GOING TO A UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE IN YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Thinking about going to College in Yellowknife?
NWT 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 NWT 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 Yellowknife 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 Yellowknife is right for you.
Yellowknife 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 Yellowknife 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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Education, Population and Transportation Statisics for Yellowknife NWT
Highest Level of Educational Attainment in Population aged 25 to 64, Yellowknife
Education Level
No certificate, diploma or degree
Metro Yellowknife Population
1,330
Education Level
High school certificate or equivalent
Metro Yellowknife Population
2,500
Education Level
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
Metro Yellowknife Population
1,130
Education Level
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
Metro Yellowknife Population
2,625
Education Level
University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level
Metro Yellowknife Population
505
Education Level
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above
Metro Yellowknife Population
11,110
Population and Dwelling Counts for Metropolitan Yellowknife
Population
Density
Land Area
(
km2)
Private Dwellings
Occupied
Total Private
Dwellings
Population
Growth or Decline
Total
Population
177.7
105.22
6,616
7,159
13.1 %
18,700
Yellowknife NWT Labour Statistics
Population 15 yrs and over
12,195
Population 15 to 24
2,215
Population 25 to 54
8,775
Population 55 and Over
1,200
Based on a survey of both sexes in 2001 and 2006. The Median age for residents of Yellowknife NWT is 38.
The employment level in Yellowknife 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 Yellowknife 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 Yellowknife by Employed Labour Force
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Passenger
Metro Yellowknife Population
1,280
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Driver
Metro Yellowknife Population
6,170
Modes of Transportation
Public Transit
Metro Yellowknife Population
125
Modes of Transportation
Bicycle
Metro Yellowknife Population
290
Modes of Transportation
Walked
Metro Yellowknife Population
2,395
Modes of Transportation
Other
Metro Yellowknife Population
780
Total - Mode of transportation: 11,040 Total - Sustainable transportation: 2,810
In The Spotlight
University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba offers four-year programs leading to a bachelor of science degree in ...
Excel Academy Edmonton, Alberta The Excel Academy (the Academy) was founded to respond to the growing need for qualified and professional staff needed to ...
BC College of Optics Surrey, British Columbia BC College of Optics (BCCO) is Canada's first private post-secondary educational facility teaching opticianry and contact lens fitting exclusively. Founded ...
Dalhousie University Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Engineering at Dalhousie University offers four-year bachelor of engineering degrees in the following disciplines: biological, chemical, civil, ...
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 ...
Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute Ottawa, Ontario Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute is the only Canadian campus of Le Cordon Bleu, the world renowned culinary ...
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