Publicly Funded Institutions

There are 26 publicly funded post-secondary institutions in Alberta. These institutions receive several types of funding from Enterprise and Advanced Education and are governed by the Post-Secondary Learning Act.

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Public Institutions


Alberta College of Art and Design
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Specialized Arts and Culture Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 403-284-7600
  • Admissions: 403-284-7617 or 1-800-251-8290
   Primary service area
  • Alberta and external
Location
Athabasca University
Enabling legislation
Established as a University under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Academic and Research Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-800-788-9041
  • Admissions: 780-675-6100
   Primary service area
  • Alberta and external
Locations
Bow Valley College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 403-410-1400
  • Admissions: 1-866-428-2669
   Primary service area
  • Calgary and region
Locations
Grande Prairie Regional College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-888-539-4772
  • Admissions: 780-539-2930
   Primary service area
  • Northwestern Alberta
Locations
Grant MacEwan University
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Baccalaureate and Applied Studies Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
 		  Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-888-497-4622
  • Admissions: 780-497-5063
   Primary service area
  • Northern Alberta
Locations
Keyano College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-800-251-1408
  • Admissions: 1-800-251-1408
   Primary service area
  • Northeastern Alberta
Locations
Lakeland College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-800-661-6490
  • Admissions: 1-800-661-6490
   Primary service area
  • East Central Alberta
Locations
Lethbridge College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • Southwestern Alberta
Locations
Medicine Hat College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-866-282-8394
  • Admissions: 403-529-3819
   Primary service area
  • Southeastern Alberta
Locations
Mount Royal University
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Baccalaureate and Applied Studies Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
 		  Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-877-440-5001
  • Admissions: 403-440-5000
   Primary service area
  • Southern Alberta
Locations
NorQuest College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • Edmonton
Locations
Northern Lakes College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-866-652-3456
  • Admissions: 1-866-652-3456
   Primary service area
  • North Central Alberta
Locations
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Enabling legislation
Established as a Technical Institute under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Polytechnical Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
 		  Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 1-877-333-6248
  • Admissions: 1-877-333-6248
   Primary service area
  • Northern Alberta
Locations
Olds College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • West Central Alberta
Locations
Portage College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 780-623-5551 or
    1-866-623-5551
  • Admissions: 1-866-623-5551
   Primary service area
  • East Central Alberta
Locations
Red Deer College
Enabling legislation
Established as a College under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Community Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • Central Alberta
Locations
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT Polytechnic)
Enabling legislation
Established as a Technical Institute under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Polytechnical Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
 		  Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 403-284-7248 or
    1-877-284-7248
  • Admissions: 403-284-7248
   Primary service area
  • Southern Alberta
Location
The Banff Centre
Enabling legislation
Established under the Post-secondary Learning Act as a unique institution.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Specialized Arts and Culture Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • Alberta and external
Location
University of Alberta
Enabling legislation
Established as a University under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Academic and Research Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • Alberta and external
Locations
University of Calgary
Enabling legislation
Established as a University under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Academic and Research Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 403-220-5110
  • Admissions: 403-210-7625
   Primary service area
  • Alberta and external
Location
University of Lethbridge
Enabling legislation
Established as a University under the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as a Comprehensive Academic and Research Institution. What does this mean?
Acountability Reports
Programs
  		   Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 403-329-2111
  • Admissions: 403-329-5159
   Primary service area
  • Alberta and external
Locations

Independent Institutions


Ambrose University College
Enabling legislation
Resident Private College authorized to grant approved degrees through Section 106(2)(b) of the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as an Independent Academic Institution. What does this mean?
Programs
 		  Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 403-410-2000
  • Admissions: 403-410-2900
   Primary service area
  • Calgary and region
Location
Canadian University College
 
Enabling legislation
Resident Private College authorized to grant approved degrees through Section 106(2)(b) of the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as an Independent Academic Institution. What does this mean?
 
Programs
 		  Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • Central Alberta
Location
Concordia University College of Alberta
Enabling legislation
Resident Private College authorized to grant approved degrees through Section 106(2)(b) of the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as an Independent Academic Institution. What does this mean?
Programs
 		  Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • Edmonton and region
Location
The King's University College
Enabling legislation
Resident Private College authorized to grant approved degrees through Section 106(2)(b) of the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as an Independent Academic Institution. What does this mean?
Programs
 		  Contact information
  • Website, Email
  • Main Phone: 780-465-3500 or
    1-800-661-8582
  • Admissions: 780-465-8334
   Primary service area
  • Edmonton and region
Location
St. Mary's University College
Enabling legislation
Resident Private College authorized to grant approved degrees through Section 106(2)(b) of the Post-secondary Learning Act.
Role within Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary system
Classified as an Independent Academic Institution. What does this mean?
Programs
 		  Contact information
 		  Primary service area
  • Calgary and region
Location