make life in Alberta enjoyable for those with the right training.
See also: Alberta Vocational Schools and Career Training
Directory of Alberta Colleges & Universities
Campus & Online Schools Accepting Students from Alberta
Study online with University of Roehampton, London Online.
- Online
Continue your education with Strayer University.
- Online
Get your training with Robertson College.
- Calgary
- Online
Work toward your degree online with Concordia University.
- Online
Explore your education with Vanguard College.
- Edmonton
Earn your degree or diploma on your schedule and succeed at Ashworth College.
- Online
Other Colleges & Universities in Alberta
- Alberta Bible College
- Calgary
- Ambrose University College
- Calgary, Alberta
- Ambrose University College
- Calgary, Alberta (formerly Nazarene University College) www.ambrose.edu
- Athabasca University
- Athabasca, Alberta
- Bow Valley College
- Calgary, Alberta; satellite locations in Airdrie, Banff, Blairmore, Brooks, Canmore, Cardston, Claresholm, Cochrane, Drumheller, Eden Valley, High River, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Morley, Pincher Creek, Red Deer, Stettler, Three Hills
- Canadian University College
- Lacombe. Seventh-day Adventist
- Columbia College
- Calgary, Alberta
- Concordia Lutheran Seminary
- Edmonton
- Grande Prairie Regional College
- Grande Prairie
- Grant MacEwan College
- (also Alberta College): Edmonton
- Ibolt
- Edmonton, Alberta. Online bible college courses. www.ibolt.com
- Keyano College
- Fort McMurray and satellite locations
- Lakeland College
- Vermilion, Sherwood Park AB; also Lloydminster SK
- Lethbridge Community College
- Lethbridge
- Living Faith Bible College
- Caroline, Alberta
- Loma Linda University branch campus
- Lacombe (Seventh Day Adventist) www.llu.edu
- Medicine Hat College
- Medicine Hat, Brooks, Alberta
- Mount Carmel Bible School
- Edmonton
- Mount Royal College
- Calgary (several locations)
- Newman Theological College
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Norquest College
- Edmonton + satellite locations
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
- Edmonton, various satellite campuses
- Northern Lakes College
- Slave Lake, Grouard, Alberta www.northernlakescollege.ca
- Olds College
- Olds, Alberta www.oldscollege.ca
- Peace River Bible Institute
- Sexsmith, Alberta
- Portage College
- Lac la Biche, Alberta
- Prairie Bible Institute
- Three Hills, Alberta; also distance education www.prairie.edu
- Red Deer College
- Red Deer
- Rocky Mountain College
- Calgary
- Rosebud School of the Arts
- Rosebud
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology / SAIT Polytechnic
- Calgary, various satellite campuses sait.ca
- St. Mary's University College
- Calgary, Alberta
- St. Mary's University College
- Calgary, Alberta
- Taylor University College & Seminary
- Edmonton (formerly North American Baptist College)
- The King's University College
- Edmonton, Alberta www.kingsu.org
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton, Alberta
- St. Stephen's Theological College: Edmonton
- Augustana Faculty: Camrose. Lutheran
- St. Joseph's College: Edmonton
- University of Calgary
- Calgary, Alberta
- University of Lethbridge
- Lethbridge, Alberta
- Vanguard College
- Edmonton, Calgary, Alberta
- Victory Bible Colleges International
- Calgary, Alberta
- ~ Government of Alberta, Post Secondary Info
- Government website with extensive information on postsecondary education in Alberta. www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca
We've been collecting links to universities and colleges in Alberta, where you can find information on admissions, courses, degree programs and more. We hope these links help your Alberta college search, but please note that each school is responsible for its own website, business practices and academic standards.
