
NORQUEST COLLEGE
Edmonton, Canada
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Established: 1965
Total Students: 19,345
Percentage of International Students: 50%
- Embraces diversity and inclusiveness and won an award for the same.
- Multilingual college with over 103 languages spoken on the campus.
- Has 21 post-secondary career credentials and 7 foundational programs.
- Huge alumni network across the world
- Health and Dental services provided to the international students.
- NorQuest College is a public funded community college located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The college offers many full-time or part time courses, certifications and diplomas in various fields. Within Canada, the college offers one 90of the largest and highly rated practical nursing programs.
- 64% students are from 183 countries other than Canada.
- 63% students belonging to Canada are from Edmonton and the rest from other parts of the country.
- A multitude of academic programs are offered through all the campuses of NorQuest College, Edmonton.
- The college offers a total of 1325 courses in Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, Diplomas & certifications and Post graduate specialization courses.
- Other than the full time courses, part time, credit, non-credit and on-campus courses are also available.
- 90% of the graduates from NorQuestcollege got a job within 2 years of their graduation.
- NorQuest College is flexible in teaching the adult learners. The various schedules that it offers to its students are:
- Full Time- In this, the students are registered in at least 60% of the full course load by term.
- Part Time- In this, students are registered in less than 60% of the full course load by term.
- NorQuest College is flexible in teaching the adult learners. The various schedules that it offers to its students are:
- Full Time– In this, the students are registered in at least 60% of the full course load by term.
- Part Time– In this, students are registered in less than 60% of the full course load by term.
- Open Studies– These are offered online. The courses are offered in real-time or anytime delivery options as per the maximum flexibility of the students.
- Ranked at 7577th position on the list of Ranking Web of Universities.
- Ranked 128 on the country’s ranking of institutions by Ranking Web of Universities.
- Recipient of Organizational Diversity Award by Diversity Magazine.
- Winner of the Diversity Leadership Award from the 2017 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction
- NorQuest’s partnership with Public Technological Institute of Higher Education in Peru recognized with Special Chair at Global Best Awards.
NorQuest College does not provide on-campus housing facilities for its students. However, there are many options for off-campus housing and residential accommodations via NorQuest College’s official website. This is to assist students find a suitable residence for themselves.
- MacEwan University offers residence to the post secondary students.
- Rates for bachelor, two-bedroom, and four-bedroom suites are available at the MacEwan Residence.
- Priority is given to MacEwan students; however, if space is available, students from other educational institutions may be accommodated.
- Students can go for Housing Registries via official website of NorQuest College.
- You can also go for the private renting options of the Edmonton city.
- Depending upon the place one wants to stay at, the rent can range between CDN $400 and CDN $1500 for a one room or two room apartment in the city.
The college has six campuses namely- Drayton Valley campus, Westmount Campus, Edmonton Downtown campus, Wetaskiwin Campus, Whitecourt campus and Correctional campuses.
Edmonton Downtown Campus: offers various courses separately across 5 buildings in its campus.
Drayton Campus
- Few of the diplomas and certificate courses in subject areas like Academic Upgrading, Business, Community Studies and Health.
- Support like student advising, financial advising, service for students with disability, emergency counseling services and assessment testing/ exam invigilation etc. are also provided to the students.
- Almost all the courses offered here are online.
Westmount Campus
- The West Mount Campus has a significant portion of Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program.
- All the programs except LINC are offered here are online.
- Support like student advising, career and employment services, financial advising etc. are also provided to the students.
Wetaskiwin Campus
- Few of the diplomas and certificate courses in subject areas like Academic Upgrading, Business, Community Studies and Health.
- Support like student advising, financial advising, service for students with disability, emergency counseling services and assessment testing/ exam invigilation etc. are also provided to the students.
- Almost all the courses offered here are online.
Whitecourt campus
At Whitecourt campus of NorQuest college, only certificate and diploma programs are offered in several range of subjects including-
- Academic Upgrading
- Business
- Community studies
- Health
Students at Whitecourt Campus are provided with various services such as student advising, financial advising, online tutorial services, etc.
Correctional Campuses
- The college provides educational services at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre (FSCC) and the Edmonton Remand Centre (ERC).
- Around 150 prospective students take admission in academic upgrading, personal development or employment training course every week.
- . Doreen Thunder- Contributing member of Engineering Services Department.
- Kristen Davis- She is working at Peggy Yelland& Associates Inc.
- Michelle Woite- Operating room nurse at University of Alberta hospital
- RdinaChehayeb- Financial Educator with World Financial Group
- Victoria Knight- Full time employee at Edmonton’s Cross Cancer Institute.
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