NorQuest College

NorQuest College is a publicly funded community college in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The student body is approximately 10,900 full-time or part-time credit students, and approximately 8,500 non-credit or continuing education students. Approximately 1,600 students graduate each year.[1]

NorQuest College
Former names
Alberta Vocational College
TypeCommunity college
Established1965
ChairmanAlan Skoreyko
PresidentJodi L. Abbott
Students19,354
10,874 credit, 8,480 full-time equivalent[1]
Location
10215 108 Street NW
Edmonton
,
Alberta
,
Canada
T5J 1L6
CampusUrban/suburban/remote (downtown, Westmount), Drayton Valley, Wetaskiwin, Whitecourt
AffiliationsACCC, CCAA, AACTI, CBIE
WebsiteNorQuest College

History

NorQuest College, formerly Alberta Vocational College (AVC), was officially established by the Government of Alberta in 1965 with the primary objective of providing untrained and under-employed Albertans with the opportunity to develop skills required in an industrialized workforce. In 1965, AVC consisted of four academic upgrading classrooms, a space housing 60 business education students, a barber shop, a beauty culture lab, and a welding and equipment maintenance shop. There were additional programs offered at separate locations in Edmonton. With government plans to construct a central downtown site for the college in 1970, these programs would all be offered under the same roof by 1971 and total student enrollment would rise to 2,300 in 1972 from 550 in 1966. New programs were developed and existing programs expanded and revised to accommodate the educational needs of an increasing student body.

Governance

NorQuest College became board governed in 1998 and operates under the authority of the Post-secondary Learning Act and is responsible to the Minister of Advanced Education. The board has 14 members.[2]

Campus

The college has one Edmonton campus in downtown, and three regional campuses (one in each of Drayton Valley, Wetaskiwin, and Whitecourt).[3] There are also two correctional institute campuses in the Edmonton area: high school credit courses and non-credit personal development courses are provided to inmates at the Edmonton Remand Centre and the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre; and employment training courses are offered at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre. Approximately 150 students are taking these courses at one time.[4]

Programs

NorQuest College offers diplomas and certificates as well as preparatory programs. Programs are offered full-time, part-time, online, and via a hybrid of online and in-person instruction. NorQuest College offers one of the largest and highly rated practical nursing programs within Canada. In addition to health, human services and business career programs, NorQuest offers adult literacy, English as a Second Language (ESL), intercultural education, Aboriginal education, academic upgrading, and learner supports for students with disabilities.

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See also

References
  1. "NorQuest by the Numbers (2018-19)" (PDF). NorQuest College. January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "Governance". NorQuest College. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. "College Directory". NorQuest College. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. "Correctional Campuses". NorQuest College. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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