Post-Secondary and Training
Lethbridge is one of only a few cities its size with two post-secondary institutions. Combined with our smaller size and safe environment, our city is an exceptional place for students from across Canada and around the world.
www.lethbridgecollege.ca
Toll-free: 1-800-572-0103
Phone: 403 320-3200
Lethbridge College has 50-year a tradition of meeting the educational and training needs of southern Albertans. Now, more than 7,500 students access Lethbridge College each year in over 50 career programs including: Business and Management, Media and Design, Engineering Technology, Justice Studies, Health Sciences, Human Services, Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Trades and Apprenticeships, Preparatory Studies and University Transfer.
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Each College program has an advisory committee made up of business and industry representatives to guide curriculum development. The quality of Trades and Technologies programs at Lethbridge College is reflected in the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board’s recognition of four instructors as the best in southern Alberta for four years running. Now the College embarks on a new plan to build a new Trades wing, to add new technologies to the training of future tradespeople.
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In today’s fast-paced world of work, the college provides opportunities for companies and industry to ensure their employees have the up-to-date skills and training they need.
- Lethbridge College has been training wind turbine technicians for more than four years in partnership with turbine manufacturers. In 2008, the Wind Turbine Technician program received BZEE certification; Lethbridge College is now the lead college in North America for training instructors and students to this, the present world standard.
- The College’s Aquaculture Centre of Excellence, one of the country’s foremost applied research facilities, is finding practical and environmentally friendly applications to address control of water weeds, water quality improvement, and disease control in fish. Ultimately, Lethbridge College, as the point of learning, will involve increasing numbers of partners and players and place sustainable water management at the top of the region’s agenda.
- The Lethbridge Living Home project applies the knowledge and learning by the College, community, and industry partnerships. Recently opened to the public, the home incorporates ground-breaking sustainable building practices. It includes a community vision of improving residential home design, while promoting sustainability, reducing environmental impact, and enhancing quality of life.
www.uleth.ca
e-mail: inquiries@uleth.ca
Phone: 403 329-2200
The University of Lethbridge is Canada’s premier learning experience. The U of L is grounded in liberal education and committed to providing its students with small classes, a personal experience, and the most vital and engaging learning environment in the country. The U of L has also made a strong commitment to community-minded research, the development of centres of excellence and including students in research endeavours. Today, the U of L attracts more than 8,100 students from 58 countries and has more than 25,000 alumni worldwide.
The U of L offers more than 150 degree/program options through six Faculties and Schools – Arts & Science, Education, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Management and Graduate Studies – and offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in six areas of study.
Fast Facts
- The U of L employs more than 1,800 people and has an economic impact of $199.8 million on the province.
- In 2006, the U of L received an $8 million private investment to establish the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy, which will focus on the long-term challenges of demographic, economic and social issues related to changes in world population patterns.
- In 2006, the U of L’s co-operative education program was nationally ranked as Canada’s leading co-op program for universities with 4,000 to 12,000 students.
- In 2005/2006, the University of Lethbridge received more than $12 million in research funding.
The University of Lethbridge is home to...
- A new sport and wellness facility enhances the fitness and recreational opportunities in southern Alberta and advances kinesiology and prevention-focused research.
- The Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience – the only research facility of its kind in Canada. In July 2006, the Centre added two major research tools with the installation of two MRI units that are among the most powerful in Alberta for research purposes.
- The Canadian Centre for the United Nations’ Water for Life program, promotes international commitments made on water and water-related issues. The U of L is also a key player in several research programs, including the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Water Research and the Water Institute for Semi-arid Ecosystems.
- The only baccalaureate program in addictions counselling in Canada. The School of Health Sciences offers this program in collaboration with Medicine Hat College.
- The Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre – a first of its kind in North America – brings world-class satellite imagery to the province.
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Other Training Providers
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