Athabasca University With headquarters in Athabasca, Alberta, Athabasca University is actually an institution devoted to distance education, offering quality courses to students wherever they happen to live.
Canadian University College Located in Lacombe, Alberta, Canadian University College is also a Christian-based post-secondary institution.
Concordia University College of Alberta Not to be confused with Concordia University, Concordia University College of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta.
The King's University College Also located in Edmonton, Alberta is The King's University College, offering Christian university education.
Taylor University College and Seminary A Christian-based post-secondary institution, Taylor University College and Seminary is located in Edmonton, Alberta.
University of Alberta One of the largest universities in Canada, the University of Alberta (U of A) is located in Edmonton, Alberta.
University of Calgary Located in one of Canada's most economically vibrant cities, Calgary, Alberta, the University of Calgary (U of C) is a top notch educational institution.
University of Lethbridge Situated in the Southern Alberta city of Lethbridge, the University of Lethbridge (U of L) features quality education and small class sizes. The University of Lethbridge has a strong liberal arts focus and encourages students to take a broad range of courses no matter what undergraduate programs they may be pursuing.
University of Phoenix The University of Phoenix has one of its many campuses in Calgary, Alberta.
Additional Information
Maclean's Magazine University Rankings Maclean's is a Canadian news magazine that publishes an annual ranking of Canadian universities. While the methodology chosen for the ranking system often varies from year to year and may certainly be disputed, it nonetheless can provide a prospective student with some useful information when selecting a university. Maclean's also provides a tool that enables prospective students to select ranking criteria that matter to them, and to combine these criteria with data about Canadian universities gathered by Maclean's, in order to create customized university rankings geared to their own interests. This website also provides other useful information related to university life.
One should keep in mind that a good education largely depends on additional factors such as student motivation and the degree to which a student can focus on studies without worrying about earning income and paying bills. As well, a low-ranked university may have an excellent philosophy (or music or computer science) department, or it may have certain instructors who offer quality education in a particular field.
Student Loan Applications Student funding can come from government sources as well as from private sector financial institutions. This link provides information about government student funding, broken down by province, and also provides information about bank lines of credit for students.
Alberta Learning Information Service This site provides information about occupation profiles.