Education
Colleges and Universities
Calgary
- Bow Valley College:
Bow Valley College offers credit programs in health, business, industry, ESL and academic upgrading throughout Southern Alberta.
- Mount Royal College:
Mount Royal offers more than 60 degree, diploma, university transfer and certificate programs in areas such as arts, business, communications, health and community
studies, and science and technology.
- St. Mary’s College:
St. Mary's University College is a Catholic, post-secondary, liberal arts and sciences teaching and research institution.
- University of Calgary:
Offers 16 faculties, 53 departments and more than 30 research institutes and
centres.
- University of Phoenix:
The downtown Calgary Campus of this private university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, management, and
information systems.
Canadian College and University Resources
Offers a
directory of programs available at 150 member colleges and institutes.
- Canadian Universities:
College and university calendars and course information organized by province, and maintained by the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. There are also good links to U.S. and international sites.
- CanLearn Interactive:
A comprehensive bilingual resource for learning information, products and services to support Canadians in pursuit of learning and career goals.
- Canada School Finder:
Produced by EDge interactive publishing, this site provides links to and applications for Canadian Universities. Includes links to Ontario/British Columbia Application Services.
International College And University Resources
- UK Colleges of Higher Education:
Index of colleges with links. Intended for U.S. audience, but useful notes for students wishing to study in Britain (with visa, course, and contact information).
Continuing Education and Training
- Bow Valley College:
Bow Valley College, previously Alberta Vocational College, offers credit programs in health, business, industry, ESL and academic upgrading throughout Southern Alberta.
Distance Education
- Athabasca University:
A board-governed open university committed, through distance education, to increasing accessibility in Alberta, throughout Canada, and internationally to university-level study.
- Canadian Virtual University:
A partnership of universities across Canada committed to delivering university-level programs that can be completed anywhere in the country or beyond.
- Ecampus Alberta:
A consortium of 15 colleges and technical institutes in Alberta providing learner access to online courses.
Elementary and Secondary Education
- Alberta Education:
Government of Alberta site for information on Kindergarten to Grade 12 education.
- Resources Catalog:
Lists books and materials according to grade and subject area.
- Calgary Board of Education:
School profiles, lists of schools by area and by grade, school programs, achievement results and board policies.
- Provincial Testing:
Includes information on provincial results, school results, diploma exams, achievement tests, and national and international testing.
General Education Resources
- Canada's SchoolNet:
An educational website with over 7,000 Learning Resources, and @SchoolNet Today - a daily information news service on the world of e-learning.
- Schoolfinder.com:
Find information on universities, colleges and career colleges in Canada, including admission requirements, costs, programs and contact details. Search by keyword for programs, schools, careers and scholarships. You must set up an account to access detailed information.
- Study Canada:
The Advanced School search allows you to search for a school in Canada by school type, program type and/or course type.
Gifted Education
Government Education Links
- Alberta Education:
Government of Alberta site for Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education.
Homeschooling
- Canada's SchoolNet:
A partnership with the provincial and territorial governments, the education community and the private sector, which promotes the effective use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in learning.
Learning Disabilities
Student Financing and Scholarship Information
*Note: Look for scholarship and bursary information on the home page of the institution you wish to attend. It is often found linked to buttons called "student awards" or "student finance".
The annual three volume Guide to Canadian Scholarships (call number: Career R 378.30971 GUI) can be found at the W.R. Castell Central Library. It includes entrance awards, in-course awards, and graduate awards. Fish Creek, Crowfoot and Village Square also have Volume 1 on entrance awards.
- Canlearn: Government of Canada website on financing your education.
- Millennium Scholarships:
The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation is a private and autonomous organization established by an Act of Parliament to help Canadians meet the challenges of a rapidly changing economy and society by creating opportunities for them to pursue their post-secondary education.
- NEADS: National Educational Association of Disabled Students:
produced by NEADS, a consumer organization with a mandate to encourage the self-empowerment of post-secondary students with disabilities, this site provides sources of financial assistance. NEADS advocates for increased accessibility at all levels so that disabled students may gain equal access to college or university.
- NSERC:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) scholarships and awards.
- NSLSC:
National Student Loans Service Centre.
- Scholarships Canada:
EDge Interactive Publishing of Toronto provides a financial aid resource for students.
*Note: Calgary Public Library has a large collection of college and university calendars for institutions in Canada. Foundations, public service clubs and specialized societies may also provide funding for students. Library staff can direct you to an appropriate source.
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Library. March 08, 2007