NorQuest College
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Established	1965
Type	Public degree-granting Community College
Chairman	Wendy Kinsella
President	Wayne Shillington
Vice-Chair	Ian Reynolds
Students	10,800[1] 3,800 full time 7,000 part-time
Undergraduates	available
Location	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 53°32′36″N 113°30′23″W / 53.54334°N 113.50650°W / 53.54334; -113.50650Coordinates: 53°32′36″N 113°30′23″W / 53.54334°N 113.50650°W / 53.54334; -113.50650
Campus	urban/suburban/remote (downtown, Westmount), Stony Plain, Wetaskiwin
Former names	Alberta Vocational College
Colours	Blue      & White
Affiliations	ACCC, CCAA, AACTI, CBIE
Website	NorQuest College

NorQuest College is a publicly-funded community college in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The student body numbers over 10,800, with 3,800 full time and 7,000 part-time students.^[1] More than 2,000 students graduate each year.

Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Campus 4 Programs 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

It was established in 1965 by the Government of Alberta as Alberta Vocational College (AVC),^[1] and started with four classrooms serving 60 students. The student body grew to 550 in 1966, then to 2,300 in 1972. AVC became NorQuest College in 1999. Around 10,000 students are enrolled in programs (on campus, at learning sites, online or through worksites) each year throughout Alberta, but mostly in the region of Edmonton, Stony Plain and Wetaskiwin.

[edit] Governance

The institution is governed by a board composed of 14 members, of which 10 are public members appointed by Alberta's Lieutenant Governor; 3 are elected by the college (including one student, one staff and one faculty) and appointed by the Minister of Advanced Education & Technology; and the President and CEO is automatically appointed.

[edit] Campus

The college has four campuses, two in Edmonton (downtown and Westmount), one in Stony Plain and one in Wetaskiwin.Additionally, community learning sites are located in Drayton Valley, Edson, Grande Cache, Hinton, Jasper, Rocky Mountain House, Westlock, and Whitecourt.

Through its distance learning network, the college reaches over 200 communities in Canada, from British Columbia to Nova Scotia.^[2]

[edit] Programs

In addition to health care, allied health, human services, business and industry career programs, NorQuest offers expertise in adult literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), intercultural education, Aboriginal education, academic upgrading, and learner supports for students with disabilities.

The college offers career diplomas and certificates as well as preparatory programs. Program are offered full-time, part-time, online, and hybrid of on-line and in-person.

NorQuest is the largest provider of practical nurse training and health care aide training in Canada; and has the largest number of ESL and academic upgrading students in Northern Alberta.

NorQuest will soon be home to Centres of Excellence in Print Media, Continuing Care Education, Intercultural Education, Aboriginal Learning, and Learner Supports.

[edit] See also

• List of universities and colleges in Alberta
• Education in Alberta
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport
• Canadian government scientific research organizations
• Canadian university scientific research organizations
• Canadian industrial research and development organizations

[edit] References

All facts, unless otherwise stated, are from NorQuest College's web site:

• NorQuest College website

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: NorQuest College

• NorQuest College website
• NorQuest College Library website

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