Keyano College
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Keyano College is a fully accredited comprehensive community college
headquartered in Fort McMurray, in Wood Buffalo region Alberta
, Canada
which serves post-secondary courses and programs to communities throughout Northern Alberta through both in-classroom and distance education. A large portion of the student population is registered in skilled trades training for employers in the Fort McMurray oilsands. Keyano College also collaborates with Athabasca University
, University of Lethbridge
, University of Alberta
and University of Calgary
to enable students to earn academic degrees in many disciplines without leaving Fort McMurray. Keyano is currently the only institution in Canada offering a Musical Instrument Repair Cooperative Education
diploma
.
word which loosely means "sharing". The original slogan for the College was "Yours, Mine and Ours" which closely represents and honours the original Cree meaning of the word, "Keyano".
When the province
of Alberta appointed a Board of Governors
to serve as the decision-making body for the institution, the school officially became a public, community college.
Keyano College has expanded to include a family housing complex, student residence, Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre (SSWC), three campuses, and satellite locations which provide education to many northern communities.
Keyano campus has many services to help students, including a skill centre designed to assist students with their studies, giving every student the opportunity for success. Small class sizes ensure that professors always have the time to meet and discuss issues that the students have, and allow for outstanding one-on-one interaction.
Also located on the campus are two theatres, along with a vast performing arts centre. This creates entertainment throughout the year, including student productions, community productions, concerts, comedians, ballets and other productions that are brought into town on a regular basis.
Opened in 2007, the Keyano Sports and Wellness Centre is a large facility that offers students as well as the community at large a facility for exercise and entertainment that offers a large variety of classes at a very low-cost for students.
, volleyball
, soccer, cross country running
, and golf
.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
headquartered in Fort McMurray, in Wood Buffalo region Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
which serves post-secondary courses and programs to communities throughout Northern Alberta through both in-classroom and distance education. A large portion of the student population is registered in skilled trades training for employers in the Fort McMurray oilsands. Keyano College also collaborates with Athabasca University
Athabasca University
Athabasca University is a Canadian university in Athabasca, Alberta. It is an accredited research institution which also offers distance education courses and programs. Courses are offered primarily in English with some French offerings. Each year, 32,000 students attend the university. It offers...
, University of Lethbridge
University of Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge is a publicly-funded comprehensive academic and research university, founded in the liberal education tradition, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with two other urban campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. The main building sits among the coulees on the west side of...
, University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
and University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
to enable students to earn academic degrees in many disciplines without leaving Fort McMurray. Keyano is currently the only institution in Canada offering a Musical Instrument Repair Cooperative Education
Cooperative education
Cooperative education is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for structured job experience...
diploma
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
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History
Keyano College opened in Fort McMurray in 1965 as the Alberta Vocational Centre (AVC). The official opening ceremonies were held on January 26, 1966. In 1975 the College was reopened under its current name, "Keyano", which is a CreeCree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
word which loosely means "sharing". The original slogan for the College was "Yours, Mine and Ours" which closely represents and honours the original Cree meaning of the word, "Keyano".
When the province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Alberta appointed a Board of Governors
Board of governors
Board of governors is a term sometimes applied to the board of directors of a public entity or non-profit organization.Many public institutions, such as public universities, are government-owned corporations. The British Broadcasting Corporation was managed by a board of governors, though this role...
to serve as the decision-making body for the institution, the school officially became a public, community college.
Keyano College has expanded to include a family housing complex, student residence, Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre (SSWC), three campuses, and satellite locations which provide education to many northern communities.
Student life
Keyano College offers on-campus housing for students in the "Purple Palace" a multi-unit apartment/dormitory structure known for its vibrant purple siding, inspired by the northern lights that appear in Fort McMurray throughout the year. There are also many off campus housing options available for mature students with families, located next to the campus, as well as townhouses located in a more central downtown location. Fort McMurray offers many amenities, including public pools, parks and recreational complexes, restaurants, nightclubs and a movie theatre.Keyano campus has many services to help students, including a skill centre designed to assist students with their studies, giving every student the opportunity for success. Small class sizes ensure that professors always have the time to meet and discuss issues that the students have, and allow for outstanding one-on-one interaction.
Also located on the campus are two theatres, along with a vast performing arts centre. This creates entertainment throughout the year, including student productions, community productions, concerts, comedians, ballets and other productions that are brought into town on a regular basis.
Opened in 2007, the Keyano Sports and Wellness Centre is a large facility that offers students as well as the community at large a facility for exercise and entertainment that offers a large variety of classes at a very low-cost for students.
Athletics
The Keyano College Huskies compete in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. Club sports include: basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, soccer, cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, and golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
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