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Top: Reference: Education: Colleges_and_Universities: North_America: Canada: Alberta: Colleges
Founded in 1921 by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Concordia began as a preparatory school for young men interested in church ministry careers. High school and junior college programs were at first designed for men, and later women, who normally completed their professional training in the United States. While retaining the original purpose of the founders, Concordia in time expanded its mission to educate a much larger number of college students in arts, science, and a variety of pre-professional programs. Students entering the pastoral ministry can now complete their training at seminaries established by Lutheran Church-Canada.In keeping with the Church's movement towards greater autonomy in Canada, Concordia became an active partner in Canadian post-secondary education in 1967 through an affiliation agreement with the University of Alberta for the first-year university program. The curriculum, instructional policies, and qualifications of faculty at Concordia thus became consistent with Canadian post-secondary standards. A significant step took place in 1975 when the affiliation agreement was extended to the second-year program. In 1991, Concordia's formal affiliation with the University of Alberta came to an end by mutual agreement, closing an important chapter in the institution's development.
In 1987 Concordia sought and received approval to grant three-year Bachelor of Arts and three-year Bachelor of Science degrees; the first graduates received their degrees on May 1, 1988. Recognizing its degree-granting status, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada granted Concordia provisional membership in March, 1990. Concordia was accepted as a regular member in the spring of 1995 in the category of institutions that require its faculty to adhere to the institution's philosophical statement.
Grande Prairie Regional College is a publicly supported, post-secondary institution. The College operates under the Colleges Act and Ministry of Learning, Province of Alberta. Grande Prairie Regional College was established in 1966 and now offers a wide variety of exciting career programs, university transfer studies, options for degree completion and an Applied Degree in Forest Resource Management. Academic Upgrading is available as a program or as part of a blended program.
An Edmonton community college named after a recipient of the following honourary Doctor of Laws degrees: University of Alberta, 1966; University of Calgary, 1967; University of Brandon, 1969; University of Guelph, 1972; and the University of Saskatchewan, 1974.
Opened in 1965 as the Alberta Vocational Centre (AVC) in Fort McMurray; the official opening ceremonies were held on January 26, 1966. Opened under the name "Keyano" in 1975; Keyano is a Cree word that roughly translated means "sharing"; the original slogan for the College was adapted from that to be "Yours, Mine and Ours."In 1978 Keyano College went public and became a community college, when the province appointed a Board of Governors to serve as the decision-making body for the institution.
The King's University College, formerly The King's College, is a Christian liberal arts college. As early as 1965, men and women of vision from diverse walks of life and various church affiliations saw the need for a regional, trans-denominational, Christian college in Western Canada. In December 1970, these people incorporated the Christian College Association (Alberta) and through a constitution and statement of principles gave written expression to their vision of Christian higher education.During the following years, the Association adopted a Master Development Plan designed to give expression to the principles on which the College was to be founded. Many new members joined the Association, and in January 1978, the Association membership voted overwhelmingly to proceed with the opening of the College in September 1979. On November 16, 1979, the Alberta Legislature approved The King's College Act which granted a charter to The King's College.
The King's University College is an Institutional Member of the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada (AUCC) and a Member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).
Agricultural education was recognized as an essential ingredient to the building of this province, and vital steps were taken to develop schools and demonstration farms to meet this need. The Honorable Duncan Marshall, the minister of agriculture in the early 1900s, responded with the creation of Alberta's Demonstration Farms. Vermilion was chosen as one of the sites. In 1911, land was purchased near the community for creating a demonstration farm.From the onset, the demonstration farms were intended as forerunners for agricultural schools. MP Duncan Marshall stated the value of the demonstration farms would be fully realized with the placement of schools on site. A key ingredient in the government decision to create agricultural schools in rural areas was to draw students from the immediate community.
The Vermilion demonstration farm was chosen as one of the first sites for a school. With much enthusiasm, the institution opened its doors to students in the fall of 1913 as the Vermilion School of Agriculture. Along with other schools, Vermilion School of Agriculture opened the way for education at the grassroots level and had a profound influence on the people of rural Alberta. From the beginning, the Vermilion School of Agriculture's goal was to create an educational facility to meet the needs of the people, community and society. Lakeland College has remained true to this mission.
Lethbridge Community College was Canada's first public community college.
Medicine Hat College is a public, board governed, comprehensive community college serving a large region of south-eastern Alberta and south-western Saskatchewan, Canada.Medicine Hat College has two campuses. The larger campus is in the "Oasis of the Prairies", Medicine Hat, a city of about 50 000 people located 250 km Southeast of Calgary. The second campus is in Brooks, a town of 12,000 people located 100 km west of Medicine Hat.
The idea of Medicine Hat College was born in 1964, and the first students (97 full-time and 11 part-time) were accepted in 1965 and housed in temporary quarters provided by Medicine Hat High School. The college moved onto its own campus in 1971, and in 1979 Brooks Campus was brought into being. Classes in Brooks were taught in a portion of the old Brooks Hospital until 1991 when the new Brooks facility was opened on its own campus.
Provides bachelors degrees and apprenticeships in Red Deer.
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