GOING TO A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE IN GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA
Thinking about going to College in Grande Prairie?
Alberta is bigger than you might think, and there are choices to be made if you’re thinking of studying here. We’ve broken down your Alberta educational options by city in order to make things easier.
This page contains a list of the Universities, Community Colleges, Career Colleges, Christian Colleges and Online Colleges serving Grande Prairie students. Just click on the school name to see a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, buildings and facilities, admissions, information on student enrollment, and much more.
By looking around at the different institutions that are available you can see whether a college or university in Grande Prairie is right for you.
Grande Prairie colleges and universities have it all.
Whether you're looking for something small, big, research-based, teaching-based, general, discipline-specific, rural, urban, full-time, part-time, religious, secular, English, French (or both), northern, southern, coastal or prairie, from sea to sea there's a university in Grande Prairie for you. And their programs are as diverse as their students, with options including 3- and 4-year degrees, 1- to 2-year diplomas and certificates, co-op terms and international exchange in fields from Aboriginal studies to zoology.
With unique regional- and cultural-specific programming as well as everything you need for life and work in a global culture, Canada's internationally-recognized universities can prepare you to achieve your goals. So dream big! Canada's universities are ready for it.
In The Spotlight
Conestoga College School of Engineering and Information Technology The School of Engineering and Information Technology at Conestoga College (Conestoga) offers interesting and challenging programs leading to exciting careers ...
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Featured Universities and Colleges in Grande Prairie
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Education, Population and Transportation Statisics for Grande Prairie Alberta
Highest Level of Educational Attainment in Population aged 25 to 64, Grande Prairie
Education Level
No certificate, diploma or degree
Metro Grande Prairie Population
7,200
Education Level
High school certificate or equivalent
Metro Grande Prairie Population
10,580
Education Level
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
Metro Grande Prairie Population
6,355
Education Level
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
Metro Grande Prairie Population
8,590
Education Level
University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level
Metro Grande Prairie Population
1,300
Education Level
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above
Metro Grande Prairie Population
38,550
Population and Dwelling Counts for Metropolitan Grande Prairie
Population
Density
Land Area
(
km2)
Private Dwellings
Occupied
Total Private
Dwellings
Population
Growth or Decline
Total
Population
12.0
5976.19
25,974
26,928
22.3 %
71,868
Grande Prairie Alberta Labour Statistics
Population 15 yrs and over
29,695
Population 15 to 24
7,330
Population 25 to 54
19,655
Population 55 and Over
2,710
Based on a survey of both sexes in 2001 and 2006. The Median age for residents of Grande Prairie Alberta is 34.
The employment level in Grande Prairie is the number of persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day, did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice; or, were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.
The Grande Prairie labour force refers to those persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day.
Modes of Transportation for Metropolitan Grande Prairie by Employed Labour Force
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Passenger
Metro Grande Prairie Population
3,335
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Driver
Metro Grande Prairie Population
32,830
Modes of Transportation
Public Transit
Metro Grande Prairie Population
665
Modes of Transportation
Bicycle
Metro Grande Prairie Population
200
Modes of Transportation
Walked
Metro Grande Prairie Population
2,070
Modes of Transportation
Other
Metro Grande Prairie Population
475
Total - Mode of transportation: 39,575 Total - Sustainable transportation: 2,940
In The Spotlight
Trent University Faculty of Arts and Science Organized into a single Faculty of Arts and Science, Trent University (Trent) offers undergraduate Bachelor of Science degrees (BSc) in ...
Tyndale University College Toronto, Ontario Tyndale University (Tyndale) is an evangelical, trans-denominational institution of Christian higher education, located in Toronto. At Tyndale, students from across ...
Providence University College Otterburne, Manitoba Providence University College (Providence) provides a premier Christ-Centered university experience. With students from 22 countries and 15 church denominations students ...
University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management The Telfer School of Management's core undergraduate focus, the Bachelor of Commerce degree, which usually takes four years to complete, ...
Rocky Mountain College Calgary, Alberta Rocky Mountain College (RMC) is located in the rapidly growing city of Calgary, Alberta which provides many opportunities for students ...
Concordia University Faculty of Fine Arts The Faculty has nine departments: Art Education, Art History, Cinema, Contemporary Dance, Creative Arts Therapies (graduate programs only), Design and ...
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