Alberta

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Alberta

■ ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN N-9

1407 14 Ave. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4R3
Tel: (403)284-7600
Free: 800-251-8290
Admissions: (403)284-7689
Web Site: http://www.acad.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1926. Setting: 1-acre urban campus. Endowment: $2 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $6345 per student. Total enrollment: 1,093. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 692 applied, 51% were admitted. Full-time: 974 students, 69% women, 31% men. Part-time: 119 students, 72% women, 28% men. Students come from 11 provinces and territories, 16 other countries, 0% from out-of province, 9% transferred in. Retention: 72% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: visual and performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, early decision, early action, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, portfolio of artwork. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 4/1, 3/1 for early action. Notification: 6/15, 4/30 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Province resident tuition: $4,490 full-time, $575.35 per course part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $1,321 per course part-time. Mandatory fees: $674 full-time, $306.50 per year part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $7000. College room only: $4000. International student tuition: $11,943 full-time. Room and board is available at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Major annual events: Christmas Show and Sale, Open House, Graduating Exhibition. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. College housing not available. Luke Lindoe Library with 25,000 books, 66 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 65 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE N-9

630, 833-4th Ave. SW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2P 3T5
Tel: (403)410-2000
Free: 800-461-1222
Web Site: http://www.auc-nuc.ca/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed, affiliated with The Christian and Missionary Alliance. Awards bachelor's degrees (graduate and professional degrees are offered by Canadian Theological Seminary). Founded 1941. Setting: 16-acre urban campus. Endowment: $1.2 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1759 per student. Total enrollment: 329. 129 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 245 students, 44% women, 56% men. Part-time: 84 students, 56% women, 44% men. Students come from 11 provinces and territories, 36% from out-of province, 2% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 4% Asian Canadian, 2% international, 9% 25 or older, 66% live on campus. Retention: 64% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at University of Regina. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations. Recommended: medical history. Required for some: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 9/1.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 6 open to all. Most popular organizations: International Students Fellowship, Missions Group. Major annual events: Youth Conference, Regina Romp, Christmas Concert/Spring Musical. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Archibald Foundation Library with 65,000 books, 546 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $264,500. 14 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed.

■ ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY I-10

1 University Dr.
Athabasca, AB, Canada T9S 3A3
Tel: (780)675-6100
Free: 800-788-9041
Admissions: (780)675-6302
Fax: (780)675-6437
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.athabascau.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees (offers only external degree programs). Founded 1970. Setting: 480-acre small town campus. Endowment: $1.2 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $5270 per student. Total enrollment: 33,437. Faculty: 509 (125 full-time, 384 part-time). Part-time: 30,311 students, 68% women, 32% men. Students come from 13 provinces and territories, 73 other countries, 42% from out-of province, 73% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: continuous. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at see website for list of collaborative agreements with educational institutions: www.athabascau.ca/collab/collab.php. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $60 Canadian dollars. Tuition and fee charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Area resident tuition: $418 per course part-time. Province resident tuition: $4180 full-time, $473 per course part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $4730 full-time, $696 per course part-time. International student tuition: $6960 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Student-run newspaper. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. College housing not available. Athabasca University Library plus 1 other with 143,000 books, 1,500 microform titles, 12,000 serials, 3,400 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.3 million. 28 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The central campus is located in a small rural town (population 2,800) in the northern section of the province. Learning Centers are located in larger urban centres.

■ CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ALBERTA K-9

7128 Ada Blvd., NW
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5B 4E4
Tel: (780)479-8481; (866)479-5200
Admissions: (780)479-9224
Fax: (780)474-1933
Web Site: http://www.concordia.ab.ca/

Description:

Independent Lutheran, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1921. Setting: 15-acre urban campus. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $5372 per student. Total enrollment: 1,794. 1,856 applied, 37% were admitted. Students come from 7 provinces and territories, 3% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: essay, 2 recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 6/30, 5/1 for nonresidents. Notification: 9/5, 8/15 for nonresidents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0 Canadian dollars, $75 Canadian dollars for nonresidents. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Comprehensive fee: $10,588 includes full-time tuition ($5810), mandatory fees ($348), and college room and board ($4430). College room only: $2450. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and student level. Part-time tuition: $726.25 per course. Part-time mandatory fees: $242.08 per credit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and program. International student tuition: $8435 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 3 open to all. Most popular organizations: orchestra, community chorus, Toastmasters. Major annual events: Orientation, Oktoberfest, Valentine Social and Christmas formal. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. 90 college housing spaces available; 80 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Arnold Guebert Memorial Library plus 1 other with 89,380 books, 27 microform titles, 8,565 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 250 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ THE KING'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE K-9

9125 50th St.
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6B 2H3
Tel: (780)465-3500
Free: 800-661-8582
Fax: (780)465-3534
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.kingsu.ca/

Description:

Independent interdenominational, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1979. Setting: 20-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $915,730. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $126,530. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4527 per student. Total enrollment: 631. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 453 applied, 82% were admitted. Full-time: 511 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 53 students, 47% women, 53% men. Students come from 5 provinces and territories, 33 other countries, 19% from out-of province, 16% 25 or older, 28% live on campus, 13% transferred in. Retention: 67% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; psychology; biological/life sciences. Core. Calendar: Canadian standard year. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 1 recommendation. Required for some: essay, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: 8/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Comprehensive fee: $12,320 includes full-time tuition ($7595), mandatory fees ($325), and college room and board ($4400). College room only: $2400. Part-time tuition: $245 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $81.25 per term. International student tuition: $9095 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 15 open to all. Most popular organizations: Action and Awareness, The King's Players (drama club), chamber and concert choirs, King's Science Society, Hockey Club. Major annual events: Student Association Barbecue, Students' Association Dance, Christmas Banquet. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, controlled dormitory access. 260 college housing spaces available; 185 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Options: coed, women-only housing available. Simona Maaskant with 75,295 books, 33,276 microform titles, 4,263 serials, 4,691 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $371,774. 37 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ NEWMAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE K-9

15611 Saint Albert Trail NW
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6V 1H3
Tel: (780)447-2993
Free: 800-386-7531
Web Site: http://www.newman.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, comprehensive, coed. Founded 1969. Calendar: semesters.

■ PRAIRIE BIBLE INSTITUTE M-10

330 Sixth Ave. North, PO Box 4000
Three Hills, AB, Canada T0M 2N0
Tel: (403)443-5511
Free: 800-661-2425
Fax: (403)443-5540
Web Site: http://www.pbi.ab.ca/

Description:

Independent interdenominational, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1922. Setting: 130-acre small town campus with easy access to Calgary. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $5681. Total enrollment: 457. Full-time: 371 students, 43% women, 57% men. Part-time: 86 students, 30% women, 70% men. Students come from 7 other countries, 78% live on campus. Retention: 43% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadlines: 8/15, 3/1 for early decision.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 8 open to all. Most popular organizations: WIN, SMF, student government, Off-Campus. Major annual events: Youth Quest, Missions Conference, Music Night. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 540 college housing spaces available; 400 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. T. S. Rendall Library with 60,745 books and 458 serials. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $177,886. 30 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE N-9

4039 Brentwood Rd., NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2L 1L1
Tel: (403)284-5100
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.rockymountaincollege.ca/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Missionary Church. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1992. Setting: 1-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $343,200. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2330 per student. Total enrollment: 342. 169 applied, 96% were admitted. Students come from 8 provinces and territories, 13 other countries, 20% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations. Required for some: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group. Most popular organization: Missions Fellowship. Major annual events: Rocky Mountain trip, Christmas Celebration Banquet, Spring Banquet. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices. Option: coed housing available. Main library plus 1 other with 25,280 books and 135 serials. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $101,240. 5 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY N-9

1301 16th Ave. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2M 0L4
Tel: (403)284-8110; 877-284-SAIT
Admissions: (403)284-7248
Fax: (403)284-7112
Web Site: http://www.sait.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, 4-year, coed. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1916. Calendar: trimesters.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: electronic application. Application deadline: 2/28.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Province resident tuition: $81.33 per credit part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $3738 full-time. Mandatory fees: $498 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program. Part-time tuition varies according to class time. College room only: $664. International student tuition: $8306 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

950 college housing spaces available.

■ TAYLOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND SEMINARY K-9

11525-23 Ave.
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6J 4T3
Tel: (780)431-5200
Free: 800-567-4988
Fax: (780)436-9416
Web Site: http://www.taylor-edu.ca/

Description:

Independent North American Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1940. Setting: 27-acre urban campus. Endowment: $1.6 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $1795 per student. Total enrollment: 269. 152 applied, 78% were admitted. Full-time: 202 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 67 students, 40% women, 60% men. Students come from 4 provinces and territories, 4 other countries, 28% from out-of province, 10% 25 or older, 55% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 88% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, self-designed majors, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at University of Alberta, Grant MacEwan Community College.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 3 recommendations. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Required for some: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, interview. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous until 8/31.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 20 open to all. Most popular organizations: Choristers (choral group), Student Union, prayer groups, Sacrifice of Praise (band). Major annual events: Discovery Days, Missions Week, Spiritual Emphasis Days. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: evening and late night patrols by security. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Schalm Library with 50,083 books, 303 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $120,594. 16 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA K-9

Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E1
Tel: (780)492-3111
Admissions: (780)492-3113
Fax: (780)492-7172
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ualberta.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1906. Setting: 154-acre urban campus. Endowment: $564 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $274.4 million. Total enrollment: 35,443. Faculty: 1,676. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 9,551 applied. Full-time: 27,145 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 2,225 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 13 provinces and territories, 110 other countries, 14% from out-of province, 21% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Calendar: Canadian standard year. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 5/1. Notification: continuous until 9/1. Preference given to province residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Province resident tuition: $479.76 per course part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $4,537 full-time, $1,509.12 per course part-time. Mandatory fees: $498 full-time, $272.20 per term part-time. College room and board: $4712. College room only: $2032. International student tuition: $15,091 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 200 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities. Major annual events: Week of Welcome, Anti-Freeze (January week of welcome). Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 4,153 college housing spaces available; 3,500 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Option: coed housing available. Cameron Library plus 10 others with 9.7 million books, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $32.4 million. 721 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Edmonton is the provincial capital and largest city of Alberta, with a population of 850,000. It takes its name from Fort Edmonton, an early trading post of the Hudson Bay Company. The city, the center of an important farming region, is also an oil and gas exploration and manufacturing center. Major industries include pipeline construction, chemical plants, meat packing, construction, oilfield construction and servicing, and food processing. The city was the first to establish a municipal airport and has long been the Gateway to the North. It is easily accessible by air, rail, bus and car. It is also home to the Alberta Research Council and Edmonton Research Park.

■ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY N-9

2500 University Dr., NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
Tel: (403)220-5110
Fax: (403)289-1253
Web Site: http://www.ucalgary.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1945. Setting: 213-hectare urban campus. Total enrollment: 27,928. 6,928 applied, 58% were admitted. Students come from 12 provinces and territories, 78 other countries, 20% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: SAT, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 4/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $130 Canadian dollars. Tuition and fee charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Area resident tuition: $486 per course part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Major annual events: Frosh Week, Bermuda Shorts Day. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,860 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available. MacKimmie Library plus 4 others with 2.4 million books, 3.5 million microform titles, 20,237 serials, 138,759 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 800 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Situated centrally in western Canada, Calgary is located at the convergence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers, As Canada's energy capital and western Canada's business capital, Calgary is home to the second largest concentration of corporate head offices in the country. Within an hour's drive are the Rocky Mountains, Kananaskis Valley and Banff National Park where hiking, skiing, canoeing, mountain climbing, and mountain biking can be enjoyed. Calgary is home to more than 820,000 people, which makes it Canada's fifth largest city. Cultural activities abound with a philharmonic orchestra, as well as theater and dance companies, museums, art galleries, libraries, and a planetarium.

■ UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE P-10

4401 University Dr.
Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1K 3M4
Tel: (403)329-2111
Admissions: (403)382-7134
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uleth.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 576-acre urban campus. Endowment: $15 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $5.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $5019 per student. Total enrollment: 7,986. Faculty: 379. 2,415 applied, 55% were admitted. Students come from 11 provinces and territories, 50 other countries, 17% from out-of province, 22% 25 or older, 10% live on campus. Retention: 74% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; visual and performing arts; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA. Required for some: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, recommendations, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 6/1, 4/1 for early decision. Notification: continuous, 4/22 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $60. Canadian resident tuition: $4560 full-time, $456 per course part-time. Mandatory fees: $830 full-time, $97.34. College room and board: $5892. College room only: $3592. International student tuition: $9120 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 25 open to all. Most popular organizations: Management Students Society, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Organization of Residence Students, The University of Lethbridge Geography Club, Education Undergraduate Society. Major annual events: Campus Fest, Imaginus, Student Union Cabarets. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, video camera monitored entrances, hallways. 806 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. The University of Lethbridge Library with 539,154 books, 866,066 microform titles, 1,614 serials, 7,156 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $3.2 million. 600 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The centre of a prosperous farming and ranching area, Lethbridge is characterized by its many green areas and parks, and its abundant cultural and recreational facilities. It is located in southern Alberta, approximately 145 kilometres (90 miles) east of the Canadian Rockies and 95 kilometres (60 miles) north of the United States border.

■ VANGUARD COLLEGE K-9

11617 106 Ave., NW
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5H 0S1
Tel: (780)452-0808
Fax: (780)452-5803
Web Site: http://www.vanguardcollege.com/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Administratively affiliated with Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC). Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: 1-hectare urban campus. Total enrollment: 208. 95 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 10 provinces and territories, 5 other countries, 27% from out-of province. Retention: 55% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, early decision. Required: essay, high school transcript, recommendations. Application deadlines: 8/19, 4/15 for early decision.

Collegiate Environment:

Choral group, student-run newspaper. College housing not available. Vanguard College Library with 23,698 books, 282,055 serials, 1,350 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. 20 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Alberta

views updated May 18 2018

ALBERTA

ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Ceramic Arts and Ceramics, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Computer Graphics, B

Design and Visual Communications, B

Drawing, B

Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts, B

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Graphic Design, B

Illustration, B

Intermedia/Multimedia, B

Metal and Jewelry Arts, B

Painting, B

Photography, B

Printmaking, B

ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Bible/Biblical Studies, B

Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, BO

Pastoral Studies/Counseling, P

Religion/Religious Studies, M

Religious Education, BMP

Religious/Sacred Music, B

Theology and Religious Vocations, MPO

Theology/Theological Studies, B

ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY

Accounting, B

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching, M

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, MO

Anthropology, B

Applied Art, B

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, MO

Canadian Studies, BM

Communication and Media Studies, B

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Criminal Justice/Police Science, B

Cultural Studies, M

Distance Education Development, MO

Education, MO

English Language and Literature, B

French Language and Literature, B

Gender Studies, M

General Studies, B

History, BM

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Information Science/Studies, BM

Interdisciplinary Studies, M

International Development, M

Labor and Industrial Relations, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Management, O

Management Information Systems and Services, M

Management of Technology, MO

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Nursing - Advanced Practice, MO

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Nursing Administration, M

Organizational Behavior Studies, B

Organizational Management, M

Political Science and Government, B

Project Management, MO

Psychology, B

Public Administration, B

Sociology, B

Women's Studies, B

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ALBERTA

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Canadian Studies, B

Chemistry, B

Education, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Biology, B

Environmental Health, B

Environmental Sciences, B

Environmental Studies, B

Foreign Languages and Literatures, B

French Language and Literature, B

French Studies, B

History, B

Human Resources Management and Services, A

Mathematics, B

Music, B

Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management, B

Philosophy, B

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies, B

Psychology, B

Public Health, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Religious Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Sociology, B

Theology and Religious Vocations, B

Visual and Performing Arts, B

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Chemistry, B

Computer Science, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Studies, B

History, B

Music, B

Philosophy, B

Psychology, B

Social Sciences, B

Sociology, B

Theology/Theological Studies, B

NEWMAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE

Educational Administration and Supervision, O

Religious Education, MO

Theology and Religious Vocations, MP

PRAIRIE BIBLE INSTITUTE

Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Bible/Biblical Studies, AB

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, AB

Education, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, AB

Music, B

Musicology and Ethnomusicology, B

Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, B

Pastoral Studies/Counseling, B

Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies, B

Religious Education, B

Theological and Ministerial Studies, B

Theology and Religious Vocations, B

Theology/Theological Studies, B

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE

Bible/Biblical Studies, B

Counseling Psychology, B

Education, B

Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, B

Music, B

Pastoral Studies/Counseling, B

Religious Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Theology/Theological Studies, B

Youth Ministry, B

SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, B

Geography, B

Information Science/Studies, B

Petroleum Engineering, B

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND SEMINARY

Bible/Biblical Studies, B

Cultural Studies, M

Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv.), B

Education, A

English Language and Literature, B

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, M

Music, B

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Theology and Religious Vocations, MP

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Accounting, BD

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching, BMD

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, B

Agricultural Business and Management, B

Agricultural Economics, BMD

O Agricultural Sciences, MDO

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering, B

Agriculture, B

Agronomy and Crop Science, B

Agronomy and Soil Sciences, MDO

American Indian/Native American Studies, B

Animal Genetics, B

Animal Physiology, B

Animal Sciences, B

Anthropology, BMD

Apparel and Textiles, B

Applied Mathematics, BMD

Arabic Language and Literature, B

Archeology, MD

Art History, Criticism and Conservation, BM

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Astrophysics, MD

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, B

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, B

Bilingual and Multilingual Education, B

Biochemistry, BMD

Bioinformatics, B

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, MDO

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Biological Anthropology, MDO

Biology Technician/BioTechnology Laboratory Technician, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Biomedical Engineering, MD

Biostatistics, M

BioTechnology, MD

Botany/Plant Biology, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, MDO

Business Teacher Education, B

Canadian Studies, B

Cancer Biology/Oncology, MD

Cartography, B

Cell Biology and Anatomy, MD

Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology, B

Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies, B

Chemical Engineering, BMD

Chemistry, BMD

Child Development, B

Chinese Language and Literature, B

Chinese Studies, M

Civil Engineering, BMD

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, BMD

Clinical Laboratory Sciences, MD

Clinical Psychology, B

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician, B

Clothing and Textiles, MD

Communication and Media Studies, M

Communication Disorders, M

Comparative Literature, B

Composition, M

Computer Engineering, BMD

Computer Science, BMD

Condensed Matter Physics, MD

Conservation Biology, MD

Construction Engineering, B

Construction Engineering and Management, MD

Counseling Psychology, MD

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, B

Criminology, BM

Dairy Science, B

Dance, B

Demography and Population Studies, MD

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, BO

Dentistry, P

Design and Applied Arts, M

Developmental and Child Psychology, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Drawing, B

East Asian Studies, BM

East European and Russian Studies, MD

Ecology, MD

Economics, BMD

Education, B

Educational Administration and Supervision, MDO

Educational Leadership and Administration, MDO

Educational Media/Instructional Technology, M

Educational Psychology, MD

Electrical Engineering, MD

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, BMD

Energy and Power Engineering, MD

Engineering, B

Engineering Management, M

Engineering Physics, B

English, MD

English as a Second Language, M

English Language and Literature, B

Entomology, B

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, B

Environmental and Occupational Health, MD

Environmental Biology, BMD

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, MD

Environmental Policy and Resource Management, D

Environmental Sciences, BMD

Environmental Studies, B

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, B

Epidemiology, MD

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, B

Evolutionary Biology, MD

Exercise and Sports Science, MD

Experimental Psychology, B

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, B

Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education, B

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, BMD

Farm/Farm and Ranch Management, B

Film/Cinema Studies, B

Finance, B

Finance and Banking, MD

Fine Arts and Art Studies, M

Fine/Studio Arts, B

Folklore, MD

Food Science, B

Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, B

Forest Management/Forest Resources Management, B

Forestry, BMD

French Language and Literature, BMD

Genetics, MD

Geography, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

Geophysics and Seismology, BMD

Geosciences, MD

Geotechnical Engineering, MD

German Language and Literature, BMD

Health Physics/Radiological Health, MD

Health Promotion, MO

Health Services Administration, MDO

Health Services Research, M

Hebrew Language and Literature, B

Hispanic Studies, MD

History, BMD

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, B

Immunology, BMD

Industrial and Labor Relations, D

Industrial Design, B

Information Science/Studies, BM

Interdisciplinary Studies, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, BM

International Relations and Affairs, B

Italian Language and Literature, BM

Japanese Language and Literature, B

Japanese Studies, M

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Labor and Industrial Relations, B

Land Use Planning and Management/Development, B

Latin American Studies, B

Latin Language and Literature, B

Law and Legal Studies, BMP

O Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Library Science, M

Linguistics, BMD

Management, D

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Marketing, D

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Materials Engineering, MD

Mathematical and Computational Finance, MD

Mathematical Physics, MD

Mathematics, BMDO

Mechanical Engineering, BMDO

Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology, BMD

Medical Physics, MD

Metallurgical Engineering, B

Microbiology, MD

Mineral/Mining Engineering, MD

Mining and Mineral Engineering, B

Modern Greek Language and Literature, B

Modern Languages, B

Molecular Biology, BMD

Multilingual and Multicultural Education, M

Music, BMD

Music History, Literature, and Theory, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Natural Resources and Conservation, BMD

O Natural Resources Management/Development and Policy, B

Neuroscience, MD

Nursing, MD

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, BM

Oral and Dental Sciences, MD

Organizational Management, D

Orthodontics, MD

Painting, M

Paleontology, B

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, B

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, B

Pathology/Experimental Pathology, MD

Petroleum Engineering, BMD

Pharmaceutical Sciences, MD

Pharmacology, BMD

Pharmacy, BMD

Philosophy, BMD

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, BMD

Physical Sciences, B

Physical Therapy/Therapist, BM

Physics, BMD

Physiology, BMDO

Piano and Organ, B

Plant Biology, MD

Political Science and Government, BMD

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Printmaking, BM

Psychology, BMD

Public Health, MDO

Range Science and Management, B

Reading Teacher Education, B

Recreation and Park Management, MD

Rehabilitation Sciences, D

Religion/Religious Studies, B

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

Rural Sociology, MDO

Russian Language and Literature, B

Russian Studies, B

Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

School Psychology, MD

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Sculpture, BM

Secondary Education and Teaching, BMD

Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, BMD

Sociology, BMD

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, BMD

Special Products Marketing Operations, B

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, BM

Statistics, BMDO

Structural Engineering, MD

Systems Engineering, MD

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, B

Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology, B

Technology Education/Industrial Arts, B

Telecommunications, MD

Theater, M

Trade and Industrial Teacher Education, B

Urban Studies/Affairs, B

Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments, B

Vision Science/Physiological Optics, MD

Voice and Opera, B

Water Resources Engineering, MD

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management, B

Wind and Percussion Instruments, B

Women's Studies, B

Zoology/Animal Biology, B

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Accounting, B

Actuarial Science, B

Allopathic Medicine, P

American Indian/Native American Studies, B

Analytical Chemistry, MD

Anthropology, BMD

Applied Mathematics, B

Archeology, BMD

Architecture, M

Art History, Criticism and Conservation, B

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Astronomy, MD

Astrophysics, B

Biochemistry, BMD

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, MD

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Biomedical Engineering, MD

Biomedical Sciences, B

BioTechnology, M

Botany/Plant Biology, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, MO

Canadian Studies, B

Cardiovascular Sciences, MD

Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology, B

Chemical Engineering, BMD

Chemistry, BMD

Civil Engineering, BMD

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, BMD

Clinical Psychology, MD

Communication and Media Studies, MD

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Community Health and Preventive Medicine, MDO

Computer Engineering, BMD

Computer Science, BMD

Counseling Psychology, MD

Curriculum and Instruction, MDO

Dance, B

Drama and Dance Teacher Education, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

East Asian Studies, B

Ecology, B

Economics, BMD

Education, B

Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented, MDO

Educational Administration and Supervision, D

Educational Leadership and Administration, MDO

Educational Measurement and Evaluation, MDO

Educational Media/Instructional Technology, MDO

Educational Psychology, MD

Electrical Engineering, MD

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

Engineering and Applied Sciences, MD

English, MD

English as a Second Language, MDO

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Design/Architecture, MD

Environmental Policy and Resource Management, MD

Environmental Studies, B

Epidemiology, MD

Finance, B

Fine Arts and Art Studies, M

Foundations and Philosophy of Education, MDO

French Language and Literature, BMD

General Studies, B

Geography, BMD

Geological/Geophysical Engineering, B

Geology/Earth Science, BMD

Geophysics and Seismology, BMD

Geotechnical Engineering, MD

German Language and Literature, BM

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration, D

History, BMD

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management, B

Human Development, MD

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, B

Industrial Design, M

Industrial Engineering, B

Infectious Diseases, MD

Inorganic Chemistry, MD

Insurance, B

International Relations and Affairs, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Kinesiology and Movement Studies, MD

Latin American Studies, B

Law and Legal Studies, BMP

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Linguistics, BMD

Management, D

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Management Strategy and Policy, MD

Manufacturing Engineering, MD

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, BMD

Mechanical Engineering, BMD

Medieval and Renaissance Studies, B

Microbiology, MD

Military and Defense Studies, MD

Molecular Biology, BMD

Music, BMD

Neuroscience, MD

Nursing, MDO

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Organic Chemistry, MD

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, B

Petroleum Engineering, MD

Philosophy, BMD

Physical Chemistry, MD

Physics, BMD

Political Science and Government, BMD

Psychology, BMD

Religion/Religious Studies, BMD

Russian Language and Literature, B

School Psychology, MD

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Work, BMDO

Sociology, BMD

Software Engineering, M

Spanish Language and Literature, BMD

Special Education and Teaching, MD

Statistics, BMD

Theater, M

Theoretical Chemistry, MD

Tourism and Travel Services Management, B

Urban and Regional Planning, M

Urban Design, M

Urban Studies/Affairs, B

Vocational and Technical Education, MDO

Women's Studies, B

Zoology/Animal Biology, B

UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

Accounting, BMO

Agricultural Business and Management, B

Agricultural Sciences, M

Agriculture, B

American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, B

American Indian/Native American Studies, BM

Anthropology, BM

Archeology, M

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Biochemistry, BM

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, M

Biological and Physical Sciences, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

BioTechnology, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Teacher Education, B

Canadian Studies, BM

Chemistry, BM

Computational Sciences, D

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Computer Science, BM

Counseling Psychology, BM

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, B

Drama and Dance Teacher Education, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, BM

Education, BMO

Educational Leadership and Administration, B

English, M

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Sciences, BM

Exercise and Sports Science, M

Finance, B

Finance and Banking, M

Fine Arts and Art Studies, M

Foreign Language Teacher Education, B

French Language and Literature, BM

Geography, BM

German Language and Literature, BM

Health Teacher Education, B

History, BM

Human Resources Management and Services, M

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, B

Indian/Native American Education, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, BM

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Kinesiology and Movement Studies, M

Management, M

Management Information Systems and Services, BM

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, BM

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Modern Languages, B

Molecular Biology, D

Music, BM

Music Teacher Education, B

Neuroscience, BMD

Nursing, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, B

Philosophy, BM

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physics, BM

Political Science and Government, BM

Psychology, BM

Public Administration, B

Religion/Religious Studies, BM

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Social Work, M

Sociology, BM

Spanish Language and Literature, M

Special Education and Teaching, B

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling, B

Teacher Education, Multiple Levels, B

Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology, B

Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education, B

Urban Studies/Affairs, BM

VANGUARD COLLEGE

Bible/Biblical Studies, B

Religious/Sacred Music, B

Theology/Theological Studies, B

Alberta

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Alberta

ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN

1407 14 Ave. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4R3
Tel: (403)284-7600
Free: 800-251-8290
Admissions: (403)284-7689
Web Site: http://www.acad.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. Desmond Rochfort
Registrar: Susan Mackenzie
Admissions: Joy Borman
Financial Aid: Claudia Shepherd
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed % Accepted: 51 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Early Action; Early Decision Plan Application Deadline: April 01 Application Fee: $50.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED not accepted. For those granted qualified admission to Artstream program: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Province resident tuition: $4,490 full-time, $575.35 per course part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $1,321 per course part-time. Mandatory fees: $674 full-time, $306.50 per year part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $7000. College room only: $4000. International student tuition: $11,943 full-time. Room and board is available at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 974, PT 119 Faculty: FT 49, PT 65 Student-Faculty Ratio: 9:1 Library Holdings: 25,000 Credit Hours For Degree: 120 credits, Bachelors Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Ice Hockey M & W; Soccer M & W; Volleyball M & W

ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

630, 833-4th Ave. SW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2P 3T5
Tel: (403)410-2000
Free: 800-461-1222
Web Site: http://www.auc-nuc.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. George Durance
Registrar: Barry Holtslander
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: The Christian and Missionary Alliance Admission Plans: Open Admission; Early Admission; Deferred Admission Application Fee: $50.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted. For applicants 21 or over: High school diploma or equivalent not required Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 245, PT 84 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 66 Library Holdings: 65,000 Credit Hours For Degree: 94 semester hours, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AABC, ATS Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Ice Hockey M; Soccer M & W; Volleyball M & W

ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY

1 University Dr.
Athabasca, AB, Canada T9S 3A3
Tel: (780)675-6100
Free: 800-788-9041
Admissions: (780)675-6302
Fax: (780)675-6437
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.athabascau.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. Dominique Abrioux
Registrar: James D'arcy
Admissions: Gilbert Perras
Financial Aid: Joan Fraser
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Admission Plans: Open Admission Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $60.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Application fee: $60 Canadian dollars. Tuition and fee charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Area resident tuition: $418 per course part-time. Province resident tuition: $4180 full-time, $473 per course part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $4730 full-time, $696 per course part-time. International student tuition: $6960 full-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Continuous, Summer Session Available Enrollment: , PT 30,311, Grad 3,126 Faculty: FT 125, PT 384 Student-Faculty Ratio: 0:1 Library Holdings: 143,000 Regional Accreditation: Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools Credit Hours For Degree: 90 credits for 3-year degrees, 120 credits for 4-year degrees, Bachelors

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ALBERTA

7128 Ada Blvd., NW
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5B 4E4
Tel: (780)479-8481; (866)479-5200
Admissions: (780)479-9224
Fax: (780)474-1933
Web Site: http://www.concordia.ab.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. Richard Kraemer
Registrar: Judy Kruse
Admissions: Tony Norrad
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Lutheran Admission Plans: Early Admission Application Fee: $0.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED not accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0 Canadian dollars, $75 Canadian dollars for nonresidents. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Comprehensive fee: $10,588 includes full-time tuition ($5810), mandatory fees ($348), and college room and board ($4430). College room only: $2450. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and program. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and student level. Part-time tuition: $726.25 per course. Part-time mandatory fees: $242.08 per credit. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and program. International student tuition: $8435 full-time. Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 59, PT 94 Student-Faculty Ratio: 18:1 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 3 Library Holdings: 89,380 Credit Hours For Degree: 90 credits, Associates; 120 credits, Bachelors Intercollegiate Athletics: Badminton M & W; Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M; Soccer M & W; Swimming and Diving M & W

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

9125 50th St.
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6B 2H3
Tel: (780)465-3500
Free: 800-661-8582
Fax: (780)465-3534
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.kingsu.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. Henk W. H. Van Andel
Registrar: Glenn Keeler
Admissions: Glenn J. Keeler
Financial Aid: Rachelle DeHaan
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: interdenominational % Accepted: 82 Application Deadline: Rolling Application Fee: $50.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Comprehensive fee: $12,320 includes full-time tuition ($7595), mandatory fees ($325), and college room and board ($4400). College room only: $2400. Part-time tuition: $245 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $81.25 per term. International student tuition: $9095 full-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Miscellaneous, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 511, PT 53 Faculty: FT 41, PT 65 Student-Faculty Ratio: 9:1 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 28 Library Holdings: 75,295 Credit Hours For Degree: 93 credits, Bachelors Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Soccer M & W; Volleyball M & W

NEWMAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE

15611 Saint Albert Trail NW
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6V 1H3
Tel: (780)447-2993
Free: 800-386-7531
Web Site: http://www.newman.edu/
President/CEO: Rev. John (Jack) Gallagher
Registrar: Sharon Gauthier
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: Roman Catholic Calendar System: Semester Professional Accreditation: ATS

PRAIRIE BIBLE INSTITUTE

330 Sixth Ave. North, PO Box 4000
Three Hills, AB, Canada T0M 2N0
Tel: (403)443-5511
Free: 800-661-2425
Fax: (403)443-5540
Web Site: http://www.pbi.ab.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. Jon Ohlhauser
Registrar: Douglas Lewis
Admissions: Kevin Kirk
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: interdenominational Application Fee: $0.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Not available Enrollment: FT 371, PT 86 Faculty: FT 31, PT 11 Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 78 Library Holdings: 60,745 Credit Hours For Degree: 129 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AABC Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Volleyball M & W

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE

4039 Brentwood Rd., NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2L 1L1
Tel: (403)284-5100
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.rockymountaincollege.ca/
President/CEO: Rev. Gordon Dirks
Registrar: Gwen Nienkirchen
Admissions: Dayna Chu
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Missionary Church Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Fee: $50.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Faculty: FT 14, PT 13 Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 20 Library Holdings: 25,280 Credit Hours For Degree: 128 semester hours, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AABC Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Ice Hockey M; Soccer M; Volleyball M & W

SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

1301 16th Ave. NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2M 0L4
Tel: (403)284-8110; 877-284-SAIT
Admissions: (403)284-7248
Fax: (403)284-7112
Web Site: http://www.sait.ca/
President/CEO: Irene Lewis
Admissions: Jennifer Bennett
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Application Deadline: February 28 Application Fee: $25.00 Costs Per Year: Application fee: $25. Province resident tuition: $81.33 per credit part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $3738 full-time. Mandatory fees: $498 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and program. Part-time tuition varies according to class time. College room only: $664. International student tuition: $8306 full-time. Calendar System: Trimester

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND SEMINARY

11525-23 Ave.
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6J 4T3
Tel: (780)431-5200
Free: 800-567-4988
Fax: (780)436-9416
Web Site: http://www.taylor-edu.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. Marvin Dewey
Registrar: Craig Weston
Admissions: Terry Okken
Financial Aid: Terry Okken
Type: Comprehensive Sex: Coed Affiliation: North American Baptist Admission Plans: Deferred Admission Application Fee: $35.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED not accepted. For applicants 21 or over: High school diploma or equivalent not required Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Not available Enrollment: FT 202, PT 67 Faculty: FT 7, PT 23 Student-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 Exams: SAT I or ACT % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 55 Library Holdings: 50,083 Credit Hours For Degree: 124 credit hours, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AABC, ATS Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Ice Hockey M; Volleyball M & W

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E1
Tel: (780)492-3111
Admissions: (780)492-3113
Fax: (780)492-7172
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ualberta.ca/
President/CEO: Roderick D. Fraser, PhD
Registrar: Carole Byrne
Admissions: Carole Byrne
Financial Aid: Ron Chilibeck
Type: University Sex: Coed Admission Plans: Preferred Admission; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: May 01 Application Fee: $100.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required Costs Per Year: Application fee: $100 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Province resident tuition: $479.76 per course part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $4,537 full-time, $1,509.12 per course part-time. Mandatory fees: $498 full-time, $272.20 per term part-time. College room and board: $4712. College room only: $2032. International student tuition: $15,091 full-time. Calendar System: Miscellaneous, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 27,145, PT 2,225, Grad 6,073 Student-Faculty Ratio: 21:1 Exams: SAT I and SAT II % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 15 Library Holdings: 9,700,000 Credit Hours For Degree: 120 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AACSB, ADA, ALA, LCMEAMA Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Field Hockey M & W; Football M; Gymnastics M & W; Ice Hockey M & W; Rugby W; Soccer M & W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W; Wrestling M & W

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

2500 University Dr., NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
Tel: (403)220-5110
Fax: (403)289-1253
Web Site: http://www.ucalgary.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. Harvey P. Weingarten
Registrar: David Johnston
Financial Aid: Linda Sharma
Type: University Sex: Coed Admission Plans: Early Admission Application Fee: $130.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED not accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $130 Canadian dollars. Tuition and fee charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Area resident tuition: $486 per course part-time. Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 19,600, PT 3,194 Faculty: FT 1,567, PT 800 Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1 Exams: SAT I, SAT II Library Holdings: 2,429,434 Credit Hours For Degree: 15 full-year courses, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AACSB, LCMEAMA Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Field Hockey W; Football M; Golf M & W; Ice Hockey M & W; Soccer M & W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Tennis M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball M & W; Wrestling M & W

UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

4401 University Dr.
Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1K 3M4
Tel: (403)329-2111
Admissions: (403)382-7134
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uleth.ca/
President/CEO: Dr. William H. Cade
Registrar: Leslie Lavers
Admissions: Peter Haney
Financial Aid: Becky Lore
Type: University Sex: Coed % Accepted: 55 Admission Plans: Early Admission; Early Decision Plan; Deferred Admission Application Deadline: June 01 Application Fee: $60.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent not required. For non-Canadian students: High school diploma required; GED not accepted Costs Per Year: Application fee: $60. Canadian resident tuition: $4560 full-time, $456 per course part-time. Mandatory fees: $830 full-time, $97.34. College room and board: $5892. College room only: $3592. International student tuition: $9120 full-time. Scholarships: Available Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 6,801, PT 847, Grad 338 % Residing in College-Owned, -Operated, or -Affiliated Housing: 10 Library Holdings: 539,154 Credit Hours For Degree: 40 semester courses, Bachelors Intercollegiate Athletics: Basketball M & W; Cross-Country Running M & W; Ice Hockey M & W; Soccer M & W; Swimming and Diving M & W; Track and Field M & W; Volleyball W

VANGUARD COLLEGE

11617 106 Ave., NW
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5H 0S1
Tel: (780)452-0808
Fax: (780)452-5803
Web Site: http://www.vanguardcollege.com/
President/CEO: Rev. Stephen Hertzog
Registrar: Ingrid Thompson
Admissions: Gonam Raju
Type: Four-Year College Sex: Coed Affiliation: Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada; Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) Admission Plans: Early Decision Plan Application Fee: $50.00 H.S. Requirements: High school diploma required; GED accepted Calendar System: Semester, Summer Session Available Enrollment: FT 145, PT 63 Faculty: FT 10, PT 25 Student-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Library Holdings: 23,698 Credit Hours For Degree: 133 credits, Bachelors Professional Accreditation: AABC Intercollegiate Athletics: Ice Hockey M

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ALBERTA

ALBERTA , province in Western Canada. Alberta boasts Canada's fourth largest provincial population, with over 3.2 million people (July 2004). Its two major cities are Edmonton, the provincial capital, with approximately 5,500 Jews, and Calgary, home of the Canadian oil industry, with 8,200 Jews.

Although the province's nearly 15,400 Jews live primarily in the main cities of Edmonton and Calgary, the Jewish presence in Alberta was not always so overwhelmingly urban. Prior to the creation of Alberta in 1905, Jews were found in villages, towns, and on farms around the region. The earliest record of a Jew in Alberta was that of a gold prospector in Fort Edmund. The Hudson Bay factor's journal reads: "September 15, 1869 – Mr. Silverman (a Jew) and a party of four Americans and a Negro started for Fort Benton today." Other Jewish traders and merchants also visited the region from Montana Territory.

Permanent settlement in the region did not take place until the 1880s when two significant historical developments coincided: the extension of the Canadian Pacific Railway into Western Canada (it reached Calgary in 1883) and the terrible pogroms against East European Jews following *Alexanderiii's ascension to the throne in 1881. In 1882, around 150 Russian Jews worked on the cpr's railway gang, laying 100 miles of track to Medicine Hat. It was reported that they kept the Sabbath, ate kosher food, had a Torah scroll for services, and were directed by a Yiddish-speaking foreman.

The first permanent Jewish residents, in what became Alberta, were brothers, Jacob Lyon Diamond and William Diamond. In 1888, Jacob Diamond moved to Calgary and worked as a pawnbroker and traded liquor and hides. Although historical sources differ slightly over the timetable of William's arrival in Calgary and Edmonton, it seems that he opened a tailor shop in Calgary in 1892. The brothers initiated the first formal Jewish service for the High Holidays in 1894 and founded many of the Calgary community's institutions, such as its cemetery in 1904. Jacob Diamond established Calgary's first synagogue, Beth Jacob, in 1911. In Edmonton, Abe Cristall opened a liquor store soon after his arrival to the city in 1893. William Diamond was instrumental in establishing the first Jewish religious council in Alberta in 1906, a year after his move to Edmonton. Hyman Goldstick, the province's first full-time Jewish religious leader, moved to Edmonton from Toronto in 1906 and served Calgary, Edmonton, and smaller surrounding Jewish communities.

Recognizing the need to populate the West, Canada's high commissioner in London, Sir Alexander Galt, convinced the prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, that the Russian Jewish refugees could serve a useful purpose, colonizing the West as farmers. Alberta's first Jewish farming settlements developed in 1893 at Pine Lake and near Fort Macleod. The Jewish community at Pine Lake, numbering 70, was the largest in the region at the time. By 1895, the difficult conditions, inexperience, and lack of Jewish communal institutions contributed to the decline of this settlement and a smaller settlement near Fort Macleod. In 1901, there were 242 Jews in the region.

A decade passed before there was another serious attempt made at Jewish agricultural settlement. Settlements were established at Trochu, Rumsey, and Sibbald in 1905, 1906, and 1911, respectively. Living conditions improved after the arrival of the Canadian Northern Railway in 1910 and families joined the male settlers and opened businesses in the railway villages. In Rumsey, Jews occupied important positions within the wider community as justices of the peace and school trustees. The *Jewish Colonization Association, an international organization supported by Jewish philanthropists like Moses *Montefiore, provided settlers with loans for reuniting farm families and financial support for communal essentials like kosher food, religious services, and education. The Canadian government provided little, if any, support to the Jewish settlers. During the heyday of Jewish farming in Alberta, up to 70 Jewish families were operating farms around Rumsey and Sibbald. In 1914, the 100-person Jewish community of the Montefiore colony near Sibbald built a synagogue and hired a rabbi. As was the case everywhere, the Depression in the 1930s had a devastating effect on the Jewish colonists and by World War ii few Jewish farmers remained at Rumsey or Sibbald. By the war's end, the Jewish presence in rural Alberta was virtually non-existent.

But for all the efforts at agricultural settlement, Jews tended to concentrate in urban areas where there were economic opportunities as merchants, traders, and peddlers. By 1911, there were 1,207 Jews in the province, with more than half of them in the two major cities (604 in Calgary and 171 in Edmonton). Aside from Edmonton and Calgary, larger Jewish communities were also established in Lethbridge (home to the third largest Jewish community in Alberta) and Medicine Hat. As it took many years for these communities to acquire a synagogue building, services were conducted for years in people's homes. In the small town of Vegreville, Jews lived harmoniously with the town's Ukrainian and French Canadian residents and were active in municipal life. The Jewish presence in small towns and cities in Alberta, however, gradually disappeared due to the richer Jewish communal life and better economic opportunities available in Edmonton and Calgary.

After World War i, Canada briefly opened its doors to immigration. In 1921, the Canadian census found 3,186 Jews in Alberta. By 1930, however, the number of Jews admitted to the country was in decline as a result of growing immigration restriction. Nevertheless, the number of Jews in the province grew by almost 15 percent between 1921 and 1931, largely due to migration of Jews from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In 1931, 92 percent of Alberta's 3,700 Jews lived in urban settings.

Alberta's Jewish population grew slowly through the war years and into the postwar era but prosperity in the 1970s led to a significant increase in the number of Jews in the province, primarily in Edmonton and Calgary. With that growth came the development of large Jewish community centers and Reform temples in both cities. Serving Calgary and Edmonton, the Jewish Star was published between 1980 and 1990. Since then, the Jewish Free Press serves the Calgary Jewish community and Edmonton Jewish Life and Edmonton Jewish News serve Edmonton. Jews in both cities also established community day schools.

Although the early Jewish community in Alberta faced antisemitism, and antisemitism was a fact of life in the Canadian government's immigration policy until after World War ii, it has not been very pronounced in the major cities of Alberta. Jews in Alberta did not face enrollment quotas in professional schools as did Jews in Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. Discrimination was not blatant and organized in Alberta but existed at an informal level, for instance with social clubs. There was the exception of the Social Credit Party which took power in 1935. The victory gave antisemitic politicians a platform from which to spout their views and appeal to their largely rural support base. Major Douglas, the party's founder, blamed the Jews for Alberta's hard times during the 1930s and while Premier William Aberhardt publicly spoke against antisemitism, his personal writings and social circle, including Henry Ford, belied an ambivalent, if not, negative attitude.

A case that received wide attention was that of James Keegstra, a high school teacher in the town of Eckville, Alberta. In 1984, Keegstra was charged with unlawfully promoting hatred against an identifiable group, in violation of the Canadian Criminal Code, through his anti-Jewish statements, e.g., calling Jews "barbaric," "manipulative," and "sadistic," and claiming that Jews "created the Holocaust to gain sympathy." His defense lawyer, known for defending neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers like Ernst Zundel, argued that the Criminal Code violated Keegstra's Charter right to freedom of expression. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in a 4–3 decision ruled against Keegstra and maintained that Criminal Code Section 319(2) constituted a reasonable limit on freedom of expression, noting "there is obviously a rational connection between restricting hate propaganda and fostering harmonious social relations between Canadians."

Despite the infamy of the Keegstra case in Alberta, Alberta's Jewish population has found the province to be a secure and prosperous home. Jews in Alberta have risen to prominence in important and prestigious leadership roles in the larger community. Sheldon Chumir, a well-known Calgary lawyer, Rhodes scholar, and Liberal politician, was twice elected to the Alberta Legislature. Calgary was also home to Canada's first female chief of police, Christine Silverberg. In September 2001 a Jew was appointed president and vice chancellor of the University of Calgary, and, in October 2004 Edmonton elected a Jewish mayor, Stephen Mandel. The Edmonton Symphony was founded by Abe Fratkin and the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos was also founded by Jews. Jews have played a vital role in the arts in Alberta – Shoctor founding the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton and contributing significantly to Calgary's Centre for the Performing Arts.

As with many other North American communities, in the final decades of the 20th century, two newer Jewish groups have joined the primarily Ashkenazi established Jewish community in Alberta, Israelis and Russians. Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, and Ḥabad denominations of Judaism all have a presence in Alberta, although the majority of Alberta's Jews are non-Orthodox.

bibliography:

M. Rubin, "Alberta's Jews: The Long Journey," in: H. and T. Palmer (eds.), Peoples of Alberta: Portraits of Cultural Diversity (1985), 329–47; H.M. Sanders, "Jews of Alberta," in: Alberta History, 47 (1999), 20–26.

[Aliza Craimer (2nd ed.)]

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Legislative Assembly - Alberta
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Hole, Hon. Lois E., C.M.
Lieutenant Governors - Alberta
The Klein Administration - Alberta
Administrations - Alberta
Legislatures Since 1905 - Alberta
List of Members - Alberta
List of Constituencies - Alberta
Biographies - Alberta
Principal Officials of the Legislative Assembly - Alberta
General Election - 2001: Alberta
Previous General Elections - Alberta
Standing of Parties - Alberta

Confederation Date / Fit son entrée dans la Confédération

September 1, 1905 / le 1er septembre 1905

Area / Superficie

Land / Terre - 644,390 sq.km/km2

Water / Eau - 16,800 sq.km/km2

Total - 661,190 sq.km/km2

Population

(Census / Recensement): 1901 - 73,000; 1911 - 374,000; 1931 - 731,600; 1941 - 796,200;

1951 - 939,500; 1956 - 1,123,100; 1961 - 1,331,900; 1966 - 1,463,200; 1971 - 1,627,900;

1976 - 1,838,000; 1981 - 2,237,300; 1986 - 2,375,100; 1991 - 2,545,553;

1996 - 2,789,528; 2001 - 3,064,200; (Estimate/Estimation 2004) - 3,201,895

Capital / Capitale

Edmonton

Major Cities and Metropolitan Areas / Villes et régions métropolitaines principales

(Estimate/Estimation 2004)

Metropolitan Calgary: 1,100,000

Metropolitan Edmonton: 980,000

Red Deer: 70,000

Lethbridge: 69,000

Medicine Hat: 64,000

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Alberta Province of w Canada bounded on the w mainly by the Rocky Mountains and in the s by the USA; the capital is Edmonton. Other major cities include Calgary. Most of Alberta is prairie land. The principal rivers are the Athabasca, Peace, and North and South Saskatchewan. Lesser Slave Lake is the largest of the many lakes. The area was part of a huge territory granted (1670) by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company, and in 1870 the government of Canada bought the region from the company. Migrants arrived from other Canadian provinces, the USA, and Europe. In 1882, Northwest Territories was divided into four districts and Alberta was created. It was admitted to the confederation as a province in 1905. The fertile plains support wheat farming and livestock. Major resources are coal, minerals, and wood from the forests in the n. Oil and natural gas fields in central Alberta have been a major stimulus to the post-1945 economy. Industries: petroleum products, metals, chemicals, food, wood products. Area: 661,188sq km (255,285sq mi). Pop. (2001) 2,974,807.

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